Banchharamer Bagaan

Banchharamer Bagaan
Banchharamer Bagaan
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

Banchharamer Bagaan is a 1980 Bengali drama film directed by Tapan Sinha.^[1]^[2] It stars Manoj Mitra and is adapted from his celebrated stage play Shajano Bagaan.^[3] The film was critically acclaimed and is regarded as a classic to this day.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Plot

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

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
Premangshu Bose as Chumki's Father

External links

Banchharamer Bagaan at IMDb

References

^ 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.

[1] .chatterji, shoma. "The Cinema Of Tapan Sinha - An Introduction By Amitava Nag". www.thecitizen.in. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[2] "Bancharamer Bagan (1980) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[3] "'Bancharamer Bagan' - From 'Shonar Pahar' to 'Belashese': Bengali cinema's tribute to senior citizens". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[4] "Apur Panchali - From 'Shonar Pahar' to 'Belashese': Bengali cinema's tribute to senior citizens". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[5] Ishan (9 July 2020). "Bancharamer Bagan (1980) | Art House Cinema". arthousecinema.in. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[DasguptaDatta2018-6] Rohit K. Dasgupta; Sangeeta Datta (15 December 2018). 100 Essential Indian Films. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-1-4422-7799-1.

[7] Ishan (9 July 2020). "Bancharamer Bagan (1980) | Art House Cinema". www.arthousecinema.in. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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