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
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