Pather Panchali

Song of the Little Road

It's a moving story of a rural family cursed with bad luck. Father Hari is a dreamer and poet, when he leaves for the city to pursue a writing career, the mother is left with the responsibility of caring for the rest of the brood. But Durga, a free-spirited and petty thief, brings tragedy to the family in a moment's carelessness.

Cast: Karuna Bannerjee   Umas Das Gupta   Chunibala Devi   Reva Devi 

Footage: 112min

Year: 1955

Aparajito

The Unvanquished

10-year-old Apu and his parents move to the sacred city of Benares. Apu is permitted a formal education over the gentle objections of his mother, who'd wanted him to be priest. He excels in school and wins a scholarship to study at a college in Calcutta. Thus begins the clash between a proud woman and her headstrong son.

Cast: Kali Bannerjee    Karuna Bannerjee   Pinaki San Gupta   Smaran Ghosal

Footage: 108min

Year: 1956

Apur Sansar

The World of Apu

Apu, having abandoned college due to lack of money, hopes to find success as a writer. A friend invites Apu to come along with him to a wedding. But at last Apu marries the bride by accident by accident. When Aparna dies giving birth, Apu blames the baby for the mother's death. After several years, he comes under increasing pressure from his best friend and the parents to become a fatehr to his son.....

Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee   Sharmila Tagore   Shapan Mukerji   S. Alke Chakravarty

Footage: 103min

Year: 1958