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'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



* Manoj Mitra as Bancharam

* Dipankar De as Zamindar

* Nirmal Kumar as Lawyer

* Madhabi Mukherjee as Zamindar's Wife

* Rabi Ghosh as Doctor

* Bhanu Bandopadhyay as Priest

* Biplab Chatterjee as Hontka/Kontka

* Devika Mukherjee as Chumki

* Bhishma Guhathakurta as Gopinath


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