Aparajito

Oct 11, 1956

1h 50m

★ 7.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Epic Productions

Satyajit Ray Productions

Aparajito Trailers

Cast

Sarbojaya Ray

Karuna Banerjee

Teenage Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray

Smaran Ghosal

Young Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray

Pinaki Sengupta

Harihar Ray

Kanu Bannerjee

Ginnima

Santi Gupta

Bhabataran

Ramani Sengupta

Teliginni

Ranibala

Nirupama

Sudipta Roy

Anil

Ajay Mitra

Nanda

Charuprakash Ghosh

Headmaster

Subodh Ganguli

Professor

Hemanta Chatterjee

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