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==Plot==
[[File:Pather Panchali (1955).webm | thumb|The film ''Pather Panchali'' (in Bengali, without subtitle)]]In 1910 Nischindipur, rural [[Bengal]], Harihar Roy earns a meagre living as a ''[[pujari]]'' (priest) but dreams of a better career as a poet and playwright. His wife Sarbajaya cares for their children, Durga and Apu, and Harihar's elderly cousin, Indir Thakrun. Because of their limited resources, Sarbajaya resents having to share her home with the old Indir, who often steals food from their already bare kitchen. Durga is fond of Indir and often gives her fruit stolen from a wealthy neighbour's orchard. One day, the neighbour's wife accuses Durga of stealing a bead necklace (which Durga denies) and blames Sarbajaya for encouraging her tendency to steal.
As the elder sibling, Durga cares for Apu with motherly affection but spares no opportunity to tease him. Together, they share life's simple joys: sitting quietly under a tree, viewing pictures in a travelling vendor's [[Bioscope show|bioscope]], running after the candy man who passes through, and watching a ''[[Jatra (theatre)|jatra]]'' (folk theatre) performed by an acting troupe. Every evening, they are delighted by the sound of a distant train's whistle.
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