Smaran Ghosal
Smaran Ghosal ( Bengali স্মরণ ঘোষাল Smaraṇ Ghoṣāl , Smaran Ghoshal ; * early 1940s; † July 10, 2008 in Kolkata ) was an Indian amateur actor . He was one of the four cast of the main character in Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy .
Life
Ghosal played the teenage Apu in Aparajito (1956) at the age of 14 . The director Satyajit Ray also cast him in 1961 in his documentary Rabindranath Tagore in the role of the young poet Tagore .
After that, he no longer appeared in the film. He ran a travel agency and was secretary of the South Calcutta Rifle Club, where he campaigned for the sport of shooting .
Smaran Ghosal died of heart failure.
Web links
- Smaran Ghosal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Aparajito's Apu dies
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ghosal, Smaran |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian amateur actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1940 and 1945 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2008 |
| Place of death | Kolkata |