As an orphan, Apu always tries to reach his goal of becoming a writer where he lives through poverty. Things turn to a different path in this man's life when he meets our wells, whose impending wedding was canceled when it turns out that the groom is mentally unstable. In these scenes, this young man tries to save our wells from the life of spinsterhood dictated by custom, as he has already married her.
Director Satyajit Ray, with greater technical means, makes the truth of his relationships and the revelation of India the main trumps of the film. Wit, tenderness and intrinsic human revelations illuminate this unusual film.
Though the rhythm of the storytelling is choppy and Apu himself seems incompletely realized, the first appearance of the remarkable Sharmila Tagore as his well-to-do bride upgrades the film's middle section.
