Apur Panchali

Apur Panchali is a 2013 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. It is based on the life of Subir Banerjee, the actor who played Apu in Pather Panchali 1955, the first film of Satyajit Rays Apu trilogy. Director Kaushik Ganguly won the award of best director for Apur Panchali in the 44th International Film Festival of India IFFI in November 2013. The director mentioned in an interview that he found similarities between certain parts of the life of Subir Banerjee and the iconic character Apu. The film uses several minutes of footage from Pather Panchali in its narrative.

After Subirs brother went away to work in Dhanbad Subir now in his 20s had to give up his football career to take care of his ill father and help his mother in her household chores. On advice of his friend Subir gets married to Ashimaparno Mittra daughter of a wealthy villager in Burdwan after his father passes away. Two years into their marriage Ashima gets pregnant.In Present day Subir and Arka open up to each other. Arka talks about his late father whom he deeply admired. Subir reveals that due to Jaundice Ashima gave premature birth and the baby died soon after. Ashima went into depression and also died. Subir is heartbroken and isolates himself. ........

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