Nayak Page #7

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
2,860 Views


Such an incident

I would like to

include in my biography.

Pramila.

- Pramila?

Chatterjee. Miss.

Aha.

Good day. Now you can leave.

What happened now?

You do so many romantic

roles with so many heroines

and still you find

an unknown girl in your house

and get nervous.

Nervous?

Yes, you are nervous.

No. Civilised. A gentleman.

A cultured man.

You look better like

this than on the screen.

You probably do a lot of makeup.

Look Miss Chatterjee

I'm not used to late nights.

But I am.

Is there any compulsion that

I should go by your habits?

I suggest that you come tomorrow.

At night?

By god.

You are a good player.

I used to play well earlier.

Used to study the

games of grandmasters.

Now I don't find the time.

If this is your play

without practice

then what will happen to me.

Casablanca, Venice...

The game is played in our country.

Then tell me is it correct

to say that India has nothing?

There is nothing now.

Nothing at all.

You have a charming wife.

Where is she?

- Who, Molly?

Molly, Jolly, Folly, Golly.

You are lucky. Mr. Burman.

No it's Sarkar.

Mr. Sarkar you are lucky.

Is that why I'm losing?

Cheers for Pritram Advertising.

That's checkmate.

Mate?

Your mate is great.

Where is Brojo? Brajeswar.

Where is Brojo? Brajeswar.

Action.

Arindam.

Pramila.

Pramila.

Pramila.

Are you looking for my wife?

Your?

Don't you know?

Playing the fool, scoundrel.

What happened? Are you feeling sick?

Your dinner sir.

Mr. Arindam.

I have a request. Will you honor it?

Tell me.

- I want to act in movies.

Can you help me?

I have acted in my school days.

I can sing and dance.

Your husband is with you, isn't he?

Isn't he with you?

- Yes.

Ask him to come and talk to me.

Then I shall think it over. Ok?

Where were you till now?

I was telling your husband

why don't you come to

my house in Delhi for tea?

You ought to mix more

with people, yes?

Let me see.

Sir.

I'll think over your matter

but I can't commit anything now.

I'll let you know later.

What dear, you won't eat?

Shall I call for your dinner?

No.

You are unnecessarily

taking it out on me.

I want an arrangement with you.

What arrangement?

I'll do what you want.

I'll be nice to him.

Maybe that will get your work done.

Before that you will

honor one of my requests.

What request?

You'll tell Arindam Mukherjee that

you have no objection

to my acting in movies.

You keep busy with your

work and I'll do my work.

You want to act in movies?

Yes.

Impossible.

Hey there.

You're that... what do

you call them, sitting

Chair car.

Yes. A Miss Sengupta is there,

fair complexion and wears glasses.

Has a pen tucked inside her blouse.

Understood.

What did you understand?

Miss Sengupta, fair complexion,

wears glasses, fountain pen...

Where is that?

Tucked inside her blouse.

Good.

Tell her that I'm looking for her.

Yes, old man.

If life remains...

...then we shall meet.

Sir. Miss Sengupta.

Listen, I'm...

...I'm drunk.

I want to ask you some questions.

Tell me.

There is a news item

about me in the newspapers.

Do you know that?

Yes I know.

Do you know the

real facts behind it?

No.

Wouldn't you like to know?

What is the purpose?

Your interview will be incomplete.

Let it be. There will be no problem.

But then...

You know one married woman...

There is no use Mr. Arindam.

What do you mean by no use?

I need to say it.

What purpose will it serve?

The pain is here.

There is no one

to whom I can say it.

Those that are there, you know...

...if something

happens to me then none...

Assume that you

have said everything.

I have known everything.

How did you know?

I could make it out.

So you can make out things.

Why not?

Why my new movie will flop,

can you make that out?

Maybe I can.

Tell me why.

You probably could not

concentrate on your work

and hence your work

has not been good.

So you saw your...

...god equivalent hero?

Yes I saw him.

So...

...you can leave now.

And you. You first go to

your compartment and then I'll go.

You...

...can write whatever you want.

Whatever you feel like.

I don't care.

Understood, Miss Modern.

Please...

...forgive me.

I'm not well.

Good morning.

- Good morning.

Is the train running on time?

- They say so.

A big headache.

You have an ad agency?

Till now that's my business.

Do you have the account of

any religious organization?

Religious organization?

Advertisements?

- Yes

Have you heard of WWWW?

What WW and a lot of W's?

Not a lot but only four W's.

World Wide Will Water.

What did you say?

- Will like will power.

Will force. Let me show it to you.

Read this.

- I don't have my specs.

You keep it I'll read it later.

We believe that where

there is a will there is a way

to prognosticate and prevent all

calamities and catastrophes.

Ok? I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

We believe that if a sizeable

amount of people come together

as one unified will force

then they can achieve anything.

Be it a war or an epidemic,

anything can be prognosticated

and prevented.

We have our branches in

all major cities in

India and our current

objective is to

further explore and expand.

Before that we need

some publicity and

one emblem, WWWW.

Have you allotted a budget for that?

Yes we have made a budget.

It's thirty thousand.

I wanted to discuss it with you.

Are you going to Delhi?

What?

- Are you going to Delhi?

Give me your address.

Wait sir, I'm having a headache.

Get down.

Come on get down.

Good morning.

Oh god, it's so late.

I thought that I'd see you for some

more time and then wake you up.

Yes, sleep in the night...

Are you hurt?

No.

How is she today?

Today her fever has subsided.

She feels it's all because of you.

Oh god, I never knew that

I had this skill in me.

She has one wish you know.

What is the wish?

Your autograph.

Do you have your book?

No?

Wait.

Can you lend me your pen?

Thank you.

What is your name?

Shaidayanti.

Bulbul.

How are you?

You can make out everything.

Tell me how I am.

Well.

Why?

No. I feel a sense of

void inside, a sense of

missing something.

Why is that so?

I'll probably not

meet you hereafter.

You'll also not come

into our profession.

No, your profession

is totally different.

We travel in buses and trams

...and move around in market places.

If three consecutive movies flop

then I may also come to that world.

Why do you say that? You'll stay

where you are now and for a long time.

Your market will remain good.

This is your interview.

You tore it up?

You'll write it out of your memory?

I'll keep it my memory.

I'll take leave.

My wishes to 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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