Netflix series ‘Ray’ recreates Satyajit Ray’s short stories

Netflix has released the teaser for its upcoming anthology web series ‘Ray’, which is based on short stories by late Satyajit Ray, widely regarded as one of the best filmmakers in history.

The series, releasing on June 25, recreates four short stories written by the filmmaker. Sayantan Mukherjee serves as the creator and showrunner.

It is directed by Abhishek Chaubey, Srijit Mukherji and Vasan Bala, and written by Niren Bhatt and Siraj Ahmed. Viacom 18 Studio’s Tipping Point has produced the show.

‘Ray’ boasts a stellar cast, featuring Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Kay Kay Menon, Ali Fazal, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Shweta Basu Prasad, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Rajesh Sharma, Bidita Bag, Kharaj Mukherjee, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Shruthy Menon, Anindita Bose, Neeraj Purohit, Lovleen Misra, Raghubir Yadav and Manoj Pahwa.

The titles of the four stories are Forget Me Not, Bahrupiya, Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa and Spotlight.

2021 marks 100 years of Satyajit Ray, who was born on May 2, 1921.

Here’s the full trailer:


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