Among the first to arrive today on Ray's 92 birthday was Soumitra Chatterjee, who debuted in 'Apur Sansar' in 1959. He was followed by Arimdam Sil who pa Every year id tribute to the maestro with his first film 'Aborto'.
Regretting that many actors close to his father like Robi Ghosh, Kamu Mukherjee and Haradhon Bandhopadhay were no longer alive, his son, Sandip Ray told PTI, "Haradhankaku was like a member of our family. He was a regular visitor on this date every year. Haradhankaku would turn nostalgic about his long association with father. But they are no more with us."
"People of all ages come on this day out of love for him, for his literary work and his films. We don't know them personally, but they are no less important than our family friends," Sandip said.
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