'' Aranyer Din Ratri '' ( '' Araṇyēra Dinarātri '' , '' Days and Nights in the Forest '' ) is an Indian Bengali adventure drama film released in 1970 , written and directed by Satyajit Ray . It is based upon the Bengali novel of the same name by Sunil Gangopadhyay . It was one of the earliest films to employ the literary technique of the carnivalesque . The film was nominated for the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival . A sequel '' Abar Aranye '' directed by Goutam Ghose was released in 2003
20th Berlin International Film Festival
20th Berlin International Film Festival
Aranyer Din Ratri