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async="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6973460484243747"> > Satyajit Ray? No. He's Jeetu Kamal. But he's playing role of Satyajit Ray in a Bengali movie 'Aparajito' (অপরাজিত) by Anik Dutta - who made earlier the film 'Bhooter Bhabishyat' (ভুতের ভবিষ্যত). Director Anik Dutta is now making the film 'Aparajito' in which Jeetu Kamal is playing the role of Satyajit Ray making the movie 'Pather Panchali'. So, it is the film in which Anik Dutta is showing how the shooting of 'Pather Panchali' was done. > Shooting of this new film 'Aparajito' has been done near Bolpur of Birbhum district. Now, shooting in Kolkata will be done - at Sisir Mancha, Nandan and some other places. /> Sayani Ghosh is playing the role of Bijoya Roy. Cinebuffs are expecting some good from this film. ...

When I've read first 'Pather Panchali' child edition in school in early 70s, I came to know that a film also made baaed on this book. 'Aam Antir Bhepu' (আম আঁটির ভেঁপু) was also a chapter of this book we had to study in school. I had a scope soon to watch the film 'Pather Panchali'. But, the original novel was yet to come to me. .    I've read the original 'Pather Panchali' book borrowing from library. We had a vast library in school and I used to love the story books of that library instead my books for studies. Every Saturday, after the leave, the teacher used to call the names and gave us a book to brought it to home to read on Sunday. By this way, I've read many popular story books written for children. .   Gradually, I became fan of author Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, not only for his 'Pather Panchali', but 'Aparajito' and many other novels including his famous short story books. I could relate me with Apu -...

57th release date of Satyajit Ray's masterpiece Pather Panchali was celebrated in the city yesterday. The film was released on 26 August 1955 in various cinema halls of Kolkata and within a week, it became the talk of the town with both favourable and unfavorable comments. But the world soon realised that it was a milestone of Indian cinema and thus, appreciations came from every corner of the globe, the film attained so many prizes from all the famous film festivals. Yesterday, Ganamadhyam Kendra and Calcutta Film Society had organised a seminar on this occasion where, Uma Dasgupta, who played the role of Durga in the film, was presented alongwith veteran film director Mrinal Sen, cinematographer Soumendu Roy, critic Shamik Bandyopadhyay and other personalities were presented. But, Subir Bandyopadhyay, who played the role of Apu, was absent owing to personal reasons. -- A. B.