take the pen out of the pocket and sign. The pen had run out of ink. Satyajit went to say cut, then Uttam tried to sign again with a light shake. Even though it didn't work, he dipped the pen in the glass of water in front of him and signed. Satyajit was very happy to see this scene. This show Uttam's geniusness. Ray was known for his perfection. So in Nayak he rejected 100 shaving brush before to not matched to his mind and then selected one for Uttam. Released & Reception The film premiered in Indira Cinema hall. Satyajit Ray invited Uttam Kumar to attend the premiere. When Uttam Kumar arrived in Indira Hall, there were thousands of people gathered to see him and police was employed to handle the situation. The film released on 6th may 1966 in India and Berlin Film Festivals and received overwhelming appreciation from the critics. It was released in the USA in 1974. This was the first time when the two icons of Bengali Cinema Satyajit Ray and Uttam Kumar worked together. Uttam Kumar once said that it was one of the best films of his career. When the famous Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor saw Nayak in London she become impressed with Uttam's outstanding performance and screen presence in the film. This film gave Uttam international recognition. The film become an all time blockbuster at the box office. Ray wrote after Uttam's death ‘I hardly recall any discussion with Uttam on a serious analytical level on the character he was playing. And yet he constantly surprised and delighted me with unexpected little details of action and behaviour which came from him and not from me, which were always in character and always enhanced a scene. They were so spontaneous that it seemed he produced these out of his sleeve. If there was any cogitation involved, he never spoke about it.’ He also said that in this film he might have made some mistakes but Uttam never made any, every shot was confirmed in one take. For his performance in Nayak, Uttam Kumar was included in Forbes India's 25 greatest acting performances of all time. After being digitally restored in Academy Film Archive ''Nayak'' was re released in 2014 Berlin Film Festivals. The film got success again. Awards Special Jury Award, Berlin International Film Festival, 1966 Critics' Prize (UNICRIT Award), Berlin International Film