Satyajit Ray's one of the greatest pioneers of the film industryacross the globe. May 2 marks the 100th birth anniversary of thelate filmmaker. On the occasion of his birth anniversary actress Jayaprada, the 80stop star remembers Satyajit Ray. It was Satyajit Ray who described Jaya as themost beautiful face of Indian cinema. However, he was never able to make a filmwith Jayaprada. She still regrets not being able to work with him.
In a conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, Jayaprada said,"Neither that time nor today there is any match of his work. No one iseven near the standards of his work”. According to Jaya, when 'Sargam' wasreleased, Satyajit Ray said in a supplement, “Jayaprada is the most beautifulactress”. To this Jayaprada says,"Trust me, even today, with the remembrance of this compliment by SatyajitRay, makes my day".
Satyajit Ray really wanted to cast Jaya in his film. She says,'Satyajit Ray invited her to his home in Kolkata. I went there; at that time,he was working on a project and wanted me to sign it”. But unfortunately, Jayacould not do the project. Jaya says that Satyajit Ray became ill while workingon that project and she got busy with other Telugu and Hindi films. Hence, thefilm never began.
Talkingabout his style of work and comparing them with today’s director Jayaprada says,“ today's directors create stories and characters. But Satyajit Ray used toportray real characters on screen. The entire film was in his mind. They simplytold the other person that you do this, you do that”. She further adds thatSatyajit Ray used to make films ahead of his time and 'Charulata' is an exampleof this.