Satyajit Ray

Apur Sansar

Apur Sansar

By the time Apur Sansar was released, Satyajit Ray had directed not only the first two Apu films but also the masterpiece The Music Room, and was well on his way to becoming a legend. This extraordinary final chapter brings our protagonist’s journey full circle. Apu is now in his early twenties, out of college, and hoping to live as a writer. Alongside his professional ambitions, the film charts his romantic awakening, which occurs as the result of a most unlikely turn of events, and his eventual, fraught fatherhood. Featuring soon-to-be Ray regulars Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in star-making performances, and demonstrating Ray’s ever more impressive skills as a crafter of pure cinematic imagery, Apur Sansar is a moving conclusion to this monumental trilogy.

Film Info

  • India
  • 1959
  • 106 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.37:1
  • Bengali
  • Spine #785

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The Apu Trilogy

The Apu Trilogy

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The Apu Trilogy

The Apu Trilogy

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The Apu Trilogy

The Apu Trilogy

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Apur Sansar
Cast
Soumitra Chatterjee
Apu
Sharmila Tagore
Aparna
Alok Chakraborty
Kajal, Apu’s son
Swapan Mukherjee
Pulu, Apu’s friend
Dhiresh Majumdar
Sasinarayan, Pulu’s uncle
Sefalika Devi
Sasinarayan’s wife
Dhiren Ghosh
Landlord
Tusar Banerjee
Bridegroom
Abhijit Chatterjee
Murari, Aparna’s brother
Credits
Director
Satyajit Ray
Produced by
Satyajit Ray
Screenplay
Satyajit Ray
Based on the novel Aparajito by
Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
Coproducer
Aminyanath Mukherji
Original music
Ravi Shankar
Cinematography
Subrata Mitra
Art director
Bansi Chandragupta
Editor
Dulal Dutta
Sound recordist
Durgadas Mitra
Production manager
Anil Choudhury

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