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# The World of Apu (1959): cast and crew

17 cast and 22 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Soumitra Chatterjee](https://film.one/person/soumitra-chatterjee.md) as Apurba 'Apu' Roy
- [Sharmila Tagore](https://film.one/person/sharmila-tagore.md) as Aparna Roy
- [Alok Chakravarty](https://film.one/person/alok-chakravarty.md) as Kajal Roy
- [Swapan Mukherjee](https://film.one/person/swapan-mukherjee.md) as Pulu
- [Sefalika Devi](https://film.one/person/sefalika-devi.md) as Shashinarayan's Wife
- [Dhiresh Majumdar](https://film.one/person/dhiresh-majumdar.md) as Shashinarayan
- [Dhiren Ghosh](https://film.one/person/dhiren-ghosh.md) as Landlord
- [Belarani Devi](https://film.one/person/belarani-devi.md) as Apu's Neighbor
- [Asha Devi](https://film.one/person/asha-devi.md)
- [Shanti Bhattacherjee](https://film.one/person/shanti-bhattacherjee.md) as Office Associate
- [Panchanan Bhattacharya](https://film.one/person/panchanan-bhattacharya.md)
- [Bechu Singha](https://film.one/person/bechu-singha.md)
- Abhijit Chatterjee as Aparna's Brother
- Tushar Bandyopadhyay
- Jiten Bhons
- Jogesh Chatterjee
- Gupi Banerjee

## Directing

- [Satyajit Ray](https://film.one/person/satyajit-ray.md): Director
- Nityananda Datta: Assistant Director
- Shailen Dutta: Assistant Director
- Tapeshwar Prasad: Assistant Director
- Amiya Sanyal: Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Satyajit Ray](https://film.one/person/satyajit-ray.md): Screenplay
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay: Novel

## Production

- [Satyajit Ray](https://film.one/person/satyajit-ray.md): Producer
- Amiyanath Mukherji: Co-Producer
- Anil Choudhury: Production Manager

## Camera

- [Subrata Mitra](https://film.one/person/subrata-mitra.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Dulal Dutta](https://film.one/person/dulal-dutta.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Ravi Shankar](https://film.one/person/ravi-shankar.md): Original Music Composer
- Durgadas Mitra: Sound Designer

## Art

- [Bansi Chandragupta](https://film.one/person/bansi-chandragupta.md): Production Design, Art Direction
- Subodh Das: Set Decoration
- Chhedilal Sharma: Set Decoration

## Costume and make-up

- Shakti Sen: Makeup Artist

## Lighting

- Prabhas Bhattacharya: Lighting Technician
- Krishna Das: Lighting Technician
- Anil Pal: Lighting Technician
- Bhabaranjan Roy: Lighting Technician

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