---
title: 'Nayak (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Satyajit Ray'
released: '1966-05-06'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nayak-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060742/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nayak (1966)

1966 · 113 min · Drama · India

Original title: নায়ক

## Synopsis

Nayak is a 1966 Indian Bengali-language epic psychological drama written, scored and directed by Satyajit Ray. Produced by R. D. Bansal under the banner of R. D. B. & Co., the film stars Uttam Kumar as a matinee idol on a 24-hour train ride from Kolkata to Delhi to receive a National Award, where he ends up revealing his mistakes, insecurities, and regrets during a multi-part interview to a young journalist, played by Sharmila Tagore.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Dulal Dutta](https://cinepixo.com/people/dulal-dutta)
- **Director:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Screenplay:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Director of Photography:** [Subrata Mitra](https://cinepixo.com/people/subrata-mitra)

## Cast

- [Arun Kumar Chatterjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/arun-kumar-chatterjee)
- [Hiralal](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiralal)
- [Kamu Mukherjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamu-mukherjee)
- [Sharmila Tagore](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharmila-tagore)
- [Sumita Sanyal](https://cinepixo.com/people/sumita-sanyal)

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