Pather Panchali is a 1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directoral debut and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name and features Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, Pinaki Sengupta and Chunibala Devi in major roles. The first film in The Apu Trilogy, Pather Panchali depicts the childhood travails of the protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga amidst the harsh village life of their poor family.
Theatrical release poster
A page from the film's storyboard, created by Ray.
A still from Bicycle Thieves, the film which inspired Ray to become a filmmaker
Ravi Shankar at a meeting with Satyajit Ray for the sounds in the film (1955).
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)
