Through Agnostic Eyes: Representations of Hinduism in the Cinema of Satyajit Ray

Examining the filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s engagements with religious questions reference to his films Devi (The Goddess), Mahapurush Holy Man), Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder), Sadgati (Deliverance) and Ganashatru (A Public Enemy), this essay assesses influence of Brahmo inheritance, personal atheism/agnosticism cultural fascination Hinduism in representations women’s status caste discrimination. It concludes that although approach was far from one-dimensional or sectarian, its negative social consequences were emphasized more work than any positive role it might play society culture.