art_culture medium True/False

Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' (1955) launched the Indian Parallel Cinema movement, emphasizing realism and social themes.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Pather Panchali, the first film of Ray's Apu Trilogy, pioneered Indian Parallel Cinema with its neorealist style, non-professional actors, and focus on rural life. It won the Best Human Document award at Cannes 1956.

Topic Cinema - Parallel Cinema
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC, Railway