Aparajito

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Satyajit Ray

Writers

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Satyajit Ray

Language

Bengali

Country

India

Release date

11 October 1956

Box office

$170,215

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Pinaki Sengupta

  Young Apurba 'Apu' Roy

• 

  Smaran Ghosal

  Teenage Apurba 'Apu' Roy

• 

  Kanu Bannerjee

  Harihar Roy

• 

  Karuna Banerjee

  Sarbajaya Roy

• Santi Gupta

  Ginnima

• Ramani Sengupta

  Bhabataran

• 

  Charuprakash Ghosh

  Nanda Babu

• Ranibala

  Teliginni

• Sudipta Roy

  Nirupama

• Ajay Mitra

  Anil

• Subodh Ganguli

  Headmaster

• Hemanta Chatterjee

  Professor