The World of Apu

Original title: Apur Sansar

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This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.

Director
- Satyajit Ray
Writers
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
- Satyajit Ray
Stars

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

17K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Satyajit Ray
Writers
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
- Satyajit Ray
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Apurba Roy
(as Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Soumitra Chatterji: in subtitles)

Sharmila Tagore

Aparna

Alok Chakravarty

Kajal
(as Shriman Alok Chakraborty, Aloke Chakravarty: in subtitles)

Swapan Mukherjee

Pulu
(as Swapan Mukhopadhyay, Swapan Mukerji: in subtitles)

Tushar Bandyopadhyay

Gupi Banerjee

Panchanan Bhattacharya

Shanti Bhattacherjee

Office Associate

Jiten Bhons

Abhijit Chatterjee

Aparna's Brother
(as Abhijit Chattopadhyay)

Jogesh Chatterjee

Asha Devi

Belarani Devi

Apu's Neighbor
(as Belarani)

Sefalika Devi

Shashinarayan's wife

Biren Ghosh

Dhiren Ghosh

Landlord

Biresh Majumdar

Dhiresh Majumdar

Shashinarayan

Director
- Satyajit Ray
Writers
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
- Satyajit Ray
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Sharmila Tagore, who plays Aparna, the wife of Apu (played by Soumitra Chatterjee), and who was only 14-years-old when she appeared in the film, later recalled filming the scene in which Apu brings his new bride back to his untidy apartment in the city. The director, Satyajit Ray, gave Tagore no direction, other than that she was to enter the room and look around, and she did not view the apartment set before they shot the scene. So when Chatterjee opened the door and they both walked in, Aparna's reaction to Apu's living quarters was actually Tagore's own spontaneous reaction. Later, she realized that Ray deliberately did not prepare her, in order to obtain exactly that spontaneous response from her.

Goofs
When Apu arises from bed, there is a spilled inkwell on his left side. However, when he is cleaning up the mess, there is an ink stain on the right side of his shirt.

Quotes
Pulu: So are you writing anything? What are you writing?
Apurba Roy: A wonderful novel.
Pulu: And you've kept it mum all this time?
Apurba Roy: You know a good publisher?
Pulu: All in good time.
Apurba Roy: Listen to this: a young boy. A young boy. A village boy. Poor but sensitive. His father's a priest. The father dies. The boy comes to the city. He doesn't want to be a priest. He'll study. He's ambitious. He studies. Through his education and struggles, we watch as he sheds his old superstitions and fixed views. He questions everything and takes nothing on trust. Yet he has imagination and sensitivity. Little things move him and bring him joy. Perhaps he has greatness in him, the ability to create, but...
Pulu: He doesn't make it.
Apurba Roy: That's right. But it doesn't end there. It's not a tragedy. He does nothing great. He remains poor, in want. But he never turns away from life. He doesn't run away. He wants to live. He says living itself brings fulfillment and joy. He wants to live!

Alternate versions
There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.

Connections
Featured in Apur Panchali (2013)

Soundtracks
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
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10/10

A picture says a thousand words

This movie is Ray at his best. Its sublime. Its distilled to perfection. You need not hear the dialogs or read the subtitles to follow and appreciate it. The visuals and background score tell the store more eloquently. The movie has a soul which will get destroyed if you make even the slightest change to the story, acting, cinematography, music etc. Ray has brought out the best in his actors. They are not experienced actors though both of the leading pair later go on achieve mega success as movie stars. If you blink an eye, you will miss out on the emotions captured. For example, when Aparna is brought to her new home, there is moment in which she matures from a girl to a woman while gazing out of the torn curtain. There are several such brief moments. The dialog is minimalist but enchanting. The letter from Aparna to Apu captures love in all its glory longing, desire, concern and trust. Its movie-making at its best.