On Tuesday, Netflix dropped a new anthology ‘Ray’, which promises an entertaining ride with a band of India’s best actors. They are led by none other than the superstar, Manoj Bajpayee. The Netflix anthology has four amusing stories inspired by the works of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
Ray is all set to stream on Netflix from June 25. Manoj Bajpayee, Ali Fazal, Harshvardhan Kapoor and Kay Kay Menon will support each story based on ‘ego, revenge, envy and betrayal’.
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Check the movie trailer here
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Trailer breakdown
The trailer opens with a voice-over narrating that ‘mankind is no less than God as it too gives birth and creates another human’. We are then get introduced to Ipsit Nair (Fazal), a man who is said to have potential and the memory of a computer.
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Next up is Harshvardhan’s phase of a Bollywood superstar who encounters a God woman and is amazed at her popularity. Manoj Bajpayee, who has recently bagged the success of The Family Man 2, plays Musafir Ali, a ghazal singer, who is on a journey to seek his lost fame and can be seen leading the group of stars.
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And finally, we get a glimpse of Kay Kay Menon’s character, who, despite an established job, wants to create and support art as a makeup artist.
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4 characters, 4 stories
The story revolves around how these four character’s lives go for a toss, and the stories will narrate their journey and also explore the vulnerabilities and multiple shades of these characters. The four stories are titled as-Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, Forget Me Not, Bahrupiya and Spotlight and it promises an engaging and thrilling ride for the audience.
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As for the end, the narrator warns that, ‘whenever a man believes himself to be God, he has a major downfall’. Ray has been curated by Abhishek Chaubey, Srijit Mukherji and Vasan Bala. The other cast includes, Gajraj Rao, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Bidita Bag, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Radhika Madan, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Akansha Ranjan Kapoor.
Harshvardhan-Kapoor
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What Director and filmmakers have to say about the awaited anthology
Director Abhishek Chaubey, who has worked with Manoj Bajpayee and Gajraj Rao in Ray, shared his excitement about the collaboration. In a recent statement the director said that.
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“I am drawn to stories that twist with whimsy and humour. Hardly anyone crafts those better than Satyajit Ray, and a chance to tell this story is a great opportunity for me. With Manoj Bajpayee and Gajraj Rao playing off each other on screen, Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, I hope is as much of a joy to watch as it was to make. Super stoked about the show and can’t wait for people to watch it!”
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Filmmaker Srijit Mukherjee, who has worked for two bits, i.e., Forget me Not with Ali Fazal and Bahrupiya with Kay Kay Menon, he says that-
“Satyajit Ray has been a big inspiration in my life. I also got the opportunity to work with a brilliant cast, including actors like Kay Kay Menon, Ali Fazal and Sweta Basu Prasad across two stories. I’m excited to see how viewers will react to these imperfect and somewhat broken characters.”
Adding further to the list Vasan Bala shared that the bit of Spotlight has been inspired by the amusing and illuminating works of Ray. He added that it was an opportunity for him to collaborate with wonderful talent and artists from India, and to present his creativity with their talent.
