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Satyajit Ray’s Ravi Shankar: An Unfilmed Visual Script reflects upon the friendship between the master director, Satyajit Ray and sitar maestro, Ravi Shankar who worked together for the Apu trilogy. Summary of the Book In the 1950s, Satyajit Ray had asked Pandit Ravi Shankar to compose the music for the Apu Trilogy. While they were working together, Ray had conceptualized a unique film on the legendary musician but never managed start the project. This book features the storyboard of the film that was never made. It consists of two articles on Ravi Shankar by Ray, an interview of the sitar maestro on Ray and several never-before-seen photographs featuring the musician. It also comprises of the customary technical details, notes and instructions that were a part of the script. This book will amaze the readers and take them an a fascinating journey into the mind of a world-renowned filmmaker. About Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker and author. He was regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time with films like Pather Panchali, Charulata, and Shatranj Ke Khilari to his credit. His first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. Ray was honored with several awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a number of awards at international film festivals and an Academy Award in 1992. He was also honored with the Bharat Ratna in 1992. Apart from being a filmmaker, he is also a writer of repute. He revived the Bengali children’s magazine, Sandesh in 1961.