dying and death,broken engagement,arranged marriage,calcutta,novelist,preserved film

Apur Sansar (1959)

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The World of Apu

Apu is a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1996.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Satyajit Ray
  • Profile picture of Soumitra Chatterjee
    Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray Soumitra Chatterjee
  • Profile picture of Sharmila Tagore
    Aparna Ray Sharmila Tagore
  • Profile picture of Alok Chakravarty
    Kajal Ray Alok Chakravarty
  • Profile picture of Sefalika Devi
    Shashinarayan's wife Sefalika Devi
  • Profile picture of Belarani Devi
    Apu's Neighbor Belarani Devi
  • Profile picture of Jogesh Chatterjee
    Jogesh Chatterjee

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