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The Hero

Original title: Nayak
  • 1966
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
6.2K
YOUR RATING
The Hero (1966)
BengaliDrama

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

  • Director
    • Satyajit Ray
  • Writer
    • Satyajit Ray
  • Stars
    • Uttam Kumar
    • Sharmila Tagore
    • Bireswar Sen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    6.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Satyajit Ray
    • Writer
      • Satyajit Ray
    • Stars
      • Uttam Kumar
      • Sharmila Tagore
      • Bireswar Sen
    • 47User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast26

    Uttam Kumar
    Uttam Kumar
    • Arindam Mukherjee
    Sharmila Tagore
    Sharmila Tagore
    • Aditi
    Bireswar Sen
    • Mukunda Lahiri
    Somen Bose
    • Sankar
    Nirmal Ghosh
    • Jyoti
    Premangshu Bose
    • Biresh
    Sumita Sanyal
    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
    • (as Kamu Mukhopadhyay)
    Susmita Mukherjee
    • Molly (Mr. Sarkar's wife)
    • (as Susmita Mukhopadhyay)
    Subrata Sensharma
    • Ajoy
    • (as Subrata Sen)
    Jamuna Sinha
    • Sefalika (Ajoy's wife)
    Hiralal
    Hiralal
    • Kamal Misra
    Jogesh Chatterjee
    • Aghore, elderly journalist
    • (as Jogesh Chattopadhyay)
    Satya Banerjee
    • Swamiji
    • (as Satya Bandyopadhyay)
    Gopal Dey
    • Conductor
    • Director
      • Satyajit Ray
    • Writer
      • Satyajit Ray
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews47

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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'The Hero' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Related interests

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    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Director Satyajit Ray had written the script of this movie considering only Uttam Kumar in the lead role. He had confessed that if Uttam Kumar had refused it, he would've abandoned the project altogether.
    • Quotes
      • Arindam Mukherjee: There's no scope of overacting in front of camera; if you overact a little, then it will magnify tenfold in the camera.
    • Connections
      Featured in Satyajit Ray (1982)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 6, 1966 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Bengali
    • Also known as
      • Nayak: The Hero
    • Production company
      • R.D.Banshal & Co.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 57m(117 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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