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
Satyajit Ray Kurosawa praising his work. Gregory Nava's 1995 film "My Family" had a final scene that repeated that of "Apur Sansar". Ira Sachs's 2005 work "Forty Shades of Blue" was a loose remake of "Charulata." Other references to Ray films are found, for example, in recent works such as "Sacred Evil", the "Elements trilogy" of Deepa Mehta. According to Michael Sragow of "The Atlantic Monthly", the "youthful coming-of-age dramas that have flooded art houses since the mid-fifties owe a tremendous debt to the Apu trilogy". The trilogy also introduced the bounce lighting technique. "Kanchenjungha" (1962) introduced a narrative structure that resembles