Banchharamer Bagaan Explained

Banchharamer Bagaan
Director:	Tapan Sinha
Producer:	Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty
Screenplay:	Tapan Sinha
Based On:	Sajano Bagan by Manoj Mitra
Starring:	Manoj Mitra Dipankar De Rabi Ghosh Nirmal Kumar Madhabi Mukherjee
Music:	Tapan Sinha
Cinematography:	Bimal Mukherjee
Editing:	Subodh Roy
Runtime:	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

Special screening

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

References

1. Web site: a.chatterji. shoma. The Cinema Of Tapan Sinha - An Introduction By Amitava Nag. 2022-01-13. www.thecitizen.in. en-US. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113061540/https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/newsdetail/index/14/21011/the-cinema-of-tapan-sinha---an-introduction-by-amitava-nag. live.
2. Web site: Bancharamer Bagan (1980) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190629185805/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/bancharamer-bagan-33735. live. 29 June 2019. 2022-01-13. Cinestaan.
3. Web site: 'Bancharamer Bagan' - From 'Shonar Pahar' to 'Belashese': Bengali cinema's tribute to senior citizens. 2022-01-13. The Times of India. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113061112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/from-shonar-pahar-to-belashese-bengali-cinemas-tribute-to-senior-citizens/bancharamer-bagan/photostory/65386145.cms. live.
4. Web site: Apur Panchali - From 'Shonar Pahar' to 'Belashese': Bengali cinema's tribute to senior citizens. 2021-04-26. The Times of India. 26 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210426191517/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/from-shonar-pahar-to-belashese-bengali-cinemas-tribute-to-senior-citizens/apur-panchali/photostory/65386131.cms. live.
5. Web site: Ishan. 2020-07-09. Bancharamer Bagan (1980) Art House Cinema. 2021-04-26. arthousecinema.in. en-US. 26 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210426191519/https://arthousecinema.in/2020/07/bancharamer-bagan-1980/. live.
6. Book: Rohit K. Dasgupta. 100 Essential Indian Films. Sangeeta Datta. 15 December 2018. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1-4422-7799-1. 32–.
7. Web site: Ishan. 2020-07-09. Bancharamer Bagan (1980) Art House Cinema. 2022-01-13. www.arthousecinema.in. en-US. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113061140/https://www.arthousecinema.in/2020/07/bancharamer-bagan-1980/. live.