Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, Senior Assistant Professor, Literature, SIASwrote about the sophistication of a psychoanalytical approach to stardom, and the unique daring of its leading actor in Satyajit Ray’s Nayak (The Hero, 1966), starring the Bengali screen icon Uttam Kumar, which was re-released after a digital restoration across the country on February 21 2025.
The same film occasioned a piece in Bangla about the idea of the public in popular culture. For readers who can read Bangla, head here
