Apur Sansar
Apur Sansar DVD cover
Directed by	Satyajit Ray
Written by	Satyajit Ray, from a story by Bibhutibhusan Bannerjee
Starring	Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee
Distributed by	Edward Harrison
Released	1959
Running time	117 min
Language	Bengali
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Apur Sansar (Known in English as The World of Apu) is the third and final installment of the famous film series, the Apu Trilogy, about a boy named Apu in early twentieth century Bengal by Satyajit Ray. Released in 1959, Apur Sansar focuses on Apu's adult life, and also introduces the actors Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore, who would go on to appear in many subsequent Ray films. The film is based on the novel "Aparajito" by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. (Bangla:সত্যজিত্‍ রায়) (May 2, 1921 - April 23, 1992) was an Indian film director, regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of twentieth century cinema for his subtle, austere and lyrical style of film-making. ... Soumitra Chatterjee (born 1935) is a Bengali actor from India, most famous for his frequent collaborations with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা ) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit. ... The Apu trilogy is a series of three films directed by Satyajit Ray. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... (Bangla:সত্যজিত্‍ রায়) (May 2, 1921 - April 23, 1992) was an Indian film director, regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of twentieth century cinema for his subtle, austere and lyrical style of film-making. ... Soumitra Chatterjee (born 1935) is a Bengali actor from India, most famous for his frequent collaborations with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ...

A large part of the story unfolds in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Apu (played by Soumitra Chatterjee) is an unemployed graduate living in a rented room in Calcutta. He is working on a novel based on his life and hopes to get it published some day. Incidentally, one day he meets his old friends Pulu, who coaxes him to join him on a trip to his village to attend a cousin, Aparna's (played by 14 year old Sharmila Tagore) marriage. On the day of the marriage it turns out that the bridegroom is mentally challenged and the marriage is cancelled. But the villager's believe that the young bride must be wedded off during this certain auspicious hour or she will have to remain unmarried all her life. Apu, comes to the rescue of the bride and agrees to marry her. He returns to his apartment in Calcutta after the wedding with Aparna. He takes up a clerical job, and a loving relationship begins to bloom between them. Yet the young couple's blissful days are cut short when Aparna dies while giving birth to their son, Kajal. Apu is overcome with grief and holds the child responsible for his wife's death. He shuns his worldly responsibilities and becomes a recluse, while the child is left with his maternal grandparents. At last, Apu decides to come back to reality and reunites with his son. They return to Calcutta together to start life afresh. Kolkata (Bangla: (?) কলকাতা; formerly named ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Soumitra Chatterjee (born 1935) is a Bengali actor from India, most famous for his frequent collaborations with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ...