
Aparajito
Oct 11 1956
•2h 50m
•Drama
Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.
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Karuna Banerjee
Sarbojaya Ray

Smaran Ghosal
Teenage Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray

Pinaki Sengupta
Young Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray

Kanu Bannerjee
Harihar Ray
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