Nayak Page #3

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
2,784 Views


Is this all written by you?

- See for yourself.

I have to read. Do the proof editing.

There is no dearth of writers.

The layout needs to be improved.

If we get some advertisements

then it can be done.

You have so many contacts.

Why don't you help her out?

To start with, let's make your

wife a subscriber. That will do.

Ok. What is the damage?

Only ten bucks. In this

I'm very shameless.

My god.

What name shall I write?

- Shefalika Devi.

Why don't you go door

to door to sell this?

You'll find a lot of

husbands like mine

who'll give ten bucks

just looking at you.

I'm going to Delhi to

get some subscribers.

I have an uncle there.

I hope you aren't offended.

- Of course not.

Look there!

I'm happy that your trip

has proved fruitful.

It's Arindam Mukhrerjee, isn't it?

- Yes

Don't you like him?

I haven't seen many of his movies.

But his acting isn't bad.

There is some news about

him in the papers today.

He seems to have had a

brawl with someone.

If you speak a little louder

he'll hear you.

Let me get his autograph.

Can I get your autograph?

It's for my cousin sister.

- That's it.

You do appear to be

an autograph monger.

Do you have the bad habit

of seeing Bengali movies?

I see a few of them.

Do you find them so bad?

There is absence of reality in them.

You are right.

Like a graduate heroine

should never sing of

the pains of separation.

The hero should also

not be equal to a god.

Thank you. I'll take your leave.

I don't know how

he took what I said.

What happened?

I couldn't stop speaking the truth.

- What truth did you speak?

Have you seen 'Japaraja'?

Yes, now I remember.

In that movie he is a champion.

Tennis champion, swimming champion...

he knows dancing, singing...

he is progressive minded, studious...

a very devoted lover.

Can one person be so gifted?

She was very

impressed by that movie.

When I saw it all these

things never came to my mind.

The fact is that he is

like lord Krsna and

fans like her are his gopis.

Porter.

Why are you paying?

- But why should you?

Listen. He's gone to the

dining car. I'm also going.

And me?

- You also come, but after some time.

He's a big fish.

He'll take time to prepare.

Ok then.

Hey, are you angry?

- I said it's alright.

Listen, if I can break

the ice with him, then

for your next birthday...

- a pearl necklace.

Yes.

We have Darjeeling and you

say that you don't serve tea?

Tea is served only during teatime.

Now you can get cold drinks.

Then can I have a beer?

- Alcohol can't be served now.

Well, can I have a coke then?

Coke?

Coca cola.

Coca cola, yes.

Get one for me also.

I didn't recognize you.

But I recognize you.

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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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