The Hero
In this psychologically rich character study, written and directed by Satyajit Ray, Bengali film star Uttam Kumar draws on his real-world celebrity to play Arindam Mukherjee, a matinee idol on the brink of his first flop. When Mukherjee boards an overnight train to Delhi to accept an award, a journalist (Sharmila Tagore) approaches him seeking an exclusive interview, which initiates a conversation that sends the actor reeling down a path of self-examination. Seamlessly integrating rueful flashbacks and surreal dream sequences with the quietly revelatory stories of the train’s other passengers, The Hero is a graceful meditation on art, fame, and regret from one of world cinema’s most keenly perceptive filmmakers.
Special Features
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New program featuring an interview from 2008 with actor Sharmila Tagore
- New program featuring film scholar Meheli Sen
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by author Pico Iyer and a 1980 tribute to actor Uttam Kumar by director Satyajit Ray
Original poster by Satyajit Ray
Special Features
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New program featuring an interview from 2008 with actor Sharmila Tagore
- New program featuring film scholar Meheli Sen
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by author Pico Iyer and a 1980 tribute to actor Uttam Kumar by director Satyajit Ray
Original poster by Satyajit Ray
Cast
- Uttam Kumar
- Arindam Mukherjee
- Sharmila Tagore
- Aditi Sengupta
- Bireswar Sen
- Mukunda Lahiri
- Somen Bose
- Shankar
- Nirmal Ghosh
- Jyoti, Arindam’s manager
- Premangshu Bose
- Biresh
- Sumita Sanyal
- Promila Chatterjee
- Ranjit Sen
- Mr. Bose
- Bharati Devi
- Manorama, Bose’s wife
- Lali Chowdhury
- Bulbul, the Boses’ daughter
- Kamu Mukherjee
- Pritish Sarkar
- Susmita Mukherjee
- Molly, Sarkar’s wife
- Subrata Sen Sharma
- Mr. Ajoy
- Jamuna Sinha
- Sefalika, Ajoy’s wife
- Kamal Misra
- Hiralal, film producer
- Jogesh Chatterjee
- Mr. Chatterjee, elderly journalist
- Satya Banerjee
- Swami
- Gopal Dey
- Conductor
Credits
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Producers
- R. D. Bansal
- Producers
- Sharankumari Bansal
- Screenplay
- Satyajit Ray
- Cinematography
- Subrata Mitra
- Editor
- Dulal Dutta
- Art director
- Bansi Chandragupta
- Music
- Satyajit Ray
- Sound
- Nripen Paul
- Sound
- Atul Chatterjee
- Sound
- Sujit Sarkar
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A scene from The Hero
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