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 describes the growing up of Apu, a small boy in a Bengal village. He went ahead with the film after meeting Jean Renoir during filming of "The River" (1951) and after watching the Italian neorealist film "Bicycle Thieves" (1948) while he was in London. Besides the influence of European cinema and Bengali literature, Ray is also indebted to the Indian theatrical tradition, particularly the "rasa" theory of classical Sanskrit drama. The complicated doctrine of "rasa" centers predominantly on feelings experienced not only by the characters but also conveyed in a certain artistic way to the spectator. The duality of "rasa"