Review of Pather Panchali (1955) by Debayan R — 07 Mar 2016

Outstanding! Mindblowing! Brilliant! Excellent! Remarkable!

Sorry I dont have any other words.

This review of Pather Panchali (1955) was written by Debayan R on 07 Mar 2016.

Pather Panchali has generally received very positive reviews.

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