The Apu Trilogy on The Beatles, specifically George Harrison. 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
The Apu Trilogy to create other highly acclaimed films, like "Charulata", "Mahanagar", and "Aranyer Dinratri", and his international success energised other Bengal filmmakers like Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak. This extract from "Youth", by South African author J. M. Coetzee, talks of the music in the "Apu trilogy", which is based on Indian classical music: On Rotten Tomatoes, "Pather Panchali" has a 97% fresh rating based on an aggregate of 38 reviews and in 2009 was included in its list of top 100 foreign films. "Aparajito" has a 94% fresh rating based on an aggregate of 16 reviews, and "Apur Sansar" ("The World