Nayak (1966)
- Original title
- নায়ক
- Directed by
- Satyajit Ray
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 65 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A famous movie star travels by train to receive a national award. During the journey, he gives a long interview to a young journalist and reveals his personal failures, doubts, and regrets.
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What happens
Nayak (subtitled as The Hero; Bengali pronunciation: [naːok]) is a 1966 Indian Bengali-language epic psychological drama written, scored and directed by Satyajit Ray. Produced by R. D. Bansal under the banner of R. D. B. & Co., the film stars Uttam Kumar as a matinee idol on a 24-hour train ride from Kolkata to Delhi to receive a National Award, where he ends up revealing his mistakes, insecurities, and regrets during a multi-part interview to a young journalist, played by Sharmila Tagore. Written and filmed in 1965, Nayak is Ray's second entirely original screenplay, after Kanchenjungha (1962). Subrata Mitra handled its cinematography, while Dulal Dutta edited the film. It marks the first collaboration between Ray and Kumar, and also pairs the latter with Tagore for the second time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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