The World of Apu
Apu is a jobless former student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding. This changes his life, for when the bridegroom turns out to be mad, Apu's friend asks him to become the husband. After initial revulsion at the idea, Apu agrees. Apu takes his exquisite bride, Aparna, back to Calcutta. But Aparna dies while giving birth, Apu leaves Calcutta, crazy with grief, and his son Kajal is left abandoned with his wife's parents. Only after a long period of total indifference to worldly responsibilities, does Apu become capable of returning to the world.
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HD
Drama
1959
105 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The World of Apu
- Duration : 105 min
- Languages : Bengali
- Writers : Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (original story "Aparajito"), Satyajit Ray (screenplay)
- Directors : Satyajit Ray min
- Imdb : 8.1 (6245 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.4 (3778 votes)
- Actors : Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee
Movie Storyline
Apu is a jobless former student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding. This changes his life, for when the bridegroom turns out to be mad, Apu's friend asks him to become the husband. After initial revulsion at the idea, Apu agrees. Apu takes his exquisite bride, Aparna, back to Calcutta. But Aparna dies while giving birth, Apu leaves Calcutta, crazy with grief, and his son Kajal is left abandoned with his wife's parents. Only after a long period of total indifference to worldly responsibilities, does Apu become capable of returning to the world.