Ray 's first film , '' Pather Panchali '' ( 1955 ) , won eleven international prizes , including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival . This film , along with '' Aparajito '' ( 1956 ) and '' Apur Sansar '' ( '' The World of Apu '' ) ( 1959 ) , form '' The Apu Trilogy '' . Ray did the scripting , casting , scoring , and editing , and designed his own credit titles and publicity material . Ray received many major awards in his career , including 32 Indian National Film Awards , a Golden Lion , a Golden Bear , 2 Silver Bears , a number of additional awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies , and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992 . The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna , its highest civilian award , in 1992 . Ray had received many noticeable awards and gained a prestigious position over his life time
1956 Cannes Film Festival
1956 Cannes Film Festival
Satyajit Ray