Aparajito

Aparajito, also known as Aparajito – The Undefeated, is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language biographical film directed and co-written by Anik Dutta. It was produced by Firdausul Hasan and Probal Halder under the banner of Friends Communication, and is based on the making of the film Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray. The film, being shot in black and white, stars Jeetu Kamal in the title role of Aparajito Ray. Plot Set in the mid-1950s, the film revolves around the journey and hurdles faced by a young filmmaker Aparajito Ray during the making of his first full-length feature film, Pather Podaboli, inspired by the popular Bengali eponymous novel written by Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay. The film has created a sensation in world cinema and won an international award at the Cannes International Film Festival. Cast Jeetu Kamal as Aparajito Ray alias Apu, the director of the film Pather Podabali Saayoni Ghosh as Bimala Ray, Aparajito's wife Debashish Roy as Subir Mitra, cinematographer of the film Pather Podabali Shoaib Kabeer as Chandragupta Kichlu, production designer of the film Pather Podabali Ritwick Purkait as Debashis Burman, assistant director of the film Pather Podabali Saunak Samanta as Sunil Choudhury, production manager of the film Pather Podabali Mirchi Agni as Shibananda Dasgupta, co-founder of the Calcutta Film Society Nilanjan Datta as Radha Prasad Gupta, co-founder of the Calcutta Film Society Anjana Basu as Baruna, she plays the role of Sarbamangala in the film Pather Podaboli Subhrotavo Dutta as a man who plays the role of Harimadhab in the film Pather Podabali Anusha Viswanathan as Devi, she plays the role of Uma in the film Pather Podabali Ayush Mukherjee as Prabir, he plays the role of Manik in the film Pather Podabali Haro Kumar Gupta as Nanibala Devi, who plays the role of Indira Thakur in the film Pather Podabali Rishav Basu as Surja Shankar, music director of the film Pather Podabali Anashua Majumdar as Surama Devi, Aparajito Ray's mother Samik Bandyopadhyay as the Akashvani representative who interviews Aparajito Ray. Paran Bandopadhyay as Biman Ray, the contemporary Chief Minister of West Bengal Barun Chanda as Jawhar Kaul, the contemporary Prime Minister of India