From Devi to Nayak, Al posters of Satyajit Ray's masterpieces will make your day

It was legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's 102nd birth anniversary on 2 May, 2023. Apart from being one of the world's finest directors, Ray donned several hats of a producer, screenwriter, composer as well as graphic designer. From designing book covers to illustrating comics and magazines, Satyajit Ray had established himself as a promising illustrator in advertising way before creating wonders in the celluloid world. While tributes poured in for the maestro on his big day, digital media firm - The Paperclip shared a bunch of AI-generated images that reimagined film posters of Ray.The AI-created posters, which included films such as Charulata, Devi, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Jalsaghar, Nayak, Pather Panchali, Pratidwandi and Sonar Kella, however invoked mixed reactions from internet users.A person appreciated the AI interpretation saying, "Very vivid ones...still... Pratiddwandi my choice...." while another said, "Wow...that's really very interesting interpretation of the maestro's movie posters but I loved AI interpretation of Goopy & Bagha"https://twitter.com/sardarbuddha/status/1653283872841539584https://twitter.com/meinhunkabi/status/1653288339351691266On the other hand, a section of users seemed unhappy with the AI-made pictures. An account commented, "Perhaps a little unfair. Ray was a trained illustrator and created great posters. Worth trying with some other directors." An individual said, "The only thing it proves is that AI has still a long way to go before it can even think of replacing the creativity and the imagination of maestros like Ray."https://twitter.com/AunindyoC/status/1653331084418113536https://twitter.com/dip_zeus/status/1653282776429494272A few others, however, asked the digital media company to try posters of Ray's other prolific films like Hirak Rajar Deshe. One of them wrote, "Let's have Hirak Rajar Desh e please."https://twitter.com/TrinanjanChakr4/status/1653291558966550528Superstar Amitabh Bachchan also marked the occasion with a throwback photo of him sharing the frame with Ray. The black and white picture showed Big B reading a note while the masterful director watched him intently.https://www.instagram.com/p/CrxKqWSNPbLThe veteran actor captioned the picture saying, “With the Great man himself. Satyajit Ray or as we all called him fondly MANEK Da... the closest I ever got to have the privilege of working with him... in remembrance … on his birth anniversary May 2nd.”Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.