Ray trailer: Interesting attempt to bring visionary writings of Satyajit Ray onscreen

The just released trailer of Ray hints that the four-story anthology based on stories by late Satyajit Ray appears to be an interesting attempt by a set of new-age artistes and filmmakers set out to explore the thought process of a master storyteller.

Hyderabad: The trailer of Ray is a prologue that teases the viewers with an intriguing and compelling anthology series coupled with performances by fine actors. Based on Satyajit Ray's short stories, the series will drop on OTT later this month.

Netflix has described Ray as 'four tales of love, lust, betrayal and truth tied together by the visionary writings of Satyajit Ray. The trailer of the series gives audiences a glimpse into stories penned and inspired by the revolutionary filmmaker.

The series will have four episodes. The first episode, called Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, is directed by Abhishek Chaubey, written by Niren Bhatt and stars Manoj and Gajraj Rao. The second episode is titled Forget Me Not and it has been directed by Srijit Mukherji and written by Siraj Ahmed. It stars Ali Fazal, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose.

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The third episode is called Bahrupiya and Srijit Mukherji has directed it. It has been written by Siraj Ahmed and features Kay Kay Menon, Bidita Bag, Dibyendu Bhattacharya. Director Vasan Bala has helmed the last episode called Spotlight. Written by Niren Bhatt, it stars Harshvarrdhan Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor.

Ray revolves around four unique individuals who achieved great things in their respective fields. But will their success be their own undoing? Did their success come at a cost? For the answers, wait till June 25 and watch these four timeless stories unfold on Netflix.