Movie
The World of Apu
1959PG-131h 45m8.1 / 10
Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.
More about The World of Apu
Cast
Soumitra ChatterjeeApurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
Sharmila TagoreAparna RayAlok ChakravartyKajal Ray
Swapan MukherjeePulu
Sefalika DeviShashinarayan's Wife
Belarani DeviApu's Neighbor
Asha Devi
Dhiresh MajumdarShashinarayan
Credits
- Directed by
- Satyajit Ray
- Written by
- Satyajit Ray, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Bangla
- Original title
- অপুর সংসার
- Collection
- Apu Collection
- Box office
- $134.2K
Production
- Satyajit Ray Productions
Themes
arranged marriageblack and whitebroken engagementcalcuttadying and deathnovelist
