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1956 · 110 min · NR

Aparajito

Directed by Satyajit Ray · Drama

Aparajito (1956) is a Drama film, directed by Satyajit Ray set in Varanasi, Kolkata, and Bengal during the 1920s.

Themes of coming of age, family & loyalty, and grief & loss play out through episodic chapters.

Composer
Ravi Shankar
Cinematography
Subrata Mitra
Cast
Pinaki SenguptaSmaran GhosalKanu BannerjeeKaruna BanerjeeRamani Ranjan SenguptaCharuprakash GhoshSubodh GangulySanti Gupta

The world of this film

Setting

Where
VaranasiKolkataBengal
Setting
UrbanRural
When
1920s

Premise & themes

Themes
Coming Of AgeFamily & LoyaltyGrief & Loss
Structure
Episodic Chapters
Tone
Melancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadChild Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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