Aparajito
Satyajit Ray had not planned to make a sequel to Pather Panchali, but after the film’s international success, he decided to continue Apu’s narrative. Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother. This tenderly expressive, often heart-wrenching film, which won three top prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including the Golden Lion, not only extends but also spiritually deepens the tale of Apu.
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Cast
- Kanu Banerjee
- Harihar, Apu’s father
- Karuna Banerjee
- Sarbajaya, Apu’s mother
- Smaran Ghosal
- Adolescent Apu
- Pinaki Sengupta
- Young Apu
- Ramani Sengupta
- Bhabataran, Sarbajaya’s uncle
- Charuprakash Ghosh
- Nanda-babu, upstairs neighbor
- Subodh Ganguli
- Headmaster
- Moni Srimani
- School inspector
- Hemanta Chatterjee
- Schoolteacher
- Ranibala
- Teli, Bhabataran’s patron
- Sudipta Roy
- Nirupama, Teli’s daughter
- Ajay Mitra
- Shibnath, Apu’s schoolmate
- Kali Banerjee
- Kalicharan, Harihar’s guest
- Kalicharan Roy
- Akhil, press proprietor
- Kamala Adhikari
- Moksada
- Lalchand Banerjee
- Lahiri, Sarbajaya’s employer
- Santi Gupta
- Lahiri’s wife
- K. S. Pandey
- Pande, first-floor neighbor
- Meenaksi Devi
- Pande’s wife
- Anil Mukherjee
- Abinash, schoolteacher
- Harendrakumar Chakravarti
- Doctor
- Bhaganu Palwan
- Palwan
Credits
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Produced by
- Satyajit Ray
- Screenplay
- Satyajit Ray
- Based on the novels Pather Panchali and Aparajito
- Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
- Original music
- Ravi Shankar
- Cinematography
- Subrata Mitra
- Art director
- Bansi Chandragupta
- Editor
- Dulal Dutta
- Sound recordist
- Durgadas Mitra
- Production manager
- Anil Choudhury
