1959

1h 45m

8.1(270 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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17 members

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Soumitra Chatterjee

Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray

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Sharmila Tagore

Aparna Ray

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Alok Chakravarty

Kajal Ray

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Swapan Mukherjee

Pulu

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Sefalika Devi

Shashinarayan's Wife

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Belarani Devi

Apu's Neighbor

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Asha Devi

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Dhiresh Majumdar

Shashinarayan

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Dhiren Ghosh

Landlord

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Shanti Bhattacherjee

Office Associate

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Panchanan Bhattacharya

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Bechu Singha

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Abhijit Chatterjee

Aparna's Brother

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Tushar Bandyopadhyay

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Jiten Bhons

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Jogesh Chatterjee

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Gupi Banerjee

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