Pather Panchali secured 42 rank in Sight and Sound Poll

Pather Panchali secured 42 rank in Sight and Sound Poll with 31 votes on 2 August 2012.  It was featured in the 50 greatest films of all time List by Sight & Sound Maganzine.

Pather Panchali (Song of the Road) was made by the Film maker Satyajit Ray. This Film was based on Bengali Novel Pather Panchali written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.

This movie was made under the small budhet of Rs. 150 thousand. It was lyrical and the story of the film was related to the peasant family in rural India of 1920.  Approximately, 846 critics, academics and distributors had given the vote to Pather Panchali for the 50 greatest films.

Pather Panchali was honoured with Best Human Document prize at the Cannes Film Festival in the year 1956. This is first Indian Film that was the part of the Sight & Sound list.  In 2002, this film was ranked 22 in Sight and Sound Poll. Sight & Sound is the reputed Magazine from the Film Institute of British.  Vertiogo secured first rank in Sight and Sound Poll.