Banchharamer Bagan is a 1980 Bengali drama film directed by Tapan Sinha.[1][2] It stars Manoj Mitra and is adapted from his celebrated stage play Sajano Bagan.[3] The film was critically acclaimed and is regarded as a classic to this day.[4][5][6]
| Banchharamer Bagan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
| Written by | Manoj Mitra |
| Screenplay by | Tapan Sinha |
| Based on | Sajano Bagan by Manoj Mitra |
| Produced by | Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty |
| Starring | Manoj Mitra Dipankar De Rabi Ghosh Nirmal Kumar Madhabi Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Bimal Mukherjee |
| Edited by | Subodh Roy |
| Music by | Tapan Sinha |
Release date | 1980 |
Running time | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot edit
The film revolves around the struggles of lonely aged persons. An elderly man becomes a one-man army against the corrupt society. There is an old peasant's garden, which the zamindar desperately want to occupy. Despite the continuous machinations and traps put forward by the zamindar, the aged, frail peasant Bancharam, in some way or the other, continues to live in his garden, and manages to maintain it as well.[7]
Cast edit
- Manoj Mitra as Bancharam
- Dipankar De as Zamindar
- Nirmal Kumar as Lawyer
- Madhabi Mukherjee as Zamindar's Wife
- Rabi Ghosh as Doctor
- Bhanu Bandopadhyay as Priest
- Biplab Chatterjee as Hontka/Kontka
- Devika Mukherjee as Chumki
- Bhishma Guhathakurta as Gopinath
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a.chatterji, shoma. "The Cinema Of Tapan Sinha - An Introduction By Amitava Nag". www.thecitizen.in. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Bancharamer Bagan (1980) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "'Bancharamer Bagan' - From 'Shonar Pahar' to 'Belashese': Bengali cinema's tribute to senior citizens". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Apur Panchali - From 'Shonar Pahar' to 'Belashese': Bengali cinema's tribute to senior citizens". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Ishan (9 July 2020). "Bancharamer Bagan (1980) | Art House Cinema". arthousecinema.in. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Rohit K. Dasgupta; Sangeeta Datta (15 December 2018). 100 Essential Indian Films. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-1-4422-7799-1.
- ^ Ishan (9 July 2020). "Bancharamer Bagan (1980) | Art House Cinema". www.arthousecinema.in. Retrieved 13 January 2022.