The World of Apu
Unemployed aspiring writer Apu seizes a chance invitation to accompany an old friend to a countryside wedding, where he must confront his stalled ambitions and the harsh realities of rural life that threaten to derail his literary dreams.
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Apu, a unemployed former student who aspires to become a writer, receives an invitation from an old college friend to accompany him on a journey to a rural wedding in the countryside.
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Principal cast & crew: 23
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Edited by Dulal DuttaShot by Subrata MitraScored by Ravi ShankarDesigned by Bansi Chandragupta
Box Office
1959 · Box office
Grossed $134K worldwide
Worldwide gross
$134K
Also known as
- Apur Sansarde
- Apurs Weg ins Leben: 3. Apus Weltde
- Apus Weg ins Leben: Apus Weltde
- The World of Apuen
- Apur Sansares
- Le Monde d'Apufr
- Il mondo di Apuit
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23 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sharmila Tagore
as Aparna
Abhijit Chatterjee
as Aparna's Brother
Jiten Bhons
Soumitra Chatterjee
as Apurba Roy
Alok Chakravarty
as Kajal
Swapan Mukherjee
as Pulu
Gupi Banerjee
Panchanan Bhattacharya
Shanti Bhattacherjee
as Office Associate
Tushar Bandyopadhyay
Sefalika Devi
as Shashinarayan's Wife
Belarani Devi
as Apu's Neighbor
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5Directors
1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
4Parents Guide
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