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Satyajit Ray’s Calcutta Trilogy (Pratidwandi, Seemabaddha and Jana Aranya) Pratidwandi (The Adversary) is the earliest part of Satyajit Ray?s Calcutta Trilogy, the other two being Seemabaddha and Jana Aranya. Pratidwandi?s plot is derived from a Sunil Gangopadhyay novel. The film portrays the trials and tribulations of a young man in Kolkata (then Calcutta) in the…

Apur Sansar (The World of Apu, Dir.: Satyajit Ray; Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore et al.) Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) is the concluding part of master Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray?s ??Apu Trilogy?. The Indian word ?sansar? may mean both world and family. Both meanings are relevant in the context of the film, as…

Aparajito (The Unvanquished, Dir.: Satyajit Ray; Cast: Karuna Banerjee et al.) Aparajito (The Unvanquished) is the second part of Satyajit Ray?s ?Apu Trilogy? – the three films chronicling the life of Apu from his childhood to adulthood. Aparajito begins with Apu as a teenager and culminates with him in his youth. This journey is arduous…

Pather Panchali (Dir.: Satyajit Ray; Cast: Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Tulsi Chakrabarty et al.; Music: Ravi Shankar) Pather Panchali marked the introduction of Satyajit Ray, arguably India’s finest filmmaker, on the world stage. Pather Panchali, based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s identically titled novel, is the story of a small family consisting of a couple, an elderly…

Byomkesh, Feluda and Kakababu Byomkesh, Feluda and Kakababu are three characters of Bengali literature who have captured the imagination and attention of teenagers and young adults in Bengal over the past decades. This piece is meant as a tribute to these three charismatic men whom Bengali youngsters have idolized and been mesmerized by. In Byomkesh…