Pather Panchali

Pather Panchali is a 1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s 1929 Bengali novel of the same name and is Ray’s directorial debut. The film depicts the childhood of the protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga and the harsh village life of their poor family. It won India’s National...