This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
- Apurba Roy
- (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Soumitra Chatterji: in subtitles)
- Kajal
- (as Shriman Alok Chakraborty, Aloke Chakravarty: in subtitles)
- Pulu
- (as Swapan Mukhopadhyay, Swapan Mukerji: in subtitles)
- Aparna's Brother
- (as Abhijit Chattopadhyay)
- Apu's Neighbor
- (as Belarani)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
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- TriviaSharmila Tagore, who plays Aparna, the wife of Apu (played by Soumitra Chatterjee), and who was only 14-years-old when she appeared in the film, later recalled filming the scene in which Apu brings his new bride back to his untidy apartment in the city. The director, Satyajit Ray, gave Tagore no direction, other than that she was to enter the room and look around, and she did not view the apartment set before they shot the scene. So when Chatterjee opened the door and they both walked in, Aparna's reaction to Apu's living quarters was actually Tagore's own spontaneous reaction. Later, she realized that Ray deliberately did not prepare her, in order to obtain exactly that spontaneous response from her.
- GoofsWhen Apu arises from bed, there is a spilled inkwell on his left side. However, when he is cleaning up the mess, there is an ink stain on the right side of his shirt.
- Quotes
Pulu: So are you writing anything? What are you writing?
Apurba Roy: A wonderful novel.
Pulu: And you've kept it mum all this time?
Apurba Roy: You know a good publisher?
Pulu: All in good time.
Apurba Roy: Listen to this: a young boy. A young boy. A village boy. Poor but sensitive. His father's a priest. The father dies. The boy comes to the city. He doesn't want to be a priest. He'll study. He's ambitious. He studies. Through his education and struggles, we watch as he sheds his old superstitions and fixed views. He questions everything and takes nothing on trust. Yet he has imagination and sensitivity. Little things move him and bring him joy. Perhaps he has greatness in him, the ability to create, but...
Pulu: He doesn't make it.
Apurba Roy: That's right. But it doesn't end there. It's not a tragedy. He does nothing great. He remains poor, in want. But he never turns away from life. He doesn't run away. He wants to live. He says living itself brings fulfillment and joy. He wants to live!
- Alternate versionsThere 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Apur Panchali (2013)
- SoundtracksFor He's a Jolly Good Fellow
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This movie together with the other two movies are a monumental work in movie making. The way the story is portrayed, and the use of many details, enrich the emotional experience it provides. One can recall the way the screen of the movie theatre fades into the window of the horse carriage, or the way the hole on the window curtain reverberates with the spotted decorations on the actress face and etc.
This a "must see" movie for all, in the different ways emotions are expressed and the way it takes the audience in a roller coater ride of emotions. It is an enriching and a moving experience. It reinforces and reinvigorates the humanity within each of us.
To enjoy the movie most, viewers should see the first two episodes in sequence before viewing "Apur Sangsar."
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- Also known as
- Apu 3: The World of Apu
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $134,241
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,064
- May 10, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $134,241
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1