The Garden of Bancharam

The Garden of Bancharam (1980)

Bancharamer Bagan

The story of an old peasant,Bancharam (Mitra),who defeats the tyrannical landlord Chhakari (Dey).Inheriting a dry patch of land, Bancharam converts it into a fabulous garden.The British magistrate supports him when Chhakari attempts to acquire the garden, after which he dies. Chhakari's son Nakari tries a new stratagem: he promises Bancharam Rs 400 every month provided Bancharam bequeaths his garden to the landowner after his death. Bancharam agrees but amazingly becomes healthier with every passing day, repeatedly promising to die but failing to do so.

Date of release
1980-01-29
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Fantasy
Director
Tapan Sinha

Casting

Interesting facts

Banchharamer Bagaan is a 1980 Bengali-language satirical comedy-horror film co-written and directed by Tapan Sinha. Produced by Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty under the banner of D. K. Film Enterprises, the film is based on Manoj Mitra's celebrated stage-play Shajano Bagaan. It stars Mitra himself as Banchharam, an elderly frail peasant who outwits a tyrannical landlord attempting to seize his beloved garden by deceptively staying alive and healthy, despite having signed over his land in exchange for a monthly pension upon his promised death.

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