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
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay story, "Upekshita" appeared in "Prabasi", at the time one of Bengal's leading literary magazines. However, he did not receive any critical attention until 1928, when his first novel "Pather Panchali" (also known in English as "Song of the Little Road") was published (initially as a serial, then as a book in 1929). "Pather Panchali" brought Bandyopadhyay to prominence in Bengali literature, and the novel and its sequel "Aparajito", were subsequently translated into numerous languages. Additionally, these two were made into films by Satyajit Ray, and together with "Apur Sansar", formed the highly successful "Apu Trilogy". Ray referred aspiring scriptwriters to