The Apu Trilogy 1995 film "My Family", the final scene is duplicated from the final scene of "Apur Sansar". Similar influences and references to the trilogy can be found, for example, in recent works such as "Sacred Evil", Key's 2004 visual novel "Clannad", Paul Auster's 2008 novel "Man in the Dark", the "Elements trilogy" of Deepa Mehta and even in films of Jean-Luc Godard. The technique of bounce lighting pioneered by Subrata Mitra, to recreate the effect of daylight on sets, has also had a profound influence on the development of cinematography. Ravi Shankar's soundtracks to the films were also a major influence
The Apu Trilogy at #160. If the votes are combined, then "The Apu Trilogy" as a whole would be ranked at No. 14 in 1982, No. 4 in 1992 and No. 14 in 2002. In 1988, John Kobal's poll of critics and filmmakers ranked "The Apu Trilogy" at No. 35 on the list. In 1998, the Asian film magazine "Cinemaya"'s critics' poll of all-time greatest films ranked "The Apu Trilogy" at No. 7 on the list, while "Pather Panchali" alone was ranked at No. 2 on the same list. If the votes are combined, then "The Apu Trilogy" would be ranked at #1.