N'ihi ya, Ray gbara Pather Panchali ihe karịrị afọ atọ, oge dị ogologo, dabere na mgbe ya ma ọ bụ onye njikwa mmepụta ya Anil Chowdhury nwere ike ị nweta ego ọzọ. Ọ jụrụ ego sitere n'aka ndị chọrọ mgbanwe na edemede ma ọ bụ nlekọta na mmepụta. Ọ leghaara ndụmọdụ sitere n'aka gọọmentị anya iji tinye njedebe obi ụtọ, mana ọ natara ego nke mere ka o nwee ike mezue ihe nkiri ahụ. Ray gosipụtara onye nduzi ihe nkiri America bụ John Huston, onye nọ na India na-achọkarị ebe maka The Man Who Would Be King.
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