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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Satyajit Ray
Production: Trans World Attractions
  4 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
8.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
1966
120 min
2,778 Views


In my opinion, the film

was bad in all respects.

But what is the

crime of an actor, sir?

Do you drink?

Yes, a little at times.

It is the second

nature of all movie actors.

But that does not...

This shows their lack of discipline.

Would you drink

inside the compartment?

Yes, you understand that

it is our second nature.

Then it is my duty to inform you

that due to alcoholic fumes

I get nausea.

It causes me to fall ill

and under the circumstances

I expect some consideration

from my fellow passengers.

You don't have to worry sir,

I'm in a different compartment.

I've heard about you,

read your writings

and so came to meet you.

- Oh I see.

Good day sir.

- Good day.

Yours is the lower berth.

Probably you may have some problem.

No, not at all. This is fine.

- Oh god, saved from him.

Mama.

A hundred point four.

The TC has no sense.

See who he has brought in.

What's wrong with that?

Haven't you read today's papers?

You are more bothered about such

things. Is it not worthy that

he's going to Delhi

to get an award?

Scandal is scandal.

Please open this bottle for me.

In Delhi I'll show you Jama Masjid.

- Then?

Then I'll also show you Qutub Minar.

It's tough.

You can call the porter

and ask him to open it for you.

What? Bottle cap?

It's not opening.

- Shall I try it?

Ok. Please try.

Here you are.

Thanks.

It's difficult when you

hand is wet with sweat.

Yes, you're right.

My congratulations to you.

Me?

For opening the bottle?

- No, not for that.

For the award that you

going to Delhi to collect.

She's had a fever

for the past month.

Even now it's above 100.

She's a great fan of yours.

- Is she?

We still haven't seen

your new movie.

It's good

that you haven't seen it.

Don't say that.

We never miss any of your movies.

We couldn't see the

latest because of her illness.

She fell ill at the same time

your movie was released.

In your line do you have to face

problems of export and import?

Yes we do. After all

it's also a business.

I have seen in Japan

that they are very advanced.

America was already very advanced.

This time it appears that the movie

industry there is in a slump.

The studios and

equipment are lying idle.

Television dominates.

I felt bad about the whole thing.

After all, there is nothing

to beat American movies.

Yes, whatever acting we

have learned is from them.

Please forgive my saying so.

We don't seem to be

bothered about quality.

Our motto has always

been to produce more

and produce rubbish.

Yes. Probably that is why

we have to resort to family planning.

My god. Do you publish this all alone?

Not alone. There are

two persons with me.

The initiative is mainly mine.

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Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray (Bengali: [ˈʃɔt̪ːodʒit̪ ˈrai̯] ( listen); 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, graphic artist, music composer and author, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengali Brahmo family of Bengali Kayastha origin which was prominent in the field of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves (1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, music composer, graphic designer and film critic. He authored several short stories and novels, meant primarily for young children and teenagers. Feluda, the sleuth, and Professor Shonku, the scientist in his science fiction stories, are popular fictional characters created by him. He was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. This film, along with Aparajito (1956), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959) form The Apu Trilogy. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, 2 Silver Bears, a number of additional awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992. The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in 1992. more…

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