The Garden of Bancharam

Overview

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.

Directed by Tapan Sinha

Top cast

Manoj Mitra

Bancharam

Dipankar Dey

Chhakari

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Nirmal Kumar

Lawyer

Rabi Ghosh

Doctor

B

Bhishma Guhathakurta

D

Devika Mukherjee

Madhabi Mukherjee

Chhakari's wife

Bhanu Banerjee

Shambhu Bhattacharya

Premangshu Bose

D

Debkumar Chakraborty

M

Manab Chanda

Biplab Chatterjee

Hontka/Kontka

R

Ramen Roy Chowdhury

D

Debatosh Ghosh

S

Samir Kumar

S

Sadhan Sengupta

D

Donald F. Sheehan

S

Satu Majumdar

Ghulam(uncredited)

S

Shyamal Sengupta

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