| 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 |
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Running time | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
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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. [7]
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