The actor’s portrayal is fresh again and though in the same frame as Abir, is different from the former since for the first time we see Byomkesh on the screen in a not-so-Bengali scheme of things. Sushant plays Byomkesh graduated out of college playing mind chess against a criminal behind the disappearance of a man’s chemist father. Sushant brought in his suave, style and introvertism into the character like old whiskey in a brand new vessel. In 2015, Bollywood turned to this great literary character as well with Sushant Singh Rajput playing the dhoti and khaki jacket-clad, mustache donning Detective Byomkesh Bakshy. In the backdrop, an unhappy bride lives isolated from the newlywed husband.
Uttam Kumar (Best Actor) and Satyajit Ray (Best Director) were both awarded the National Film Awards for this thriller and after that, there was no looking back for this Bengali detective.īyomkesh da next returned to the silver screen in 1974 through Shajarur Kanta(porcupine quill) where the murderer makes use of porcupine thorns to stab beggars on the streets of Kolkata. Throughout its legacy, Byomkesh has always been written as a movie character who thought much and acted less- the wise middle-aged gentleman believed in keeping it all in his brain, letting the mystery marinade in the juices till he came up with an analysis supported by proofs he collected that missed even the law’s eyes. It all started with Chiriyakhana, a 1967 Bengali thriller which even in its time was ahead of the curve- cosmetic surgery, the fake alibi of the prime suspect, complex and twisted plot: you name it and Chiriyakhana had it all back then. Satyajit Ray Films on Byomkesh BakshiĬhiriyakhana Satyajit Ray’s film On Byomkesh Bakshi So, our Byomkesh, over endless cups of strong tea, chain-smoking and frequent trips out of town poses to the public and police someone who delves deeper than usual to investigate murders and robberies. In fact, the curious and ‘i will get to the bottom of this’ attitude of the evergreen Bengali detective has caused “thy name” to be associated with men who in everyday life are inquisitive and poky by nature (oi Byomkesh! as we call the more interested than usual ones, in the group). A cranium that looks into the not so obvious, that finds inconsistencies among perfectly wrapped up crime. Their simplistic way of dressing and living is complemented by a very complex brain that continuously seeks solutions and answers. And even as kids grew up, India became a leading economy and the west kept competing with their versions of ‘elementary’ truth-seekers, our old man Byomkesh lives on and is loved.īyomkesh Bakshi is our quintessential Bengali man, curious as a cat which exactly defines why Bengali men would make good detectives. The legacy of what Uttam Kumar started still follows as Abir Chatterjee portrays him in the new era. Bakshi da is evergreen, loved by generations alike and a man for all seasons to put it in a not so complex description.Īnd the magnificence of your next-door detective first written by SharadinduBandyopadhyay (no, it wasn’t Satyajit Ray) lives on, as the Bengali movie industry still creates and recreates tales of B-man on movie reels. What amazes us most is the timelessness of the character Byomkesh- years later, as I sit on a sunny winter morning to recapitulate the filmography of this much-loved character. What usually followed next?įor many years it was adventures of Byomkesh Bakshi rerun on movie channels to keep the kids and mothers busy on summer or otherwise afternoons as the solitary hawker or passer-by crosses the house immersed in silence! Yes, the power of witty literature transformed onto the silver screen has weaved magic for its spectators for decades now. This sums up the daily life in a Bengali household each day of the long summer vacation in schools for years.
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