The Garden of Bancharam

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.

• Release date
• January 29, 1980
• Runtime
• 133 min
• Genres
• Fantasy
• Director
• Tapan Sinha

Cast

Manoj Mitra Bancharam Dipankar Dey Chhakari

N

Nirmal Kumar Lawyer Rabi Ghosh Doctor

B

Bhishma Guhathakurta

D

Devika Mukherjee Madhabi Mukherjee Chhakari's wife Bhanu Banerjee