Shabor Dasgupta

Shabor Dasgupta is a Bengali fictional detective character created by novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay in the Goenda Shabor series. This figure is popularly known as Goenda Shabor.^[1]

ACP Shabor Dasgupta
Goenda Shabor character
First appearance	Rwin
Last appearance	Tirandaj Shabor (2022)
Created by	Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Portrayed by	Saswata Chatterjee
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Title	ACP
Occupation	Detective
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian

Character

Shabor Dasgupta is an Assistant Commissioner, Detective Department of Kolkata Police. He is a cool and intelligent officer without having a super image like other fictional detectives. He investigates in a realistic way, cracking mysteries with psychology.^[2] Sometimes it appears that he is bereft of all passions and has no private life or affections.^[3][4] Shabor's assistant Nanda helps him. Like writer Mukhopadhyay, Shabor is a teetotaller, non-smoker and bachelor.^[5]

Stories

• Rwin
• Prajapatir Mrityu O Punarjanmo
• Aloy Chhayay
• Rup
• Podokkhep
• Marich
• Eagoler Chokh
• Shiri Bhenge Bhenge
• Tirandaj
• Amake Biye Korben?

Film adaptation

Director Arindam Sil made the Goenda Shabor (film series) in Bengali based on the Shabor stories. Actor Saswata Chatterjee portrays the role of the protagonist Shabor. The first film, Ebar Shabor, was released in 2015,^[6] the second film, Eagoler Chokh, was released in 2016^[7] and the third, Aschhe Abar Shabor was released in January 2018.^[8] On 27 May 2022, the fourth film of Shabor series Tirandaj Shabor was released.^[9]