Their blossoming marriage ends in her death in childbirth, after which the despairing Apu abandons his child, but eventually returns to accept his responsibilities. Later he is informed that, when his mother dies too, he has to learn to live alone.Īpur Sansar (English, "The World of Apu")Īttempting to become a writer, Apu unexpectedly finds himself pressured to marry a girl whose mother rejected her mentally ill bridegroom on the day of their wedding. In the process the growing Apu comes into conflict with his mother. He slowly distanced himself from his rural roots and his mother who was not keeping well at the time. He moves to Calcutta to pursue his education. Despite unrelenting poverty, Apu manages to get formal schooling and turns out to be a brilliant student. After his father dies there, Apu and his mother Sarbajaya come back to a village in Bengal. The family's finances are still precarious. After the death of Apu's sister, Durga, the family moves to the holy city of Benares. Apu's father Harihar, a Brahmin, has difficulty in supporting his family. Pather Panchali (English, "Song of the Little Road")Īpu's early experiences in rural Bengal as the son of a poor but high caste family are presented. Filmfare.The three films comprise a " coming of age" narrative in the vein of a bildungsroman they describe the childhood, education and early maturity of a young Bengali named Apu (Apurba Kumar Roy) in the early part of the 20th century.
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