Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury writes for The Wire and Sangbad Pratidin

Dr Sayandeb ChowdhurySenior 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. 

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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