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Aparajito

  • 1956
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
20K
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Smaran Ghosal in Aparajito (1956)
BengaliComing-of-AgeTragedyDrama

Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.

  • Director
    • Satyajit Ray
  • Writers
    • Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
    • Satyajit Ray
    • Kanailal Basu
  • Stars
    • Pinaki Sengupta
    • Smaran Ghosal
    • Kamala Adhikari
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Satyajit Ray
    • Writers
      • Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
      • Satyajit Ray
      • Kanailal Basu
    • Stars
      • Pinaki Sengupta
      • Smaran Ghosal
      • Kamala Adhikari
    • 85User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast28

    Pinaki Sengupta
    Pinaki Sengupta
    • Apu (young)
    Smaran Ghosal
    Smaran Ghosal
    • Apu - adolescent
    • (as Smarankumar Ghoshal, Smaran Ghosal in subtitles)
    Kamala Adhikari
    • Mokshada
    Rani Bala
    • Teliginni
    • (as Ranibala)
    Lalchand Banerjee
    • Lahiri
    • (as Lalchand Bandyopadhyay)
    Kali Bannerjee
    Kali Bannerjee
    • Kathak
    • (as Kalipada Bandyopadhyay)
    Kanu Bannerjee
    • Harihar Ray
    • (as Kanu Bandyopadhyay, Kanu Banerji in subtitles)
    Karuna Bannerjee
    Karuna Bannerjee
    • Sarbojaya Ray
    • (as Karuna Bandyopadhyay, Karuna Banerji in subtitles)
    Panchanan Bhattacharya
    Debabrata Chakraborty
    Harendrakumar Chakravarti
    • Doctor
    Hemanta Chatterjee
    • Professor
    • (as Hemanta Chattopadhyay)
    Meenakshi Devi
    • Pandey's wife
    Subodh Ganguli
    • Headmaster
    Charuprakash Ghosh
    • Nanda
    Santi Gupta
    • Ginnima
    • (as Shanti Gupta in subtitles)
    Ajay Mitra
    • Anil
    Anil Mukherjee
    • Abinash
    • (as Anil Mukhopadhyay)
    • Director
      • Satyajit Ray
    • Writers
      • Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
      • Satyajit Ray
      • Kanailal Basu
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews85

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The first Indian film to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Ray, who was attending the festival, was utterly flabbergasted as he felt that the film contained some serious flaws.
    • Quotes
      • Sarbojaya Ray: What is there at Keoratola?
      • Apu: [sleepily] Burning hot...
      • Sarbojaya Ray: What?
      • Apu: They have cremations.
      • Sarbojaya Ray: I see... I hope you're careful on the roads. When are your finals? After that you can get a job and I'll stay with you. Will you have me? Will that ever be, I wonder? Who knows how long one has to live? Suppose I fall seriously ill... I'm not so well as I used to be. In the evenings I'm often feverish, I've no appetite. I thought of telling you... but I couldn't. I don't suppose you'd leave college to look after me, would you? Would you use your earnings to pay for me to have treatment? Why don't you answer me... Apu!
    • 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 Satyajit Ray (1982)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 11, 1956 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Watch on KLiKK
    • Language
      • Bengali
    • Also known as
      • The Unvanquished
    • Filming locations
      • Calcutta, West Bengal, India
    • Production company
      • Epic Productions
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $134,241
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,064
      • May 10, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $135,257
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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