The Apu Trilogy The Apu Trilogy The Apu Trilogy comprises three Bengali films directed by Satyajit Ray: "Pather Panchali" (1955), "Aparajito" (1956) and "The World of Apu" (1959). They are frequently listed among the greatest films of all time and are often cited as the greatest movies in the history of Indian cinema. The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar. They are based on two Bengali novels written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay: "Pather Panchali" (1929) and "Aparajito" (1932). The three films went on to win many national and international awards, including three National Film Awards and seven awards from the
Reactions from India and the Indian diaspora to Slumdog Millionaire in India. Subhash K. Jha (author of "The Essential Guide to Bollywood") remarked that this territory has already been covered by Indian filmmakers (Mira Nair in "Salaam Bombay" and Satyajit Ray in the Apu Trilogy). Similarly, Soutik Biswas of the BBC argued that "Slumdog Millionaire" is an imitation of Indian films that have been "routinely ignored," suggesting that "if you are looking for gritty realism set in the badlands of Mumbai, order a DVD of a film called "Satya" by Ramgopal Verma. The 1998 feature on an immigrant who is sucked into Mumbai's colourful underworld makes "Slumdog" look like a