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Presented by
Epic Films (Private) Ltd
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APARAJITO (THE UNVANQUISHED)
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Based on the novel by
Bibhutibhushan Banerji
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Cast: Karuna Banerji, Shanti Gupta
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Kanu Banerji, Smaran Ghosal,
Pinaki Sengupta
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Photographed by Subrata Mitra
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Sound by Durgadas Mitra
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Film Editing by Dulal Dutta
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Music by Ravi Shankar
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Production, Script and Direction by
Satyajit Ray
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Varanasi. Year 1327
(Bengali calendar)
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Have you seen the monkey?
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- A monkey got into the house?
- I mean your precious son
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I boiled milk for him,

but he vanished
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The boys in this neighbourhood...
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It's so crowded; how can I
keep an eye on him here?
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Isn't there a school nearby?
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If he went there,
I'd have a rest from worry
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You said it was for Khoka
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You'll have some, too, from now on.
It's in the kitchen
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- Won't you go to market?
- Of course. What should I get?
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I'll tell you, but...
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Thinking of money?
I don't have to pay in cash
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He'll give you credit?
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Do you think I supply all those
herbal medicines free?
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Then bring some mustard oil,
some kerosene and some spices
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See if you can get some mung dal...

mung or masoor, or whatever
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Apu's been asking for khichree since
he had some at the ghat the other day
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Can you get some paan masala?
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- What brand?
- I don't know
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The woman upstairs gave me some
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Find out the name
and I'll bring it tomorrow
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I met a sweet-seller I knew.
He says he has rheumatism
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I'm taking him some medicine. I could
ask him for some cream from Kashi
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Shall I ask him for some?
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Let the medicine work first
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Aren't you going to bathe
in the Ganga?
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If you don't, you won't get salvation
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They've just arrived.
Let them settle in first
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They will bathe, pay homage

to Vishwanathji-all in good time
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Art Direction by Bansi Chandragupta
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Water
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Apul Wait
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Aren't you hungry?
Have you eaten anything outside?
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And a pedha as well
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- Is Ray-mashai at home?
- No
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I've a calendar for him. I came home
too late to give it to him last night
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Shall I put it in his room?
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We bring one out every year
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You'll find all the important
holy days in it
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The holy festivals are marked in red,
so they're easy to see
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O Lord of the world, those who have
faith in you are the blessed ones
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Those who worship you are the holy

ones, those who praise you...

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Look! She weeps with her head
on Krishna's breast
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I'll tell my brother
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Then Jatila quietly takes her brother
Ayan to her hiding place and says:
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"Look at that.
See what your wife is up to
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"She weeps with her head
on Krishna's breast"
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You see what has happened
meanwhile?
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Krishna tells Radha: "Lay a flower
at my feet as an offering...
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"...and I'll take the form of the
goddess Kali, to please Ayan"
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Want to swing a club?
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Anything else?
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- What's the name of the man upstairs?
- Nanda-babu
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Tell him that mother has used all
the matches and father isn't home yet
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Ask him for just two matches
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I'll swing it, then
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Khoka, come in
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- What do you want?
- Matches
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- What will you do with matches?
- Mother wants them
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That's my medicine. I'm ill, you see.
Doctor says to take it every evening
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Only two matches, mother said
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Take the whole box,
I have more of them
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Tell your mother that Nanda-babu
says she need not return it
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You have a fine voice
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It seems you are a singer, too
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I used to be
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Do you live nearby?
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I wondered if I could have some tea.
It's chilly, my throat is sore

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See how I've brought tealeaves,
tied to the end of my wrapper
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Come along, I live quite near,
in Ganesh Mohalla
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You don't mind? My name is
Kalicharan Banerji, from Satkhire
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Lord knows whether it's all right
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- I want some, too
- Later. Give them this tea first
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Then come back and take the sweets
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Excellent tea
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Where is your son?
He is a good boy
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On Tuesday I'll take you to a feast
at the palace of Teota
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Will you come?
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Every year they have a feast
at the palace...
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Will you mind if I take your son?
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My friend, I have saved about 400
rupees, starving most of the time

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Another hundred or so and I can get
myself a bride from a decent family
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You can't be happy without a family
of your own, can you?
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- You wouldn't know of any girl...
- I'm afraid not
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The Pandeys have gone to the Ramlila
performance. Can't you take Apu, too?
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Would you take these?
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You're burning with fever
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I went to the market, then to
the sweet-seller, for the cream...
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...then to the ghat
for evening prayers
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Then as I was climbing the steps...
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Apu has gone out to buy fireworks
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Why do you need Apu?
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- Shouldn't we call a doctor?
- Don't bother
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I'm not going to listen to you

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In that tin box there are some
herbal medicines
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Give me a dose
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Mix well with juice of ginger
and honey
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Let me try it. If I'm not better
by tomorrow, then we'll see
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Sit with your father, he's ill
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Which fireworks did you buy?
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They're not as good as those
in Nishchindipur, are they?
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Were you watching the fireworks
from the terrace
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- Who is calling you?
- Shambhu
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He lives in Kukurgali,
he's not a Bengali
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Is he your friend? The one
who teaches you English?
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...and they send me an invitation
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What is "Apu bhalechheley"
in English?

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- Why not invite him in?
- He's going to set off fireworks now
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- You want to go with him?
- Yes
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Go, then
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- How are you feeling now?
- Much better
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You gave me such a fright.
You must have caught a chill
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Take things easy,
you're earning enough
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Sit for a while
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There's work to be done.
I have to make Apu's bed
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The sweet-seller told me about
a dwelling near the Man Mandir
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On the first floor, two rooms, facing
south. The rent is seven rupees
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There are markets and schools nearby.
Khoka won't have any problems
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We'll talk about it
when you're better
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- What is the boy doing?
- Can't you hear him?
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But for the monkeys,
Kashi would be a good place
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- Are you going out?
- Don't I have to go to the ghat?
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- Can't you stay, after such a fever?
- I'm all right, the medicine worked
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You'll climb all those steps...
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I didn't hear anything in the night,
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we came back late
from the performance
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My wife was going to the ghat
when she heard he had collapsed
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I hope he hasn't hurt himself
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For one thing, he has a chest cold
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The room is damp. Close the door
and windows, to keep the cold out
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Someone come with me,
I'll prescribe medicines
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I'll come with you myself
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If you need anything,
don't be shy to ask
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If you have mustard oil and camphor,
rub his back and chest with them
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Ganga...
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Go to the ghat, get a pot of water
and run back at once
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He'll be back at any moment
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Khoka is back
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Pay your respects
to your great-uncle
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- How old is he?
- He is ten now
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- When was he given the sacred thread?
- After coming to Kashi
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Will you come with me?
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I can't make up my mind.
I hadn't thought of leaving here
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I didn't know when you were coming
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I always come at this time. I did
not know you were so badly off
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- What are your employers like?
- Good people
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They'll be going to Dewanpur
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So I can't make up my mind
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Think it over. I am here for
a few more days
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If you stay at my house, it gets
lived in and you'll have no problems
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Get out at once!
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Bou-than, are you making paan?
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No, the one next to it
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There's a leather purse there
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You're coming with us, aren't you?
We're going to Dewanpur next month
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I told you that I would take you
if I liked your work
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I hope you'll agree.
Have you any relatives here?
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Nor where you come from?
So you might as well come with us
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Mokshada says you've lost

your appetite. Are you well?
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Go and open that drawer
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Tell them in the other house
that Thakur-mashai is back
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Mother! A train!
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I've brought firewood.
Have you enough food?
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Yes, enough until tomorrow
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I'll come back tomorrow. Whenever
you need anything, just tell me
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- You haven't told me your name
- Nirupama
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I'm here for another week or so;
will you be settled in by then?
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Apu, come with me tomorrow. You can
learn what you have to do as a priest
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Place the deity on the throne
and put some tulsi leaves on him
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No, wash them first
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What's the matter with you?
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You've been sulking since morning.

Are you ill? Are you feeling sad?
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Are you missing Kashi,
or Nishchindipur?
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Don't you like it here in Mansapota?
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Have they been rude to you?
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Have you been doing
your job properly?
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They are good people here. If we keep
them happy, our livelihood is secure
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Bear it for a few years. Then we may
be able to go back to Nishchindipur
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Mother, I want to go to school
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Which school?
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Nearby, in Arboal. It's a good school
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How do you know it's good?
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I've seen it
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- What about your work?
- That's mornings; school's afternoon
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Can you do both? Don't you need
money to go to school?

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Haven't you any money put away,
mother?
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Are the sweets
and everything else ready?
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Only half an hour left
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I'll attend to it, sir
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- What is the subject now?
- Bengali, sir
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The Foliage of Literature.
What does foliage mean?
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Foliage means...
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It means green leaves, sir
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The Land of Bengal
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Where is the greenest land of all?
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Where on tender grass
your feet must fall?
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It is our Bengal, our very own Bengal,
the greenest land of all
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Where do the thrush and robin sing?
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In our Bengal, our very own Bengal,
the greenest land of all
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In what land do they speak a tongue
that fills your soul with yearning?
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Where do you hear such clear tones
of a baul whose heart is singing?
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Where's the signature?
Why isn't it done?
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Come and sit down.
Is your mother well?
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The Inspector was very happy with you
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Not that I was any less happy
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I've kept an eye on your progress,
I've spoken to Abinash-babu about you
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He is above average
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We expect a great deal from you
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On our part, we shall provide you
with every facility
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But if you want to be a really good
student, work hard. Especially...
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...you'll have to improve
your English

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Do you like reading?
I don't mean textbooks
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Books about travel,
lives of great men...
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...books about science... if I give
you such books, will you read them?
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Of course he will read them
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I have many such books here
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Where do weaverbirds nest again,
where do swallows cry for rain?
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If you don't read such books,
you cannot broaden your mind
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We may live in a remote corner
of Bengal...
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...but that does not mean that
our outlook should be narrow
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This book is about the North Pole
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From this book anyone can learn about
the aurora borealis or the Eskimos
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You can learn about Africa
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This is the story of inventions

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Here are biographies of scientists:
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The sun, the earth and the moon.
The moon goes around the earth
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When the shadow falls here,
that's an eclipse
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Come in, Apurba
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00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:10,111
You've come second in the district
241
00:59:17,600 --> 00:59:20,558
You'll study further, won't you?
242
00:59:20,840 --> 00:59:24,628
You can get
a scholarship of ten rupees
243
00:59:33,160 --> 00:59:35,151
You'll continue your studies?
244
00:59:35,520 --> 00:59:38,398
In Calcutta? Arts or sciences?
245
00:59:40,840 --> 00:59:43,877
Have you anywhere to stay there?
Any relatives?
246
00:59:46,640 --> 00:59:52,078
Anyway, that's not a problem.
Have you spoken to your mother?
247
00:59:52,440 --> 00:59:54,032
Not yet
248
00:59:54,360 --> 00:59:57,875
- Can you get her to agree?
- I will try
249
01:00:19,960 --> 01:00:24,954

I came second in the district,

there's only one above me
250
01:00:27,200 --> 01:00:32,672
I might even get a scholarship,
money for doing well in examinations
251
01:00:33,160 --> 01:00:35,674
- How much?
- Ten rupees a month
252
01:00:37,760 --> 01:00:41,230
But only if I continue my studies
253
01:00:44,400 --> 01:00:46,994
Do you think
they'll give it just like that?
254
01:00:47,280 --> 01:00:49,475
I must go and study in Calcutta
255
01:00:54,880 --> 01:00:56,950
What is this, mother?
256
01:01:26,920 --> 01:01:28,194
You're going?
257
01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:29,595
Why not?
258
01:01:33,920 --> 01:01:36,992
He gave me some addresses
259
01:01:37,280 --> 01:01:39,077
Who's going to pay for it?
260
01:01:39,360 --> 01:01:42,158
The college will be half free
261
01:01:42,440 --> 01:01:45,079
I'll get ten rupees
a month, I'll find work
262
01:01:48,920 --> 01:01:52,276
If you give up your job as a priest,
will they take care of us then?

263
01:01:52,560 --> 01:01:54,994
So I must stick at being a priest?
264
01:01:55,280 --> 01:01:59,068
Why not? You're a priest's son.
Do you want to be a governor?
265
01:01:59,400 --> 01:02:03,154
Yes! Must everything be as you wish?
266
01:02:03,480 --> 01:02:04,595
Everything!
267
01:03:22,480 --> 01:03:25,677
There are snakes, mosquitoes
will bite you. Come back
268
01:03:26,760 --> 01:03:29,957
All right, you can go to Calcutta,
269
01:03:31,840 --> 01:03:34,513
but you must think things over first
270
01:03:34,920 --> 01:03:40,040
- Why hit me?
- I'm sorry. I'll show you something
271
01:04:00,760 --> 01:04:02,034
Whose is that?
272
01:04:03,520 --> 01:04:09,038
When I worked in Kashi,
do you know how much I saved?
273
01:04:16,160 --> 01:04:17,195
Thirty-two rupees
274
01:04:17,560 --> 01:04:20,757
I'll give you something from this,
enough to last out a month
275
01:04:28,600 --> 01:04:33,674
The headmaster gave it to me.
It's a globe, it shows our earth
276
01:04:33,920 --> 01:04:38,914

See, these are the countries,

and the blue is the sea
277
01:04:39,200 --> 01:04:40,838
See where Calcutta is?
278
01:04:48,080 --> 01:04:52,949
- It's seven-thirty
- Come and see where I've put things
279
01:04:54,080 --> 01:04:57,993
There's your tumbler, your bowl,
280
01:04:58,280 --> 01:05:02,034
sweets in the bowl, some spices...
281
01:05:02,560 --> 01:05:06,633
Here's some ghee
I've made from cream
282
01:05:06,920 --> 01:05:10,435
Your shirts and vests...
283
01:05:10,760 --> 01:05:13,638
...and the dhobi is in the bedding
284
01:05:21,200 --> 01:05:25,273
Five rupees from the purse
and twenty-five from me
285
01:05:48,640 --> 01:05:50,631
The key, keep it safe
286
01:06:10,240 --> 01:06:13,073
Come home
at the puja festival, if you can
287
01:06:56,760 --> 01:07:00,275
Have you ever tripped
and hurt yourself?
288
01:07:00,760 --> 01:07:05,959
If not, you'll have
plenty of opportunities
289
01:07:06,760 --> 01:07:12,357
This wonderful balm will come to

your aid like a benevolent friend

290
01:08:43,600 --> 01:08:44,794
Akhil-babu?
291
01:08:59,000 --> 01:09:02,151
- I have a letter
- What letter?
292
01:09:07,120 --> 01:09:09,998
From the headmaster of Arboal School
293
01:09:26,800 --> 01:09:29,678
Paresh wrote to me about this
294
01:09:35,360 --> 01:09:38,079
You've come here to study?
295
01:09:40,920 --> 01:09:42,558
Any money?
296
01:09:42,960 --> 01:09:48,239
I have twenty-nine rupees and six
annas after paying the train fare
297
01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:53,158
Can I get a room here?
298
01:09:53,560 --> 01:09:59,510
I have only the one room,
but we'll manage with it
299
01:09:59,880 --> 01:10:00,915
What rent?
300
01:10:01,320 --> 01:10:04,869
Can you work in the printing shop?
301
01:10:06,800 --> 01:10:10,270
At night, after classes?
302
01:10:12,400 --> 01:10:17,997
Go upstairs and you'll find the room;
I'll be up in a moment
303
01:11:36,320 --> 01:11:41,952

Dear mother, I have arrived safely.

Akhil-babu has arranged for my stay
304
01:11:42,240 --> 01:11:47,951
I won't pay rent, I'll work
in the printing shop
305
01:15:01,560 --> 01:15:04,996
Couldn't you find a better place
to sleep than CCB's class?
306
01:15:06,080 --> 01:15:07,957
Are you crying?
307
01:15:09,080 --> 01:15:14,359
Come on, we've two free periods
after this. Let's go for a walk
308
01:15:31,400 --> 01:15:35,951
Apu, don't you wish to go abroad?
309
01:15:36,880 --> 01:15:39,394
Find me a job on a ship
310
01:15:39,640 --> 01:15:44,953
I'm serious.
Let's go together, shall we?
311
01:15:49,240 --> 01:15:50,992
No ambitions?
312
01:15:51,280 --> 01:15:55,273
You'll stay like a frog in a well,
even if you get the chance?
313
01:15:59,880 --> 01:16:01,950
Mother will never let me go
314
01:16:03,880 --> 01:16:09,273
She didn't even want me to come here,
although it's only 3 hours by train
315
01:16:10,080 --> 01:16:15,359
I have ambitions, or I'd have stayed
there. I even had a job there
316
01:16:16,240 --> 01:16:19,277

- What job?
- That of a priest
317
01:16:19,560 --> 01:16:25,032
The family profession? You wear the
sacred thread? No Brahman's pigtail?
318
01:16:30,440 --> 01:16:33,796
We've missed two classes today
319
01:16:42,240 --> 01:16:47,314
We slipped up. We should have told
Pranab to answer for us at roll call
320
01:16:48,440 --> 01:16:51,512
No problem in PNG's class
321
01:18:33,440 --> 01:18:35,954
Have you grown taller?
322
01:18:38,280 --> 01:18:39,395
So you're thinner
323
01:18:40,240 --> 01:18:41,559
Did you get my letter?
324
01:18:41,920 --> 01:18:43,638
I'm not speaking to you
325
01:18:44,920 --> 01:18:47,480
You said holidays were from the 7th.
What's the date today?
326
01:18:47,840 --> 01:18:49,353
I had some work
327
01:18:49,680 --> 01:18:52,672
Admit you didn't want
to come to your mother
328
01:19:04,120 --> 01:19:07,192
Apu, you'll catch cold
329
01:19:22,920 --> 01:19:26,879
- What do they give you to eat there?
- Everything

330
01:19:30,440 --> 01:19:33,955
Lentils, rice, fish, vegetables
331
01:19:34,240 --> 01:19:37,312
- Who does the cooking?
- There's a cook
332
01:19:37,600 --> 01:19:39,318
A good cook?
333
01:20:07,840 --> 01:20:09,478
Stop reading
334
01:20:15,080 --> 01:20:19,312
Talk to me.
What have you seen in Calcutta?
335
01:20:19,600 --> 01:20:23,309
- Everything
- Tell me, then
336
01:20:23,600 --> 01:20:28,674
Victoria Memorial,
Whiteway Laidlaw...
337
01:20:28,920 --> 01:20:34,313
...Hogg Market,
the zoo, Fort William...
338
01:20:36,800 --> 01:20:38,711
The temple at Kalighat?
339
01:20:39,000 --> 01:20:44,950
Yes, I went there the other day.
And Keoratala...
340
01:20:45,720 --> 01:20:47,551
What's in Keoratala?
341
01:21:05,960 --> 01:21:11,478
When will you pass your examinations
and get a job? Can I stay with you?
342
01:21:17,200 --> 01:21:18,679
Rubbish
343

01:21:18,960 --> 01:21:24,318

What if I'm seriously ill?
Such things happen
344
01:21:24,760 --> 01:21:29,311
Every evening
I feel feverish and dizzy
345
01:21:30,600 --> 01:21:32,636
I've no appetite at all
346
01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:37,312
I've often thought of telling you,
but I haven't
347
01:21:38,240 --> 01:21:44,918
When you're able to earn money,
will you arrange treatment for me?
348
01:23:14,240 --> 01:23:18,597
Want paan?
Did you hear what Niru said?
349
01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:25,877
You'll go, won't you?
350
01:23:26,240 --> 01:23:29,949
- Why not? She's asked you many times
- I've classes on Monday
351
01:23:30,240 --> 01:23:34,119
What does it matter
if you are two days late?
352
01:23:36,600 --> 01:23:40,115
You have so few holidays
353
01:23:40,520 --> 01:23:44,911
There are no holidays
until New Year
354
01:24:24,160 --> 01:24:28,631
There's never time for packing in the
morning. I have to run for the train
355
01:24:49,080 --> 01:24:54,313
Sunrise is at quarter past six
tomorrow. Wake me in good time

356
01:26:14,000 --> 01:26:15,479
I'm late
357
01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:47,310
- Won't you check everything?
- There's no time
358
01:28:42,040 --> 01:28:42,916
I missed the train
359
01:28:46,040 --> 01:28:48,554
I'll go tomorrow
360
01:28:51,360 --> 01:28:52,759
Won't it upset your studies?
361
01:29:02,800 --> 01:29:06,679
- Would you like something to eat?
- Later, mother
362
01:30:39,640 --> 01:30:43,713
Dear Apu,
why don't you write regularly?
363
01:30:44,960 --> 01:30:47,838
I worry when I don't hear from you
364
01:30:48,120 --> 01:30:53,513
If you have a holiday during
the Ganesh puja, come home
365
01:30:53,800 --> 01:30:58,920
I haven't seen you for two months
366
01:30:59,200 --> 01:31:03,512
If you haven't enough money,
I'll send you some
367
01:31:08,160 --> 01:31:13,314
There are no Ganesh puja holiday
in my college, and I have exams soon
368
01:31:13,640 --> 01:31:18,839
If I don't stay in Calcutta,
my studies will suffer

369
01:31:46,520 --> 01:31:50,832
Every day I think of calling,
but I never manage it
370
01:31:56,640 --> 01:31:58,073
Heard from Apu?
371
01:32:00,440 --> 01:32:02,317
Is he well?
372
01:32:02,640 --> 01:32:09,159
Your son is a gem. You should get him
married, your worries would be over
373
01:32:09,640 --> 01:32:13,155
You're alone, and every day
I think of visiting you,
374
01:32:13,440 --> 01:32:15,715
but there's never time
375
01:32:16,040 --> 01:32:19,510
Yesterday, my son-in-law
arrived from Kalna
376
01:32:19,880 --> 01:32:25,512
They have a shop there.
He and his father look after it
377
01:32:25,800 --> 01:32:30,669
But what goings-on there are
378
01:32:30,960 --> 01:32:35,317
Three sons, and grandchildren, too
379
01:32:35,640 --> 01:32:39,030
The mother died, and the father
soon remarried
380
01:33:09,080 --> 01:33:12,755
Cremation ground
381
01:33:14,160 --> 01:33:16,674
What shall I do with so much?
382
01:33:20,960 --> 01:33:25,829

I can't stay now. I must go and

prepare medicine for Kumi's cough
383
01:33:26,120 --> 01:33:28,680
I'll come this evening, if I can
384
01:33:30,760 --> 01:33:33,957
Don't be cross, but we've written
to your great-uncle
385
01:33:35,320 --> 01:33:38,915
Why? He's an old man
386
01:33:39,320 --> 01:33:40,514
Have you written to Apu?
387
01:33:43,520 --> 01:33:48,196
Apu has a holiday
today and tomorrow
388
01:33:48,720 --> 01:33:52,030
Is he coming? Shall I write to him?
389
01:33:55,320 --> 01:33:59,393
If he comes, he must come
because he wants to
390
01:34:02,320 --> 01:34:08,395
His examinations are around the
corner. It's best if he stays there
391
01:34:08,680 --> 01:34:10,591
You mustn't write to him
392
01:34:11,520 --> 01:34:14,717
Promise me you won't
393
01:34:22,400 --> 01:34:25,710
I'll come again,
and so will the others
394
01:34:27,400 --> 01:34:31,791
- Shall I shut the door that's open?
- I'll do it later
395
01:34:32,080 --> 01:34:35,390
All right, I'll leave these

on the veranda
396
01:34:55,920 --> 01:34:58,798
I never expected to find you here
397
01:34:59,680 --> 01:35:02,353
Didn't you say you were leaving town
for two days?
398
01:35:02,680 --> 01:35:06,559
To your village... Mansapota?
399
01:35:10,760 --> 01:35:13,194
I can't study there, I fall asleep
400
01:35:13,520 --> 01:35:16,159
- Won't your mother be angry?
- No, I've fixed that
401
01:35:18,560 --> 01:35:22,951
I've sent her a money order,
from the bonus Akhil-babu gave me
402
01:35:26,320 --> 01:35:28,038
Aren't you nervous?
403
01:35:28,400 --> 01:35:32,393
A little. I'm not quite ready
for the chemistry paper
404
01:39:05,880 --> 01:39:08,155
There's a letter for you
405
01:39:18,000 --> 01:39:19,479
Is it from your mother?
406
01:39:21,040 --> 01:39:22,951
From Niri-di. Mother is ill
407
01:39:23,400 --> 01:39:25,197
Is it serious?
408
01:41:56,800 --> 01:42:01,749
Don't cry, Apu.
Parents don't stay with you forever
409

01:42:07,720 --> 01:42:09,597

It's what had to happen
410
01:42:11,880 --> 01:42:16,715
Now you'd better perform
the shraddha and then stay here
411
01:42:20,040 --> 01:42:22,554
You'll earn enough as a priest
412
01:42:56,320 --> 01:42:58,197
Where are you off to?
413
01:43:05,120 --> 01:43:08,590
- Why Calcutta?
- For my examinations
414
01:43:10,960 --> 01:43:12,951
And your mother's shraddha?
415
01:43:13,240 --> 01:43:15,800
I'll take care of that in Calcutta,
at Kalighat