The Hero

The Hero

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): বাংলা (Bengali)
  • Director(s): Satyajit Ray
  • Cast(s): Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Bireswar Sen, Sumita Sanyal, Bharati Devi See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 58min
  • Award(s): BFJA 1967 (Won)
    Golden Berlin Bear 1966 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Athhoi, Raktabeej
  • Story:
    A matinee idol is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by a journalist 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.
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8.3/10
IMDb

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The Hero - Cast

The Hero - Crew

STORY AND RATINGS

Story
A matinee idol is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by a journalist 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.
Ratings

8.3/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
BFJA Award

Best Actor | 1967

Best Director | 1967 | Satyajit

Best Indian Films | 1967 | Satyajit

Best Screenplay | 1967 | Satyajit

Best Dialogue | 1967 | Satyajit

Silver Lotus Award

Best Screenplay | 1967 | Satyajit

Special Mention Award

1966 | Satyajit

UNICRIT Award

1966 | Satyajit

Nominations
Golden Berlin Bear Award

1966 | Satyajit

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

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.

The train service shown in this movie still runs in the present days in between Howrah (Kolkata) and New Delhi. At that time the train was called as 'AC Deluxe Express' since the train was consisted of AC coaches only. But later Non-AC coaches were added and the train was renamed as 'Poorva Express'. Everyday it leaves Howrah at 8AM and Reaches New Delhi at 6AM next day. The return journey starts from New Delhi at 5:30PM and reaches Howrah at 5:15PM next day. Before the introduction of Rajdhani Express this train was one of the most prestigious trains in India. However, majority of the train interiors were replicated in the studio for this film, but they were created as the life replicas of the train itself in order to reflect the actual train interior.

This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #911. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 20 February 2018.

Popular Dialogues

"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."

"Sankar: A film actor is nothing but a puppet, a puppet in the hands of the director, a puppet in the hands of the cameraman, in the hands of the sound-recorder. He is also a puppet in the hands of the editor who cuts and pastes the movie."