The Garden of Bancharam

The Garden of Bancharam (1980)

Fantasy

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.

Director: Tapan Sinha
Writer: Tapan Sinha

Casts

	Manoj Mitra as Bancharam
	Dipankar Dey as Chhakari
	Nirmal Kumar as Lawyer
	Rabi Ghosh as Doctor
	Bhishma Guhathakurta as
	Devika Mukherjee as
	Madhabi Mukherjee as Chhakari's wife
	Bhanu Banerjee as
	Shambhu Bhattacharya as
	Premangshu Bose as
	Debkumar Chakraborty as
	Manab Chanda as
	Biplab Chatterjee as Hontka/Kontka
	Ramen Roy Chowdhury as
	Debatosh Ghosh as
	Samir Kumar as
	Sadhan Sengupta as
	Donald F. Sheehan as
	Satu Majumdar as Ghulam(uncredited)
	Shyamal Sengupta as

Crew