Karuna Bannerjee

A dawn to dusk account of a young man in search of a job. This is his day of an interview in a swell Indo-British firm where, logically, he has to look his best. His only suit, a complete one, is in the laundry, and as luck would have it, all city laundries are on strike from that morning. The film is an intense search for a new suit to be borrowed from any of his friends, the loss of a good one procured that way, again a frantic search, and finally the interview. (MrinalSen.org)

A wealthy family from Calcutta is on the last day of their vacation in Darjeeling, a hill station at the foot of Mount Kanchenjungha, the second highest peak of the Himalayas. Until now, they have been unable to catch a glimpse of the peak Kanchenjungha.The family members are dominated by the father, Indranath (Chhabi Biswas), an industrialist. He wants his daughter to marry a man of his choice and hopes that the man will propose if they are left together alone for some time... (satyajitray.org)

In 19th-century rural Bengal, a deeply devout patriarch dreams that his young daughter-in-law, Doyamoyee, is an incarnation of the goddess Kali. He begins worshipping her, and word of her perceived divinity quickly spreads, turning her into a local deity. While her educated husband attempts to free her from this burden, the overwhelming weight of religious superstition and societal pressure takes a tragic toll on her life.

Following his family's relocation to Varanasi after leaving their rural village, young Apu faces tragedy that forces him and his mother to start anew. As he grows into a bright teenager, Apu earns a scholarship to study in Kolkata. His pursuit of education creates a bittersweet emotional divide between his ambitions in the metropolis and his increasingly lonely, ailing mother back home.

In a impoverished rural village of Bengal, young Apu grows up alongside his elder sister Durga and their struggling family. As their idealistic father journeys away to earn a living, the siblings discover wonder in nature and daily hardships. Through small joys, tragic losses, and the harsh realities of poverty, the family perseveres while confronting the inevitable arrival of change.