Banchharamer Bagan

Banchharamer Bagan
Directed by Tapan Sinha
Written by Manoj Mitra
Screenplay by Tapan Sinha
Based on Sajano Bagan by Manoj Mitra
Produced by Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty
Starring Manoj Mitra
Dipankar De
Rabi Ghosh
Nirmal Kumar
Madhabi Mukherjee
Cinematography Bimal Mukherjee
Edited by Subodh Roy
Music by Tapan Sinha
Release date
 1980
Running time
 2 hours 9 minutes
Country India
Language Bengali

Banchharamer Bagan is a 1980 Bengali drama film directed by Tapan Sinha. It stars Manoj Mitra and is adapted from his celebrated stage play Sajano Bagan. The film was critically acclaimed and is regarded as a classic to this day.

Plot

The film revolves around the struggles of lonely aged persons. An elderly man becomes a one-man army against the corrupt society. There is an old peasant's garden, which the zamindar desperately want to occupy. Despite the continuous machinations and traps put forward by the zamindar, the aged, frail peasant Bancharam, in some way or the other, continues to live in his garden, and manages to maintain it as well.

Cast