Veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee, who began his acting career with the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, believes Ray was a complete filmmaker and in control of every aspect of his craft.
"My experience with every director is valuable to me. But Satyajit Ray was a complete filmmaker with full control on all aspects of cinema whether it was the screenplay, costumes or cinematography.
"The most distinguishing characteristic of Ray was that he was extremely planned. Before the shoot of a film would begin he would have worked out all the details," Chatterjee told PTI on the sidelines of centenary film festival here. Ray's 1970 film "Pratidwandi", starring Chatterjee, was screened at the festival.
Chatterjee who has had a four-decade long career in cinema started his journey with "Pratidwandi". The actor later worked with directors like Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Deepa Mehta, Jane Campion among others.
"Delhi seems to play a part in my association with Ray. I was a student of Delhi university when me and bunch of my friends started its first film society. We were also trying to bring out a journal for which we met the legendary filmmakers of our time including Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal in Kolkata."
Chatterjee said three years later when Ray was looking for someone to play the lead in "Pratidwandi", he called the actor. "I had a meeting with him, we discussed the character and I was selected for the role.
