Aniruddha roy chowdhury baiju buli

Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) "Pink" director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, who has come up with a new short film "Baiju Bulli" on acute water shortage in an impoverished village, says there's no denying that Satya

Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) “Pink” director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, who has come up with a new short film “Baiju Bulli” on acute water shortage in an impoverished village, says there’s no denying that Satyajit Ray has had a huge influence on him.

“I really enjoyed working on this film.

We (Bengali filmmakers) are so influenced by Ray’s work! It’s impossible for me not to think of Ray when I am making a film about poverty and famine, seen from impressionable eyes. I had Ray’s Apu from ‘Pather Panchali’ in mind.

I grew up watching Ray, (Ritwik) Ghatak.

“Even now, I revisit Ray to bring