Happy Birthday Satyajit Ray

May 2nd marks the 101st birth anniversary of the world-famous film director Satyajit Ray, who gave many great films to Indian cinema. Satyajit Ray is included in the list of the great directors of the country. Apart from being a successful director, he was also a great writer, artist, painter, film producer, lyricist and costume designer and a children’s author. Presenting his interview with his creation “Felu Da”. Read on…

Feluda- Today, I shall interview a fantastic author

He is multi-faceted and also a lyricist

Essayist and composer.

His name is Satyajit Ray and he invented me

As well as Professor Shonku, Sujan Harbola and Khuro Tarini

Feluda- Mr. Ray, my first question shall be

Why did you create me?

Satyajit Ray- Dear Feluda, you know the answer

The reason I invented you

Was so that I could cope with depression and mental health too

Why do you keep asking this question perpetually?

I’m getting fed up, annoyed and a little angry !

Feluda- Ok, ok my dear friend, I’m just following protocols

Now stick to the script, and don’t interrupt

Next, if you would want to be a character, who’d you be

Any character is allowed, except me but from your creativity

Satyajit Ray- That is hard, should I be a criminal mastermind

An old man who tells ghost stories or a mad scientist

Maybe a slapdash traveler/author or a boy who recalls his past

Or A lad who can mimic any sound, maybe a guru

Possibly the eccentric professor Mr. Hiji-Bij-Bij

He tries to make animals, and messes everything up

The crazy, mad inventor also gets his equations wrong

Leading to many mishaps and misadventures like monsters appear

Feluda- Another ingenious, funny and attention-grasping character

You really are of writing stories the guru (master)

Moving on to the next question

Who was your inspiration to create me?

Satyajit Ray- Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes

And of course, by Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot

Feluda- Finally, we reach the last question

Who do think can play me in a movie?

Satyajit Ray- My friend, you are a smart and dashing character

Hence, I’ll choose for you only the most famous actors

If it was Indian Cinema, the actor should be Tiger Shroff

But Tom Holland if it was shown to an international audience

Feluda- Mr. Ray, you have inspired a plenty

And have shown all my readers how awesome I am.

This weekend read his books

Watch his shows on the telly

A small way to remember a master storyteller

A LEGEND !!