The Garden of Bancharam (1980)
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 100 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. Come the appointed day, Nakari arrives with the funeral band and finds Bancharam glowing with health. Nakari collapses on the prepared funeral bed and dies instead.
Genre: Fantasy
Director: Abir Basu, Bibek Bakshi, Tapan Sinha
Actors: Bhanu Bannerjee, Bhishma Guhathakurta, Devika Mukherjee, Dipankar Dey, Madhabi Mukherjee, Manoj Mitra, Nirmal Kumar, Premangshu Bose, Rabi Ghosh, Shambhu Bhattacharya
