ghosts of the forest in front of Goopy and Bagha. The numbers were intertwined into a phantasmagoria of contrasting styles and moods. Ray settled on four classes of ghosts keeping in line with the four common classes in the social hierarchy in Hinduism, "since we have so many class divisions, the ghosts should have the same". Thus came to be included the king and warriors, sahibs, fat people and the common people. Ray decided that the music ought to have "some order, form and precision", instead of being just being "a wooly, formless kind of thing". He remembered a South Indian classical form he had once heard in the Delhi Film Festival, which used 12 musical instruments, of which he selected four. He deliberately avoided melody, because "melody suggests a kind of sophistication". Each class, except the sahibs, was played by actors appropriately dressed and made-up, the sahibs were shadow-puppets expertly under-cranked to create the illusion. The dance culminates with the four classes positioned vertically, with the priests at the bottom and the common people at the top, in contrast with the traditional class hierarchy. Ray imagined the caste system upside down in reaction to the evolving nature of power. Soundtrack and other songs Critical reception Critical response was generally positive, with the length and special effects being the main points of criticism. Dennis Schwartz wrote that "its only fault is that I thought it was too lengthy to hold the attention of children. But the appealing film dazzles with Ray's lively score that's carried out very well by the film's stars". Lindsay Anderson said that it had got lovely things in it, but it went on for too long. A critic, writing for The Guardian, said that this was "Satyajit Ray at his least convincing". The Observer wrote that "perhaps it would appeal to singularly unfidgety children". The Times observed, "Ray is a true poet of the cinema, but he finds his poetry in everyday reality; in all-out fantasy, he seems somewhat prosaic". It was, however, a smash hit at home. Ray later wrote to Marie Seton that "it is extraordinary how quickly it has become part of popular culture. Really there isn't a single child who doesn't know and sing the songs". Awards and honors At the 16th National Film Awards, the movie won two major awards: Best Feature Film Best Direction It won 4 international awards: The