The World of Apu
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.
At a glance
Countries
India
Ratings
TMDB users
8.1/10
279 votes
IMDb
8.4/10
Users
Critics
97%Rotten Tomatoes
Rating consensus
87/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes
Warm reception overall — weighted ~87/100 across 3 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Soumitra Chatterjee
Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
Sharmila Tagore
Aparna Ray
Alok Chakravarty
Kajal Ray
Swapan Mukherjee
Pulu
Sefalika Devi
Shashinarayan's Wife
Belarani Devi
Apu's Neighbor
Asha Devi
Dhiresh Majumdar
Shashinarayan
Dhiren Ghosh
Landlord
Shanti Bhattacherjee
Office Associate
Panchanan Bhattacharya
Bechu Singha
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The World of Apu (1959)
Satyajit Ray
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