Veteran Photographer And Satyajit Ray’s Associate, Nemai Ghosh Dies At 86
Veteran photographer Nemai Ghosh, who had a long association with directing great Satyajit Ray, passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday morning here, his family said. He was 86.
Veteran
photographer
Nemai
Ghosh,
who
had
a
long
association
with
directing
great
Satyajit
Ray,
passed
away
at
a
city
hospital
on
Wednesday
morning
here,
his
family
said.
He
was
86.
Nemai
Ghosh,
who
was
admitted
to
SSKM
Hospital
a
couple
of
days
ago,
died
of
cardiac
arrest
at
around
11.30
am,
his
photographer
son
Satyaki
Ghosh
told
PTI.
Nemai
Ghosh
had
been
suffering
from
age-related
ailments
for
the
past
few
years.
Most
known
for
working
with
Satyajit
Ray
as
a
still
photographer
who
captured
the
master
craftsman
in
different
moods
at
sets
besides
framing
actors
as
they
faced
the
camera
for
over
two
decades,
Nemai
Ghosh
debuted
with
Goopy
Gyne
Bagha
Byne
(1969)
and
was
with
Satyajit
Ray
till
his
last
film
Agantuk
(1991).
Satyajit
Ray's
son,
director
Sandip
Ray
said
Nemai
Ghosh's
death
is
a
'personal
loss'
for
him.
"Nemai
kaku
(uncle)
had
been
visiting
our
home
and
became
part
of
family
since
1968.
Baba
used
to
like
him
very
much," he
said.
Sandip
Ray's
wife
and
costume
designer
Lolita
Ray
said
they
are
'deeply
saddened'
over
Nemai
Ghosh's
death.
A
Padma
Shri
recipient,
Nemai
Ghosh
had
also
penned
books
such
as
Manik
Da:
Memoirs
of
Satyajit
Ray,
which
are
invaluable
references
for
Ray
enthusiasts.
He
also
served
as
a
jury
member
at
the
2007
National
Film
Awards