Arjun (character) explained
Arjun |
First: | Khutimari Range (1983) |
Last: | Arjun Ebaar Chilapatay (2019) |
Creator: | Samaresh Majumdar |
Full Name: | Arjun Roy |
Occupation: | Truth Investigator |
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Family: | Arjun's mother |
Nationality: | Indian |
Lbl21: | Residence |
Data21: | Jalpaiguri |
Lbl22: | Other characters |
Data22: | Amal Shome Major Bistusaheb |
Arjun is a young fictional detective character of Bengali literature. He lives at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal[1] The character was created by Samaresh Majumdar in 1983.[2] Arjun's mentor is retired official cop, Mr. Amal Shome. Although Arjun himself solves the cases but he works most of the time as an assistant of Shome.[3]
Adaptations
- Based on Sitaharan Rahasya and Khunkharapi, a film was released in 2013 named ..[4] [5] A Hindi tele-serial was released as Jungle Ki Gaherai Mey, based on Arjun novel, Derdin. Kaushik Sen played the role of Arjun.
- On 18 July 2022, Radio Mirchi Kolkata (98.3 MHz) station aired the story "Der Din" on the Sunday Suspense show. The character of Arjun was voiced by Indrashish Roy.
- In March 2023, Radio Mirchi Kolkata (98.3 MHz) station aired the story "Jutoy Rokter Daag" on the Sunday Suspense show. The character of Arjun was voiced by Deep Basu.
- In June 2023, Radio Mirchi Kolkata (98.3 MHz) station aired the story "Kalimpong ey Sitaharan" on the Sunday Suspense show. The character of Arjun was voiced by Mirchi Agni.
Further reading
- Book: Arjun Samagra. 1957. Ananda Publishers Pvt. Limited. 9788177560930.
Notes and References
- Book: The Lu Quartet: Super Sleuths and Other Stories. 30 November 2012. Hachette UK. 9789350096215.
- News: Samaresh Majumdar's boy-next-door sleuth Arjun comes alive on celluloid.
- News: Prasanna Kumar Basu by Narayan Sanyal - Famous Bengali detectives who have made it to the big screen. 2022-01-13. The Times of India.
- Web site: 2013-10-07 . Arjun, Kalimponge Sitahoron - Times Of India . 2022-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131007041236/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-09/movie-reviews/39142273_1_arjun-young-sleuth-feluda . 7 October 2013 . dead.
- Web site: 2013-06-05 . Samareshda liked the promos of Arjun: Om - Times Of India . 2022-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605045407/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-07/news-interviews/39089741_1_kalimpongey-sitaharan-arjun-amol-shome . 5 June 2013 . dead.