Nayak

1966 Indian film by Satyajit Ray
Movie film Q639604
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Nayak

Summary

Nayak is a film[1]. Nayak ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nayak received the National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[3].
  • Nayak's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Nayak was directed by Satyajit Ray[5].
  • Satyajit Ray wrote the screenplay for Nayak[6].
  • Nayak's composer is recorded as Satyajit Ray[7].
  • Nayak's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of Nayak was Arun Kumar Chatterjee[9].
  • A cast member of Nayak was Sharmila Tagore[10].
  • A cast member of Nayak was Sumita Sanyal[11].
  • A cast member of Nayak was Kamu Mukherjee[12].
  • A cast member of Nayak was Hiralal[13].
  • Among the performers on Nayak was Satyajit Ray[14].
  • Nayak's director of photography is recorded as Subrata Mitra[15].
  • The original language of Nayak was Bangla[16].
  • Nayak was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • Nayak's color is recorded as black-and-white[18].
  • Nayak's country of origin is recorded as India[19].
  • Nayak was released on May 6, 1966[20].
  • Nayak's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[21].
  • Nayak's film editor is recorded as Dulal Dutta[22].
  • Nayak's title is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'নায়ক'}[23].
  • Nayak's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+113'}[24].
  • Nayak's EIRIN film rating is recorded as G[25].
  • Nayak's set in environment is recorded as train[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Nayak was Satyajit Ray[14]. Nayak was directed by Satyajit Ray[5]. Satyajit Ray wrote the screenplay for Nayak[6]. Cast members include Arun Kumar Chatterjee[9], Sharmila Tagore[10], Sumita Sanyal[11], Kamu Mukherjee[12], and Hiralal[13].

Publication

Nayak was released on May 6, 1966[20]. The original language of Nayak was Bangla[16]. Nayak's genre is drama film[8]. Nayak was distributed by video on demand[17].

Reception

Nayak received the National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[3].

Why It Matters

Nayak ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month).[2] Nayak has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Nayak is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Nayak receive?

Honors received include National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . eirin.jp. Retrieved . eirin.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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