Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
{{short description|Indian documentary film}}
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Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective is a Bengali documentary film directed and produced by Sagnik Chatterjee based on a fictional detective character created by Satyajit Ray{{cite news|title=Feluda: 50 Years Of Rays Detective |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/feluda-50-years-of-rays-detective/movieshow/69691104.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=19 September 2019}} This is the first biopic of India based on a fictional character.{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/|title=Lounge preview|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=13 July 2019}} At first the film was premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival in 2017 and finally released on 7 June 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/film/feluda-50-years-of-rays-detective/|title=Feluda: 50 Years Of Ray’s Detective|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=13 July 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/documentary-on-ray-s-feluda-revisiting-50-years-hits-the-theatre-119060800013_1.html|title=Documentary on Ray's Feluda revisiting 50 years hits the theatre|last=IANS|date=2019-06-08|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-07-13}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/feluda-was-ray-ray-was-feluda/article18304472.ece|title=Feluda was Ray, Ray was Feluda|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|date=2017-04-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}} It received the award for Best Director in Non-Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-66th-national-film-awards-ceremony-on-monday-amitabh-bachchan-ayushmann-khurrana-vicky-kaushal-others-to-be-honoured-2806386|title=66th National Film Awards ceremony on Monday; Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal, others to be honoured|date=2019-12-22|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/national-awards-2019-benagli-directors-srijit-mukherjee-sagnik-chatterjee-react-to-their-wins-7140921.html|title=National Awards 2019: Bengali directors Srijit Mukherjee, Sagnik Chatterjee react to their wins|date=2019-08-10|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/66th-national-film-awards-vice-president-venkaiah-naidu-to-give-away-awards-on-monday-dadasaheb-phalke-honour-for-amitabh-bachchan/story-VrS9YJ88LzyynWU2OJhbRI.html|title=66th National Film Awards: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to give away awards on Monday, Dadasaheb Phalke honour for Amitabh Bachchan|date=2019-12-21|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/it-feels-good-to-have-reached-out-to-people-beyond-bengal-with-unknown-facets-of-ray-sagnik-chatterjee/articleshow/70605891.cms|title=Director Sagnik Chatterjee on National Film Award for Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director for Feluda: 50 Years of Ray’s Detective: It feels really good to have reached out to people beyond Bengal with unknown facets of Ray - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/trending/66th-national-film-awards-presentation-live-updates-amitabh-bachchan-gives-the-event-a-miss-vicky-kaushal-ayushmann-to-be-honored-article128613.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223092905/https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/trending/66th-national-film-awards-presentation-live-updates-amitabh-bachchan-gives-the-event-a-miss-vicky-kaushal-ayushmann-to-be-honored-article128613.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2019|title=66th National Film Awards Presentation Live Updates: Amitabh Bachchan Gives The Event A Miss, Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann To Be Honored|date=2019-12-23|website=Desimartini|language=en|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/66th-national-awards-announced-andhadhun-bags-best-hindi-film/articleshow/70603564.cms?from=mdr|title=66th National Awards announced: Ayushmann, Vicky share Best Actor prize; 'Andhadhun' is best Hindi film|date=2019-08-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/feluda-docufilm-maker-dedicates-national-award-to-sleuths-fans/1593972|title=Feluda docu-film maker dedicates National Award to sleuth''s fans|website=Outlook (India)|access-date=2020-01-05}}
Synopsis
Feluda was created by Satyajit Ray. Felu alias Pradosh Chandra Mitter is one of the most popular fictional detective in India who turned 50 in the year 2017. The documentary contains literary references of Feluda films, interviews of onscreen Feluda and other characters. It also contains the history and chronology of the character and its creator Ray, rare audio clips, illustrations etc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/documentary-feluda-50-years-of-ray-s-detective-sets-to-release-on-7th-june-in-priya-and-nandan-dgtl-1.1001062|title=৫০ বছর পর কেমন আছে সত্যজিতের ফেলুদা?|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=2019-07-14}}