Apur Sansar, also known as The World of Apu, is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language drama film produced, written and directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based on the second half of Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's novel Aparajito. Following Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito (1956), The World of Apu is the final part of Ray's The Apu Trilogy, about the childhood and early adulthood of a young Bengali named Apu in early twentieth century India. The World of Apu stars Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore ; the duo would go on to appear in many subsequent Ray films.
Film poster
U.S. President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Dupont Theater in Washington, D.C. for a screening of the film, 16 February 1961.
Soumita Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore, in 2009, presenting the film at 40th International Film Festival
Satyajit Ray was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. Ray is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors in the history of cinema. He is celebrated for works including The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959), The Music Room (1958), The Big City (1963) and Charulata (1964) and the Goopy–Bagha trilogy.
Ray in New York, 1981
Sukumar Ray and Suprabha Ray, parents of Satyajit Ray (1914)
Ray in 1940
Ray with Ravi Sankar, recording for Pather Panchali (1955)