Nayak

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Nayak

1966,

2h 0m,

Drama/

Adventure

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While riding in a train on his way to collect an award, movie star Arindam (Uttam Kumar) encounters reporter Aditi (Sharmila Tagore) and begins pouring his heart out to her, almost against his will. By the end of the journey, he is so distraught over the feelings that have been dredged up about his personal life, he's contemplating suicide. He is dissuaded by Aditi, who destroys the notes she'd taken. When the train arrives, Arindam is ready to perform for his public as if nothing had happened.

Penelope Gilliatt

The New Yorker

Mar 6, 2024

It is the achievement of a great film director working outside of his usual style, fumbling sometimes with surrealism... but sometimes illuminating it by lines that suddenly show character in movement.

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

Jul 14, 2007

Satyajit Ray's 1966 feature comes at the tail end of his early realist period, which included most of the films that won him his reputation in the West.

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Nandini Ramnath

Scroll.in

Feb 21, 2025

Ray packs a world into the train’s cramped compartments, creating a lasting chronicle of the reality behind the artifice in actors and beyond.

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Jimmy Cage

Jimmy Cage Movie Reviews (YouTube)

Apr 8, 2022

8/10

NAYAK is a wonderful film that once again proves Satyajit Rays keen sense of profound characters and places. Uttam Kumar shines in the role of the two-edged hero who is caught in a jumble of desire, accomplishment and remorse.

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Arun A.K

Film Inquiry

Jun 3, 2021

The Hero takes a compassionate look at the shortcomings of human nature that make a person fall prey to greed and moral corruption.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Aug 25, 2020

3.5/5

A thoughtful, meditative portrait concerned with the price of fame, The Hero is another generously performed think piece from one of Ray's most prolific periods.

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Synopsis

While riding in a train on his way to collect an award, movie star Arindam (Uttam Kumar) encounters reporter Aditi (Sharmila Tagore) and begins pouring his heart out to her, almost against his will. By the end of the journey, he is so distraught over the feelings that have been dredged up about his personal life, he's contemplating suicide. He is dissuaded by Aditi, who destroys the notes she'd taken. When the train arrives, Arindam is ready to perform for his public as if nothing had happened.

Director: Satyajit Ray
Screenwriter: Satyajit Ray
Production Co: R.D. Banshal & Co.
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Original Language: Bangla
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 20, 2018
Runtime: 2h 0m

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