Aparajito [SEP] director
Aparajito
Aparajito ( "Ôporajito"; "The Unvanquished") is a 1956 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), and is the second part of "The Apu Trilogy". It is adapted from the last one-fifth of Bibhutibhushan Bannerjee's novel "Pather Panchali" (1929) and the first one-third of its sequel "Aparajito" (1932). It starts off where the previous film "Pather Panchali" (1955) ended, with Apu's family moving
" (1963) was adjudged the Third Best Feature Film. Ray's 1961 documentary on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore received awards at the Locarno, and the Montevideo film festivals as well as the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. His Hindi film "Shatranj Ke Khilari" (1977) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, and the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Ray's "Apu Trilogy" (1955–59), comprising "Pather Panchali", "Aparajito" (1956) and