The trailer of Netflix's Ray is out and finally, perhaps the country will be able to get a taste of the sheer talent that Mr Satyajit Ray embodied. Even though most of the country knows him as the legendary, Honorary Oscar-Winning director that he was, he was so, so much more than just that.

For Bengali kids from back in the day, when 'reading' was a thing, Satyajit Ray was nothing short of God. While his brilliance as a director did get recognized worldwide, the magic that he was able to weave as a writer, remains painfully underrated to anyone who does not know how to read Bengali. The iconic characters like Feluda and Professor Shonku, without a shred of doubt, deserve worldwide recognition.

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Finally, with Netflix's Ray, 4 of his short stories are about to be retold with a modern day twist. Every Ray fan has been wondering one thing ever since the trailer released - which are the 4 original Bengali stories that are being retold here? Clearly, the names that Netflix has given - Forget Me Not, Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, Bahrupiya, and Spotlight - are not the original nomenclatures.

We did a bit of snooping around and found out the original stories that have been retold in Netflix's Ray. Here's everything we know so far. Don't worry, I'm not going to spoil the stories for you.

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Srijit Mukherjee's 'Forget Me Not' starring Ali Fazal has been taken from the short story 'Bipin Choudhurir Smritibhram', which translates to 'Bipin Choudhuri's Amnesia'. The story is about a man who mysteriously loses his memory, and the peculiar events that unfold post that.

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Vasan Bala's 'Spotlight', starring Harshvarrdhan Kapoor, has been taken from the story with the same name, which is about an actor who is gifted with brilliant looks, but not much acting ability.

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The last one, named 'Bahrupiya', is based on 'Bahuroopi', that translates to polymorphic, or one with multiple faces or identities - like a chameleon. Kay Kay Menon plays a man who has a 'computer job', but is passionate about make-up. This one too is directed by Srijit Mukherjee.

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