APUR SANSAR (1958)

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Film details

Featuring

Soumitra Chatterjee Sharmila Tagore Alok Chakravarti
Country

India
Year

1958
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

APU SANSAR Alternative
WORLD OF APU Alternative

Synopsis

The final instalment in the `Apu trilogy', adapted from Bibhutibhushan Banerjee's 1929 novel. Continues the story of the now adult Apu who is trying to make a living as a writer in the city of Calcutta. Through an unexpected set of circumstances, he stumbles into marriage with a beautiful young woman called Aparna, with whom he soon falls deeply in love. But Apu's idyllic happiness is shattered by tragedy and, consumed by grief, he takes flight from the city and his responsibilities.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Apu
    
    Soumitra Chatterjee
  - Aparna
    
    Sharmila Tagore
  - Kajal
    
    Alok Chakravarti
  - Pulu
    
    Swapan Mukherjee
  - Sasinarayan
    
    Dhiresh Majumdar
  - Sasinarayan's wife
    
    Sefalika Devi
  - landlord
    
    Dhiren Ghosh
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Satyajit Ray
  - Production Company
    
    Satyajit Ray Productions
  - [Producer]
    
    Satyajit Ray
  - Screenplay
    
    Satyajit Ray
  - Based on the novel 'Aparajita' by
    
    Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
  - Photography
    
    Subrata Mitra
  - Editor
    
    Dulal Dutta
  - Art Director
    
    Bansi Chandragupta
  - Music
    
    Ravi Shankar
  - Sound
    
    Durgadas Mitra
  - English Version
    
    Titra

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