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Nayak (Nayak: The Hero) (1966)

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Aditi (Sharmila Tagore) is a pretty journalist who interviews the film star Arindam Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar Chatterjee) on a train trip to Delhi, and flashbacks are used to illustrate the main events in the actor's life. After she has completed the interview, Aditi tears up her notes and refuses to use the story that could change the public perception of the popular actor. Satyajit Ray directed and provided the screenplay and music for this feature that was shown at the 1966 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Unrated, 2 hr.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Satyajit Ray

Written By: Satyajit Ray

In Theaters: Jul 19, 1974 Limited

On DVD: Feb 6, 2007

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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.

July 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Pat Graham

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Mr. Ray, best known for his Apu trilogy, handles the proceedings with formidable deftness marked by a penetrating vision of performers and film-making.

July 9, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Without resorting to a cheap sexual encounter, Ray deftly guides the pair through a sensitive restrained relationship that is quite poignant...

July 9, 2007 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

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In "Nayak," Arindam Mukherjee(Uttam Kumar), a famous movie star, travels on a train to Delhi to accept an award, two days after being arrested for assault. Director Satyajit Ray uses this as a jumping off point for a thoughtful meditation on capitalism in a modernizing India that is in danger of losing its connections

October 2, 2007

Walter M.

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A classic Satyajit Ray film. It's criminal that his films are not more readily avaliable. The story is a simple tale of a matinee idol, played by real life matinee idol Uttam Kumar, which would be why is performance seems so natural. Sharmila Tagore, is excellent, as is the case with all the other Ray films I've seen

December 30, 2008