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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.
Original Release
05/06/1966
US Release
07/19/1974
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Uttam Kumar | Arindam Mukherjee |
Sharmila Tagore | Aditi |
Bireswar Sen | Mukunda Lahiri |
Somen Bose | Sankar |
Nirmal Ghosh | Jyoti |
Premangshu Bose | Biresh |
Sumita Sanyal | Promila Chatterjee |
Ranjit Sen | Haren Bose |
Bharati Devi | Manorama (Mr. Bose's wife) |
Lali Chowdhury | Bulbul (Mr. Bose's daughter) |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Uttam Kumar | Arindam Mukherjee |
Sharmila Tagore | Aditi |
Bireswar Sen | Mukunda Lahiri |
Somen Bose | Sankar |
Nirmal Ghosh | Jyoti |
Premangshu Bose | Biresh |
Sumita Sanyal | Promila Chatterjee |
Ranjit Sen | Haren Bose |
Bharati Devi | Manorama (Mr. Bose's wife) |
Lali Chowdhury | Bulbul (Mr. Bose's daughter) |
Kamu Mukherjee | Pritish Sarkar (as Kamu Mukhopadhyay) / Pritish Sarkar |
Susmita Mukherjee | Molly (Mr. Sarkar's wife) (as Susmita Mukhopadhyay) / Molly (Mr. Sarkar's wife) |
Subrata Sensharma | Ajoy (as Subrata Sen) / Ajoy |
Jamuna Sinha | Sefalika (Ajoy's wife) |
Hiralal | Kamal Misra |
Jogesh Chatterjee | Aghore, elderly journalist (as Jogesh Chattopadhyay) / Aghore, elderly journalist |
Satya Banerjee | Swamiji (as Satya Bandyopadhyay) / Swamiji |
Gopal Dey | Conductor |
Jayanta Bhattacharya | |
Dilip Bose |
Producers
Name | Role |
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R.D. Bansal | Producer |
Sharankumari Bansal | Producer |