Abstract:

The second part of Ray's Apu trilogy. Aparajito follows Apu (Smaran Ghosal) on his intellectual odyssey from the streets of Benares to the promise and optimism of Calcutta, as he begins his college studies. Music by Ravi Shankar. With Pinaki Sen Gupta, Karuna and Kanu Banerji, and Ramani Sen Gupta. "It's transitional in structure, rather than dramatic, but it's full of insights and revelations."-- Pauline Kael