| Apur Panchali | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kaushik Ganguly |
| Produced by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Starring | Parambrata Chatterjee Ardhendu Banarjee Parno Mittra Gaurav Chakrabarty |
| Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
| Edited by | Bodhaditya Banerjee |
| Music by | Indradeep Dasgupta |
Release dates | |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Apur Panchali is a 2013 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. It is based on the life of Subir Banerjee, the actor who played Apu in Pather Panchali (1955), the first film of Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy.[2][3] Director Kaushik Ganguly won the award of best director for Apur Panchali in the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in November 2013.[4] The director mentioned in an interview that he found similarities between certain parts of the life of Subir Banerjee and the iconic character Apu.[3] The film uses several minutes of footage from Pather Panchali in its narrative.
- ^ http://www.iffi.nic.in/Program%20IFFI-2013%20-%201st%20half%2010.11%20(2).pdf [dead link]
- ^ Ganguly, Ruman (29 March 2013). "Parambrata starts shooting for Apur Panchali". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Kaushik Ganguly's next film on Pather Panchali's child artiste". NDTV. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Kaushik Ganguly named Best Director for Apur Panchali at IFFI 2013". Dear Cinema. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.