Ali Fazal, Shweta Basu Prasad excited to be a part of Ray: ‘Great way to introduce the Netflix generation to his work’

Actors Ali Fazal and Shweta Basu Prasad, who function in Netflix’s anthology on legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s tales, say it was an honour to be part of Ray‘s world. Featuring tales by Abhishek Chaubey, Srijit Mukherji and Vasan Bala, “Ray” will premiere on the streamer on June 25.
“Ray” includes a stellar forged in Manoj Bajpayee, Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Gajraj Rao and Bidita Bag, amongst others.
Fazal and Basu Prasad star in “Forget Me Not”, a section directed by Mukherji. Fazal performs Ipsit, a cut-throat company shark within the story that additionally options Anindita Bose. Describing Ray’s character as larger-than-life, Fazal stated the filmmaker created a “global impact” together with his contribution to literature and cinema.

“It is an honor to be a part of his universe, to be involved in a project that has such a strong connection with him. With ”Forget me Not”, we’ve drawn inspiration from him, his writings and tried to create a narrative that’ll make you reminisce him whereas intriguing your ideas,” the actor stated in an announcement.
Basu Prasad stated Ray’s movies had been an enormous a part of her rising up years and she or he has fond reminiscences of watching his movies at her grandmother’s home.

“I think it is a great way to introduce the Netflix generation to Ray’s written work and I’m honored to be a part of this. I remember going to my grandmother’s house and watching ”Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne”, ”Sonar Kella”, these are all Ray movies. My first response after I heard about ”Ray” was that of pleasure. To me, being part of a mission that’s named after India’s most interesting filmmaker is a delight,” she stated.
A revolutionary filmmaker, an auteur, and the creator of the long-lasting “Feluda” collection, Ray can also be celebrated for writing among the greatest quick tales India has ever seen and the anthology takes inspiration from these tales.
The different three tales within the upcoming anthology “Ray” are titled ”Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa”, ”Bahrupiya”, and ”Spotlight”.
Niren Bhatt and Siraj Ahmed have tailored the tales for display with Sayantan Mukherjee as showrunner.