Hyderabad, July 28 -- Christopher Nolan's love letter to Satyajit Ray has arrived at a rather interesting time. Back home, social media users were recently dragging Ray into comparisons with Aditya Dhar. Meanwhile, one of Hollywood's finest filmmakers has once again reminded everyone why Ray's cinema remains in a league of its own.

During a visit to the Criterion Closet in New York, Nolan picked up a box set of Ray's celebrated Apu Trilogy and named him among the greatest Indian filmmakers in cinema history. The Oscar-winning director revealed that he had watched Pather Panchali, the first film in the trilogy, and said the masterpiece "completely blew" his mind.

Nolan is yet to watch Aparajito and Apur Sansar, the remaining two chapters...