Aparajito

1956 · directed by Satyajit Ray

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he 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.

Aparajito (1956), directed by Satyajit Ray, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Pinaki Sengupta
• Smaran Ghosal
• Kanu Bannerjee
• Karuna Banerjee
• Ramani Ranjan Sengupta
• Charuprakash Ghosh
• Subodh Ganguly
• Santi Gupta
• Ranibala
• Sudipta Roy

Crew

• Subrata Mitra — Director of Photography
• Dulal Dutta — Editor
• Ravi Shankar — Original Music Composer
• Satyajit Ray — Screenplay

More from Satyajit Ray

1. Pather Panchali (1955) — 99/100 · hit
2. The Hero (1966) — 89/100 · hit
3. The World of Apu (1959) — 88/100 · hit
4. The Stranger (1991) — 87/100 · hit
5. The Music Room (1958) — 86/100 · hit
6. Devi (1960) — 86/100 · hit

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