Apur Panchali from "Pather Panchali" in its narrative. The film follows the journey of Subir Banerjee the child actor who portrayed "Apu" of Satyajit Ray's masterpiece "Pather Panchali". The events take place in two time periods. While the present day events are shot in color the past events are in black and white. Parallels are drawn between Subir's life and the Apu trilogy throughout the film. The film opens with a film school student Arka (Gaurav Chakrabarty) who comes to deliver a letter, an invite to attend a prestigious award ceremony in Germany to an older Subir Banerjee (Ardhendu Banerjee). Now retired,
The Star Maker (1939 film) film closes with him singing with a children's chorus on a radio show. Bing Crosby recorded a number of the songs for Decca Records. "An Apple for the Teacher" (recorded with Connee Boswell) was a huge hit reaching the No. 2 position in the charts. "Go Fly a Kite" and "A Man and His Dream" also reached the top 10. Crosby's songs were also included in the Bing's Hollywood series. Frank S. Nugent of "The New York Times" was not impressed. "“The Star Maker,” the new Bing Crosby film at the Paramount, was inspired (to employ a euphemism) by the