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Based on the works of Satyajit Ray, Sayantan Mukherjee produced the Netflix original Indian anthology drama series Ray. Vasan Bala, Abhishek Chaubey, and Srijit Mukherji are the series’ directors. Ajit Andhare, Tipping point, and Viacom18 Studios are responsible for producing it. Manoj Bajpayee, Ali Fazal, Harshvardhan Kapoor, and Kay Kay Menon play the key characters in the show. On Netflix, the series debuted on June 25, 2021. [
Genre Drama
Based on Short stories written by Satyajit Ray
Written by
Niren Bhatt
Siraj Ahmed
Directed by
Srijit Mukherji
Abhishek Chaubey
Vasan Bala
Starring
Manoj Bajpayee
Gajraj Rao
Ali Fazal
Shweta Basu Prasad
Anindita Bose
Shruthy Menon
Kay Kay Menon
Bidita Bag
Dibyendu Bhattacharya
Harshvardhan Kapoor
Radhika Madan
Chandan Roy Sanyal
Country of origin India
Original language Hindi
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 4
Production
Producer Ajit Andhare
Cinematography Arkodeb Mukherjee
Swapnil S. Sonawane
Anuj Rakesh Dhawan
Eeshit Narain
Production company Colosceum Media
Release
Original network Netflix
Original release June 25, 2021
Synopsis
The four stories included as part of the anthology are:
Forget Me Not by Srijit Mukherji: Based on Ray’s short story Bipin Chowdhury’r Smritibhrom (transl. Bipin Chowdhury’s Memory Loss)[5] It is about a successful entrepreneur, Ipsit Rama Nair (Ali Fazal) and an event, which changes the way his life was previously.
Bahrupiya by Srijit Mukherji: Based on Ray’s short story Bahurupi (transl. Chameleon)[5][6] It is about Indrashish (Kay Kay Menon), an office employee who gets hold of a valuable book on the art of prosthetics passed down to him by his grandmother.
Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa by Abhishek Chaubey: Based on Ray’s short story Barin Bhowmick-er Byaram (transl. Barin Bhowmick’s Ailment)[5] It is about two people – one being Musafir Ali (Manoj Bajpayee), a popular musician and singer and the other being Aslam Baig (Gajraj Rao), a wrestler turned sports journalist who meet on a train journey and a much earlier link between them reopens.
Spotlight by Vasan Bala: Based on Ray’s eponymous short story[5] It revolves around a celebrated actor, Vikram “Vik” Arora (Harshvardhan Kapoor), who is known for a particular trademark look and a kind of existential crisis that he goes through when he meets a godlike figure known as Didi. It may be considered as a simulatenous adaptation of two most renowned films directed by Satyajit Ray viz., Mahapurush o Kapurush (Didi’s character) and Nayak (Vik’s character). Mahapurush was actually an adaptation of the Rajshekhar Basu’s short story
Synopsis
The four stories included as part of the anthology are:
Forget Me Not by Srijit Mukherji: Based on Ray’s short story Bipin Chowdhury’r Smritibhrom (transl. Bipin Chowdhury’s Memory Loss)[5] It is about a successful entrepreneur, Ipsit Rama Nair (Ali Fazal) and an event, which changes the way his life was previously.
Bahrupiya by Srijit Mukherji: Based on Ray’s short story Bahurupi (transl. Chameleon)[5][6] It is about Indrashish (Kay Kay Menon), an office employee who gets hold of a valuable book on the art of prosthetics passed down to him by his grandmother.
Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa by Abhishek Chaubey: Based on Ray’s short story Barin Bhowmick-er Byaram (transl. Barin Bhowmick’s Ailment)[5] It is about two people – one being Musafir Ali (Manoj Bajpayee), a popular musician and singer and the other being Aslam Baig (Gajraj Rao), a wrestler turned sports journalist who meet on a train journey and a much earlier link between them reopens.
Spotlight by Vasan Bala: Based on Ray’s eponymous short story[5] It revolves around a celebrated actor, Vikram “Vik” Arora (Harshvardhan Kapoor), who is known for a particular trademark look and a kind of existential crisis that he goes through when he meets a godlike figure known as Didi. It may be considered as a simulatenous adaptation of two most renowned films directed by Satyajit Ray viz., Mahapurush o Kapurush (Didi’s character) and Nayak (Vik’s character). Mahapurush was actually an adaptation of the Rajshekhar Basu’s short story Birinchibaba.
Cast
The cast of the anthology includes the following:[4]
Forget Me Not Bahrupiya Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa Spotlight
Ali Fazal as Ipsit Rama Nair
Shweta Basu Prasad as Maggie
Anindita Bose as Rhea Sarfan
Shruthy Menon as Amala Nair
Gavin Methalaka as Gary
Kay Kay Menon as Indrashish Shah
Bidita Bag as Debashree Roy
Rajesh Sharma as Suresh Sharma
Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Peer Baba
Kharaj Mukherjee as Ghosh (Landlord)
Alokananda Roy as Paarul (Indrashish’s Grandmother)
Manoj Bajpayee as Musafir Ali
Gajraj Rao as Aslam Baig
Raghubir Yadav as Hakim Saab (Doctor)
Manoj Pahwa as Owner of ‘Rooh Safa’ Shop
Harshvardhan Kapoor as Vikram “Vik” Arora
Radhika Madan as Didi
Akansha Ranjan Kapoor as Anuya
Chandan Roy Sanyal as Roby Ghosh
Vasan Bala as Film Director Ramen Malik (Cameo)
Rajeev Masand as Himself (Cameo)
Niren Bhatt as Producer Kapoor (Cameo)
Sayantan Mukherjee as Steve (Cameo)
Release
The trailer of the series was released on 8 June 2021. The series released on 25 June 2021 on Netflix.[7][8]
Reception
The Daily Star wrote that “if not associated with Satyajit Ray’s name, the series would most likely have garnered a better score for its entertainment value alone.”[9] Shreya Paul of Firstpost stated, “In an attempt to intellectualise Satyajit Ray through a contemporary lens, Netflix India’s Ray completely alienates his humanism and effortlessness in portraying people’s vulnerabilities.”[10] Taisa Bhowal from India Today wrote, “There couldn’t have been a better way to celebrate Satyajit Ray’s birth anniversary than to introduce the prolific filmmaker-writer to an entire generation that is perhaps unversed with his legacy.”[11]
Koimoi’s Umesh Punwani reviewed the series positively saying “Ray is probably the best thing to come out of India’s OTT space. A must watch for those who haven’t followed Satyajit Ray as well. This serves as bait to invite people to the ethereal world of Ray!”[12]
Avinash Singh of Live Hindustan praised the performance of the cast, stating “The length of ‘Ray’ is a bit jarring, but the endings of the stories are good and the actors are also able to hook you till the end of the story.”[13]
Hindustan Times’s Rohan Naahar wrote “Manoj Bajpayee, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Ali Fazal and Radhika Madan lead a handful of excellent performers in Netflix’s irreverent but inconsistent anthology, based on Satyajit Ray’s short stories.”