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{{Infobox character
| name = P. K. Basu
| series = P. K. Basu
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| creator = [[Narayan Sanyal]]
| portrayer = [[Uttam Kumar]]
| lbl3 = Height
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| lbl5 = [[Friend]]
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| occupation = [[Lawyer]] ([[Barrister]]), Investigator
| title = [[Bose (surname)|Bose]] ([[Basu]])
| family =
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| religion = [[Hindu]]
| nationality = Indian
| home = Kolkata
| gender = Male
| full_name = Prasanna Kumar Basu
}}
'''P. K. Basu''' is a [[Fictional detectives|fictional detective]] character created by [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writer [[Narayan Sanyal]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Prasanna Kumar Basu by Narayan Sanyal - Famous Bengali detectives who have made it to the big screen|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/famous-bengali-detectives-who-have-made-it-to-the-big-screen/prasanna-kumar-basu-by-narayan-sanyal/photostory/63892233.cms|access-date=2021-12-28|website=The Times of India|date=29 August 2018 }}</ref> These detective stories are popularly known as the ''Kanta'' (Thorn) series. Some of the stories were inspired by the novels of [[Erle Stanley Gardner]] and [[Agatha Christie]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Kantay Kantay (Bengali)|last=Vol - 2|first=Narayan Sanyal|publisher=Dey's Publishing|date=January 2000|isbn=81-7612-563-6|location=Kolkata|pages=8}}</ref>

==Character==
The writer often referred Basu as 'The [[Perry Mason]] of the East', since Sanyal was inspired to create the character from the masterpiece of [[Erle Stanley Gardner]]. Basu's full name is ''Prasanna Kumar Basu'' and by profession he is an indomitable criminal side [[barrister]] of the [[Calcutta High Court]]. In the first story named ''Nagchampa'', Basu is shown to be an old, unmarried man but since the novel of ''Sonar Kanta, the'' writer changed the character of Basu to an aged Barrister, whose wife ''Ranu'' is physically challenged & ''Suborna'' alias ''Mithu'', their only daughter, has died in a car accident. P. K. Basu is not a professional detective but solves the cases through discussion and in courtroom drama. A young couple, Koushik and Sujata, live with Basu's family in his house. They form a private detective agency, ''Sukoushali''. Very often, Basu takes their help in investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thereel.scroll.in/824470/go-goyenda-a-guide-to-the-bengali-detectives-who-made-it-to-the-screen-and-the-ones-who-need-to|title=Go goyenda! A guide to the Bengali detectives|website=Harvard Business School's|date=18 December 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Stories==
* ''Nagchampa'' (Published: 1968)
* ''Sonar Kanta'' (Published: 1974; Inspired by [[The Mousetrap]] by [[Agatha Christie]])
* ''Machher Kanta'' (Published: March 1975)
* ''Pother Kanta'' (Published: January 1976)
* ''Ghorir Kanta'' (Published: January 1977)
* ''Kuler Kanta'' (Published: May 1978)
* ''Uler Kanta'' (Published: May 1980, Inspired by ''The Case of the Perjured Parrot'' by [[Erle Stanley Gardner]])
* ''O-Aa-Ko Khuner Kanta'' (Published: 1987, Inspired by [[The A.B.C. Murders]] by [[Agatha Christie]])
* ''Sarmeyo Genduker Kanta'' (Published: 1989, Inspired by [[Dumb Witness]] by [[Agatha Christie]])<ref name=":0" />
* ''Ristedarer Kanta'' (Published: 1992; Inspired by: ''The Case of the Beautiful Beggar'' by [[Erle Stanley Gardner]]).
* ''Koutuholi Koner Kanta'' (Published: 1993; Inspired by: ''The Case of the Curious Bride'' by [[Erle Stanley Gardner]])
* ''Jadu Eto Boro Ronger Kanta'' (Published 1993)
* ''Abhi Purbak Nee Dhatu O-er Kanta'' (Published in 1994, Inspired by ''[[The Case of the Restless Redhead]]'' by [[Erle Stanley Gardner]])
* ''Nyay Nishtha Nyasnasheer Kanta'' (Published: 1994)
* ''Dwi Boibahik Kanta'' (Published 1994)Inspired by ''The Case of Bigamous spouse'' by [[Erle Stanley Gardner]]
* ''Jom Duare Porlo Kanta'' (Published in 1994)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Kantay Kantay (Bengali)|last=Vol - 4|first=Narayan Sanyal|publisher=Dey's Publishing|year=2014|isbn=978-81-295-1296-3|location=Kolkata|pages=263}}</ref>
* ''Bisher Kanta'' (Published: 1996) Inspired by: ''The Case of the Lucky Legs'' by [[Erle Stanley Gardner]]
* ''Dress Reharshal-er Kanta'' (Inspired by: ''Three Act Tragedy'' by [[Agatha Christie]]Published: 1998)
* ''Darpone Pratibimbito Kanta'' (Published: 1999)
* ''Sokol Kanta Dhyonyo Kore'' (Published: 1999)
* ''Chnaparonger Murshidabadi Sharir Kanta'' (Published: 2001)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Kantay Kantay (Bengali)|last=Vol - 5|first=Narayan Sanyal|publisher=Dey's Publishing|year=2015|isbn=978-81-295-2263-4|location=Kolkata|pages=5}}</ref>
* ''Monalisa'r Kanta'' (Published: 2001)
* ''Iskapan Bibir Kanta'' (Published: 2001, Inspired by ''The King of Clubs'' by [[Agatha Christie]])
* ''Haripada Keranir Kanta'' (Published: January 2001)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sanyal |first=Narayan |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.456045 |title=Ek Brinte Duti Kanta |date=1959}}</ref>

==Adaptation==

* The first story of P. K. Basu ''Nagchampa'' was adapted in a Bengali movie named ''[[Jadi Jantem]]'', which was released on 1 March 1974. This film was directed by ''Yatrik'' ([[Tarun Majumdar]]) and starred by [[Uttam Kumar]] as P. K. Basu, [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]] as Ranu, [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] as Koushik and [[Supriya Choudhury]] as Sujata. Narayan Sanyal himself wrote the dialogues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/jadi-jantem/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549691376/channelid-10000000001210000/starttime-201705211330|title=Jadi Jantem|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367900/|title=Jadi Jantem (1974)|website=imdb.com|access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref>
* In 2018, director [[Haranath Chakraborty]] set a film titled Kantaye Kantaye based on the story ''Haripada Keranir Kaanta''. [[Ranjit Mallick]] has been roped in for the role of P. K. Basu, but the film has not been released.<ref>{{Cite web|last=RadioBanglaNet|date=2018-04-05|title=Four Decades Later, Barrister PK Basu Returns on the Big Screen|url=https://radiobanglanet.com/four-decades-later-barrister-pk-basu-returns-big-screen/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=RadioBanglaNet|language=en-US}}</ref>
* A web series directed by Joydeep Mukherjee titled ''[[Kaantaye Kaantaye]]'' was released on 15 August 2024. This film is based on ''Sonar Kanta'' and [[Saswata Chatterjee]] plays the role of P. K. Basu.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-24 |title=Web series Kantay Kantay to feature Saswata Chatterjee, Ananya Chatterjee, Soham Chakraborty and others |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/web-series-kantay-kantay-to-feature-saswata-chatterjee-ananya-chatterjee-soham-chakraborty-and-others/articleshow/96472404.cms |access-date=2024-08-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ananda |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-15 |title=কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় সিরিজ এবার ওয়েবের পর্দায়, গল্পে অনন্যা-শাশ্বত |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/entertainment/anannya-saswata-actress-anannya-chatterjee-and-saswata-chatterjee-will-portray-a-story-from-knatay-knatay-series-942134 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=bengali.abplive.com |language=bn}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Perry Mason}}
{{Narayan Sanyal}}
{{Bengali detective characters}}

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