Ever since Satyajit Ray 's '' Pather Panchali '' ( 1955 ) was awarded Best Human Document at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival , Bengali films frequently appeared in international fora and film festivals for the next several decades . This allowed Bengali filmmakers to reach a global audience . The most influential among them was Satyajit Ray , whose films became successful among European , American and Asian audiences . His work subsequently had a worldwide impact , with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese , James Ivory , Abbas Kiarostami , Elia Kazan , François Truffaut , Carlos Saura , Isao Takahata , Wes Anderson and Danny Boyle being influenced by his cinematic style , and many others such as Akira Kurosawa praising his work
1956 Cannes Film Festival
1956 Cannes Film Festival
Cinema of West Bengal