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
Soumitra Chatterjee Award which is India's highest award for cinema. In 2017 exactly thirty years after auteur Satyajit Ray was honoured with France's highest civilian award, the coveted Legion of Honor, thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, arguably, the most prominent face of Ray's films, also received the prestigious award. Starting with his debut film, "Apur Sansar" (The World of Apu, 1959), the third part of "Apu Trilogy", he went on to work in several notable films with Ray, including "Abhijan" (The Expedition, 1962), "Charulata" (The Lonely Wife, 1964), "Aranyer Din Ratri" (Days and Nights in the Forest, 1969); "Ashani Sanket" (Distant Thunder, 1973); "Sonar