Rabindranath Tagore

“'His mortal remains perished, but he left behind him a heritage which no fire could consume.'”

Docudrama about the life of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian polymath—poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art, becoming in 1913 the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The film was released during Tagore's birth centenary year.

Director

Satyajit Ray

Screenplay

Satyajit Ray

Music

Jyotirindra Moitra

Status

Released

Release date

21/07/1961

Original language

English