It was 1982. The setting: the first ever exhibition of Satyajit Ray’s artwork at the Taj Gallery in Mumbai. Ray presented two sketches of Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor to the two icons. Dilip Kumar bowed in respect and shook Ray’s hand in admiration. Raj Kapoor cried in ecstasy “Wah Manikda”. Others such as Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Smita Patil and Amjad Khan broke into spontaneous applause.

Now three decades after the first exhibition, the Presidency College alumni of Mumbai in association with the Ray Society is organising another exhibition of Ray’s works at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai from February 14 to 16. Ray’s son Sandip, Arup De (CEO, Ray Society) Dhritiman Chatterjee and Tinu Anand, who was an assistant to Ray, will be present at the exhibition.