Banchharamer Bagaan

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]

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 (1980)
Running time	2 hours 9 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

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

Special screening

• Kolkata International Film Festival in 2024 for Manoj Mitra Tribute Section.

External links

• Banchharamer Bagaan at IMDb