Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Bireswar Sen, Bharati Devi, Sumita Sanyal, Somen Bose, Nirmal Ghosh. Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Full screen; aspect ratio of 1.33:1. Features: an interview from 2008 with actor Sharmila Tagore; interview from 2017 featuring film scholar Meheli Sen; new English subtitle translation. In booklet: an essay by Pico Iyer and a 1980 tribute to actor Uttam Kumar by director Satyajit Ray.
Summary:
Matinee idol Arindam Mukherjee is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by a journalist Aditi 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.
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