Synopsis
Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.
Movie Information
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Writers
- Satyajit Ray
- Release Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 105 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- BN
- Country
- India
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (289 votes)
Top Cast
Soumitra Chatterjee
Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
Sharmila Tagore
Aparna Ray
Alok Chakravarty
Kajal Ray
Swapan Mukherjee
Pulu
Sefalika Devi
Shashinarayan's Wife
Belarani Devi
Apu's Neighbor
Asha Devi
Dhiresh Majumdar
Shashinarayan
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