The Hero ( Nayak )

The Hero (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Nayak
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Bengali ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Bengali ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
121 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
India ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Satyajit Ray

Written By:
Satyajit Ray

Actors:
Uttam Kumar ..... Arindam Mukherjee
Sharmila Tagore ..... Aditi
Bireswar Sen ..... Mukunda Lahiri
Somen Bose ..... Sankar
Nirmal Ghosh ..... Jyoti
Premangshu Bose ..... Biresh
Sumita Sanyal ..... Promila Chatterjee
Ranjit Sen ..... Haren Bose
Bharati Devi ..... Manorama (Mr. Bose's wife)
Lali Chowdhury ..... Bulbul (Mr. Bose's daughter)
Kamu Mukherjee ..... Pritish Sarkar
Susmita Mukherjee ..... Molly (Mr. Sarkar's wife)
Subrata Sensharma ..... Ajoy
Jamuna Sinha ..... Sefalika (Ajoy's wife)
Hiralal ..... Kamal Misra

Synopsis:

This beautifully observed character study was one of Ray's earliest original screenplays. En route to an award ceremony, a famous and egocentric Bengali movie star finds that he is compelled to re-evaluate his life after encountering a disapproving young journalist.

A matinee idol Arindam Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by a journalist Aditi (Sharmila Tagore) who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets. On a parallel track, a number of sub-plots unfold (involving an advertising executive and his wife, a businessman and his family, a silent swami and a cranky old man) to reveal the hypocrisies and frailties of the society. The film reaches a climax when Arindam, overcome by his guilt, contemplates suicide and is dissuaded by Aditi. The next morning, Aditi who had surreptitiously taken notes of their conversation destroys them - not wanting to reveal Arindam's darkest secrets. When the train reaches its destination, Arindam alights and is surrounded by his fans and is back to his normal star self where there is no place for guilt, confessions and Aditi.

En route to Delhi to receive an award, a Bengali film star reevaluates his success through his fellow passengers, dreams and past experiences.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 19 October, 2013.

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