The Hero

Director: Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray

Overview

Aditi (Sharmila Tagore) is a pretty journalist who interviews the film star Arindam Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar Chatterjee) on a train trip to Delhi, and flashbacks are used to illustrate the main events in the actor's life. After she has completed the interview, Aditi tears up her notes and refuses to use the story that could change the public perception of the popular actor. Satyajit Ray directed and provided the screenplay and music for this feature that was shown at the 1966 Berlin Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/20/2018
UPC:	0715515210515
Original Release:	1966
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W]
Time:	1:57:00
Sales rank:	7,907

Special Features

New, restored 2k digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; 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 lyer and a 1980 tribute to actor Uttam Kumar by Director Satyajit Ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sharmila Tagore	Aditi
Kamu Mukherjee	Pritish Sarkar
Uttam Kumar	Arindam Mukherjee

Technical Credits

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray	Director,Editor,Screenwriter
Bansi Chandragupta	Production Designer
Dulal Dutta	Editor
Subrata Mitra	Cinematographer