Pother Panchali Coffee Mug

Pather Panchali ( Song Of The Little Road) is a 1955 Indian drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Bighutibhushan Bandhopadhay’s 1929 Bengali novel of the same name. The film stars Subir Baanerjee, Kanu Banerjee, karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta and Chunibala Devi in leading roles. As the first instalment of The Apu Triology, the film depicts the childhood hardships of the protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga amid the harsh realities of rural poverty. The film is widely acclaimed as a classic of Indian cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films in the history of cinema. Pather Panchali has won many national and international awards At India’s 3rd National Film Awards in 1955 it was named Best Feature Film and Best Bengali Feature Film. The next year, it competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, where it won Best Human Document and an OCIC Award – Special Mention. More awards from film festivals across the world followed: the Vatican Award (Rome), the Golden Carabao (Manila), and the Diploma of Merit (Edinburgh) in 1956 the Selznick Golden Laurel for Best Film (Berlin) the Golden Gate for best director and best picture (San Fransisco) in 1957; Best Film (Vancouver) and the Critics’ award for best film (Stratford) in 1958. It also won several awards for best foreign-language film: at the National Board of Review awards 1958; at the Afro Arts Theater, New York, 1959; the Kinema Jumpo Award in Japan, 1966; and the Bodil Award in Denmark 1969. In 1958 it had been nominated for Best Film at the 11th British Academy Film Awards.