Pather Panchali, the film by legendary Satyajit Ray, is a world classic. It is no wonder that recently it topped the list of 10 greatest Indian films in a poll conducted by the India chapter of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). The film is an adaptation of the Bengali book by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, published in 1929.
It is telling irony that Anik Datta’s Aparajito, a Bengali film to talk about after a very long time, is a film on how Satyajit Ray made his first film 67 years ago.