The demolition of filmmaker Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh has been vehemently denounced by actor Rupali Ganguly, who has called it "disgusting and unforgivable."

Rupali Ganguly breaks her silence

Rupali used social media to express her outrage over the occurrence, emphasizing the cultural importance of protecting the legacy of the renowned filmmaker.

"Absolutely disgusting and inexcusable!" "Bangladesh has destroyed the ancestral home of Bharat Ratna Satyajit Ray in Bangladesh under the alleged 'moral leadership' of Muhammad Yunus," Rupali wrote.

This was not simply a demolition!" she said. it was a message: They are afraid of art. They delete history. They promote violence, not culture. Their real character is revealed by this action. #SatyajitRay.

The demolition of Satyajit Ray's family house has caused widespread condemnation, and images of the ruined section have been shared widely on social media. The occurrence has caused many social media users to voice their pain and displeasure across several platforms.

Indeed, on Tuesday, India extended an offer to the Bangladeshi government to work together to restore and rebuild the family home of renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh. Years of neglect had caused the property, which is now owned by the Bangladeshi government, to deteriorate.

It was regrettable that the property in Mymensingh, which was formerly owned by Ray's grandfather, the well-known litterateur Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, was being demolished, according to the foreign affairs ministry.

The ministry stated in a statement that "given the building's landmark status, symbolizing Bangla cultural renaissance, it would be preferable to reconsider the demolition and examine options for its repair and reconstruction as a museum of literature and a symbol of the shared culture of India and Bangladesh."

"The Government of India would be willing to extend cooperation for this purpose," the statement stated.

The century-old structure, which is on Horikishore Ray Chowdhury Road in Mymensingh, is being demolished to make way for a new structure, according to Bangladeshi media reports.

Regarding Satyajit Ray

In April 1992, at a nursing facility in Kolkata, the renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray passed away after a protracted illness. Satyajit was a skilled artist born into a well-known Kolkata family in 1921.

Through his stories, he examined life and human nature, whether in children's fantasy movies like Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), urban trilogies with the recurring theme of corruption like Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha (1971), and Jana Aranya (1975), or detective crime novels like Sonar Kella (1974) and Jai Baba Felunath (1978). He received numerous accolades, including the Best Human Document at Cannes for Pather Panchali, the Lionne d'Ore at Venice for the Apu trilogy, the Bharatratna and Lgion d'Honneur in France, and the honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1992.

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