The Garden of Bancharam

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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.

Country:

India

Genre:

Fantasy

Duration:

133 minutes

Year:

1980

Director:

Tapan Sinha

Cast:
Manoj Mitra

Bancharam

Dipankar Dey

Chhakari

Nirmal Kumar

Lawyer

Rabi Ghosh

Doctor

Bhishma Guhathakurta

Crew:
Subodh Roy

Editor

Shanti Chowdhury

Production Controller

Bimal Mukherjee

Director of Photography

Tapan Sinha

Screenplay

Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty

Producer