Indian Art Films (Film Guide): Pather Panchali, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Vanaja, Parallel Cinema, Dor, Ankur, Omkara, Fire, Water, DIL Se, Aparajito

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 82. Chapters: Pather Panchali, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Vanaja, Parallel Cinema, Dor, Ankur, Omkara, Fire, Water, Dil Se, Aparajito, Shwaas, Parzania, Ardh Satya, The World of Apu, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Monsoon Wedding, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Abhijan, Maqbool, Joggers' Park, Bandit Queen, Raincoat, Vanaprastham, Amu, Earth, Gaja Gamini, The Last Lear, Sparsh, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Astitva, Mitr, My Friend, Chameli, Parash Pathar, Bhumika, Chokher Bali, Manthan, 15 Park Avenue, Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, Piravi, Junoon, Anuranan, Chandni Bar, Unishe April, Page 3, Agantuk, Bheja Fry, Maachis, Titli, Morning Raga, Dweepa, Utsav, Holi, Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, Bariwali, 36 Chowringhee Lane, Trikal, Hu Tu Tu, Chakra, Rudaali, Mahanagar, Ek Doctor Ki Maut, Kathavasheshan, Kanchenjungha, Devi, Kalyug, Antarmahal, Jalsaghar, Swaham, Kapurush, Mahapurush, Bazaar, Ek Chhotisi Love Story, Teen Kanya, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, Charulata, Sunglass, Two. Excerpt: Pather Panchali (Bengali: , Pother Pachali, English: ) is a 1955 Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of the Indian state of West Bengal. Based on Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name, the film was the directorial debut of Ray. The first film of The Apu Trilogy, it depicts the childhood of the protagonist Apu in the countryside of Bengal in the 1920s. Though the film had a shoestring budget of Rs. 150,000 (US$3000), featured mostly amateur actors, and was made by an inexperienced crew, Pather Panchali was a critical and popular success. Influenced by Italian neorealism, Satyajit Ray developed his own style of lyrical realism in this film. The first film from independent India to attract major international critical attention, Pather Panchali won "Best Hum...