"The Alien" was an Indian-American science fiction film under production which was eventually cancelled is widely believed to have been the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial". Name of the person who written the script of "The Alien" and was supposed to direct it was:

Satyajit Ray wrote 'The Alien' script in 1967 after being approached by Columbia Pictures. The project was eventually cancelled but is widely believed to have inspired Steven Spielberg's 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982). Ray was the renowned Bengali filmmaker known for classics like the Apu Trilogy and is the correct answer.