The Hero

Directed by Satyajit Ray
Not Rated
May 6, 1966    1h 58mDrama
8.3100%92%8.0
Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, 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.
  • Uttam KumarArindam Mukherjee
  • Sharmila TagoreAditi
  • Bireswar SenMukunda Lahiri
  • Somen BoseSankar
  • Nirmal GhoshJyoti
  • Premangshu BoseBiresh
  • Sumita SanyalPromila Chatterjee
  • Ranjit SenHaren Bose
  • Bharati DeviManorama (Mr. Bose's wife)
  • Lali ChowdhuryBulbul (Mr. Bose's daughter)
  • Kamu MukherjeePritish Sarkar
  • Susmita MukherjeeMolly (Mr. Sarkar's wife)
  • Subrata SensharmaAjoy
  • Jamuna SinhaSefalika (Ajoy's wife)
  • HiralalKamal Misra
  • Jogesh ChatterjeeAghore, elderly journalist
  • Gopal DeyConductor
  • Satya Bandopadhyay
  • Satyajit RayDirector / Writer / Original Music Composer
  • R.D. BansalProducer

The Hero Ratings & Reviews

  • Daggerhead69January 24, 2026
    Without resorting to a cheap sexual encounter, Ray deftly guides the pair through a sensitive, restrained relationship. Quite poignant, i might add.

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