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The Garden of Bancharam

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Calorie Rating: 187
Released: 1980-01-29
Running Time: 133 Minutes


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.

Director / Directors

Tapan Sinha
Director
Bibek Bakshi
Assistant Director
Abir Basu
Assistant Director



Cast

Manoj Mitra
Character: Bancharam
Dipankar Dey
Character: Chhakari
Nirmal Kumar
Character: Lawyer

Rabi Ghosh
Character: Doctor

Madhabi Mukherjee
Character: Chhakari's wife


Biplab Chatterjee
Character: Hontka/Kontka


Satu Majumdar
Character: Ghulam(uncredited)


Production and Crew

Tapan Sinha
Screenplay

Bimal Mukherjee
Director of Photography

Amal Royghatak
Production Design
Suniti Mitra
Art Direction

Sakti Sen
Makeup Artist
Buddhadeb Ghosh
Assistant Art Director

Madhuri Bhattacharya
First Assistant Camera

Jhintu Dutta
First Assistant Camera
Mihir Ghosh
Assistant Editor
Tope Bahadur
Production Controller

Shanti Chowdhury
Production Controller
Biswanath Dey
Production Controller
Swapan Ghosh
Publicist