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Director:
Satyajit Ray
Writers:
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (novel)
Satyajit Ray (writer)
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Release Date:
1956 (India) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 3 wins more
User Comments:
continuation of a masterpiece more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kanu Bannerjee ... Harihar Ray
Karuna Bannerjee ... Sarbojaya Ray
Pinaki Sengupta ... Apu (young)
Smaran Ghosal ... Apu (adolescent)
Santi Gupta ... Ginnima
Ramani Sengupta ... Bhabataran
Ranibala ... Teliginni
Sudipta Roy ... Nirupama
Ajay Mitra ... Anil
Charuprakash Ghosh ... Nanda
Subodh Ganguli ... Headmaster
Mani Srimani ... Inspector
Hemanta Chatterjee ... Professor
Kali Bannerjee ... Kathak
Kalicharan Roy ... Akhil, press owner
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Unvanquished
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
India
Language:
Bengali
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:G | Argentina:13 | Canada:G (Ontario/Québec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:S
Filming Locations:
Calcutta, West Bengal, India more
Company:
Epic Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Much of Apu's story here is actually autobiographical regarding Satyajit Ray's own personal experiences. When Apu goes to Calcutta where he finds work and lodging with a printer, this is Ray directly reliving his youth, when he lived above his grandfather's printing press. more
Quotes:
Sarbojaya Ray: What is there at Keoratola?
Apu: [sleepily] Burning hot...
Sarbojaya Ray: What?
Apu: They have cremations.
Sarbojaya Ray: I see... I hope you're careful on the roads. When are your finals? After that you can get a job and I'll stay with you. Will you have me? Will that ever be, I wonder? Who knows how long one has to live? Suppose I fall seriously ill,,,I'm not so well as I used to be. In the evenings I'm often feverish, I've no appetite. I thought of telling you...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
continuation of a masterpiece, 12 August 2002
10/10
Author: tc707 from edmonton

Ray's 'Aparajito' continues with its second installment as we see the beautiful but harsh world through the eyes of 'Apu'. Ray's portrayal of Apu's innocence and curiosity during his maturation into adolescence was spectacular. However, the pinnacle of the film is heart wretching performance of Apu's Mother, whose portrayal of fretfulness, nurturing, and loneliness pulled at this reviewer's heart strings. Although this film is filled with moments of sadness and despair, this film is about Apu weathering the seemingly endless storm of personal tragedy and eventually reaching maturation.

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