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Byomkesh Bakshi in other media

Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali detective character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring himself as "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and forensic science which he uses to solve complicated cases, usually murders occurred in Kolkata and Dhaka. Bakshi, Initially appearing in the 1932 story Satyanweshi, the character's popularity immensely increased in West Bengal and other parts of India and Bangladesh.

Byomkesh Bakshi
Created bySharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Original workSatyanweshi (1932)
Print publications
Book(s)List of stories
ComicsList of comics
Films and television
Film(s)
Television series
Games
Video game(s)
Miscellaneous
Portrayers

Many film, television, radio, audio drama and other adaptations that have been made of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's series of detective novels featuring his character, Byomkesh.

BooksEdit

Saradindu Bandopadhyay penned 32 Byomkesh stories from 1932 to 1970 prior to his death. In his early stories, Ajit Kumar Banerjee is described as his companion, and chronicler of his stories. But in some cases Ajit also investigates in absence of Byomkesh (examples, Makorshar Rosh, Shoilo Rahasya). The stories are all written in traditional formal Bengali language. However, later the stories shift to more colloquial language. The later stories (Room Nombor Dui, Chhlonar Chhondo, Shajarur Kanta, Benisonghaar and Lohar Biskut) are not penned by Ajit, who was engaged in his publication business.

The stories are not very complicated but very engaging, with a long series of surprising events. The stories present a range of crimes from the first story, Satyanweshi, where Byomkesh destroys an international drug racket, to household mysteries and crimes like Arthamanartham and Makorshar Rosh.

Sharadindu did not want to continue the Byomkesh stories, due to which he stopped writing from 1938 to 1951. During that time he busied himself writing scripts for films in Bombay. After his return to West Bengal, Byomkesh stories were still in demand so he wrote Chitrachor (Picture Imperfect) in 1951 and other stories gradually on to 1970, when his last story "Bishupal Badh" (Killing of Bishupal) was left incomplete owing to his untimely death.

ListEdit

There are 32 published and 1 unpublished Byomkesh stories. The list is chronologically arranged.

Color key

  •   indicates "story".
  •   indicates "novel".
  •   indicates unfinished writings.
Novel/Story English title Year of

publication

Characters
Ajit Satyabati
Satyanweshi The Truth-Seeker 1932 Yes No
Pother Kanta The Gramaphone Pin Killer 1932 Yes No
Seemanto-heera The Hidden Heirloom 1932 Yes No
Makorshar Rosh The Tarantula's Juice 1933 Yes No
Arthamanartham The Worthless Fortune 1933 Yes Yes
Chorabali The Quicksand 1933 Yes No
Agnibaan The Calamity Aflame 1935 Yes No
Uposonghaar The Last Encounter 1935 Yes No
Roktomukhi Neela The Bloody Sapphire 1936 Yes No
Byomkesh O Boroda Byomkesh and Boroda 1936 Yes No
Chitrochor Picture Imperfect 1951 Yes Yes
Durgo Rahasya The Fortress Mystery 1952 Yes Yes
Chiriyakhana The Menagerie 1953 Yes No
Adim Ripu The Pristine Enemy 1955 Yes No
Banhi-patanga The Moth and the Flame 1956 Yes Yes
Rokter Daag The Fault in The Bloodline 1956 Yes Yes
Monimondon The Jewel Case 1958 Yes Yes
Amriter Mrityu The Death of Amrito 1959 Yes No
Shailo Rahasya The Phantom Client 1959 Yes
Achin Pakhi The Unknown Prey 1960 Yes No
Kohen Kobi Kalidas Thus Spoke the Poet Kalidasa 1961 Yes
Adrishyo Trikon The Invisible Triangle 1961 Yes No
Khuji Khuji Nari The Missing Will 1961 Yes No
Adwitiyo The Only One 1961 Yes Yes
Mognomoinak The Magnificent 1963 Yes
Dushtochokro The Crooked Circle 1963 Yes
Henyalir Chhondo The Rhythm of the Riddles 1964 Yes Yes
Room Nombor Dui Room No. 2 1964 No Yes
Cholonar Chhondo The Vengeful Collision 1965 No Yes
Shajarur Kanta The Porcupine Quills 1967 No Yes
Benishonghar The Annihilation of Beni 1968 No Yes
Lohar Biskut The Iron Biscuits 1969 No Yes
Bishupal Bodh (unfinished) The Annihilation of Bishu Paal[1] 1970

Television and webEdit

Year Series Actor Director Aired on
1980s Byomkesh Bakshi Ajoy Ganguli DD Bangla
1993, 1997 Byomkesh Bakshi Rajit Kapur Basu Chatterjee DD National
2004 Byomkesh Bakshi Sudip Mukherjee Swapan Ghoshal DD Bangla
2007 Byomkesh Saptarshi Roy Swapan Ghoshal Tara Muzik
2014[2] Byomkesh Gaurav Chakrabarty Amit Sengupta, Gopal Chakraborty, Joydeep Mukherjee Colors Bangla
2017[3] Byomkesh Anirban Bhattacharya Sayantan Ghoshal,Soumik Chattopadhay,Soumik Halder Hoichoi

RadioEdit

The Sunday Suspense series of 98.3 Radio Mirchi (Kolkata) adapted several novels of Byomkesh Bakshi for audio stories which include Satyanweshi, Pother Kanta, Makorshar Rosh, Agnibaan, Roktomukhi Neela, Khunji Khunji Nari, Arthamanartham, Adwitiyo, Monimondon, Cholonar Chondo, Lohar Biscuit, Achin Pakhi, Sajarur Kanta, Durgo Rohosyo and Chitrachor, performed by Mir Afsar Ali as Byomkesh and Deep as Ajit.

Audio dramaEdit

The Satyanweshi audio drama series created by Aneesh See Yay adapted nineteen novels and six original audio drama of Byomkesh Bakshi in Malayalam Language [6]

Year Original Title English Title Based On Ref.
2019 Satyanweshi The Truth Seeker Satyanweshi (novel) [7]
2019 Pathayile Mullu The Thron of The Path Pother Kanta [8]
2019 Agni Asthram The Fire Weapon Agnibaan [9]
2019 Upasamharam The Epilogue Uposonghaar [10]
2019 Vilpathrathinte Rahasyam The Secret of Bequeath Khunji Khunji Nari [11]
2019 Bhootham The Ghost Byomkesh O Boroda [12]
2019 Vamshathinte Kolapathakam The Successor's Murder Rokter Daag [13]
2019 Chathuppile Chathi The Deception With a Swamp Chorabali [14]
2019 Chakravyooham The Labyrinth Dushtochokro [15]
2020 Chilanthiyude Visham The Venom of Spider Makorshar Rosh [16]
2020 Maranathinte Chathikkuzhi The Death Trap Cholonar Chhondo [17]
2020 Amoolya Vajram The Precious Diamond Seemanto-Heera [18]
2020 Akjatha Kolapathaki The Unknown Murderer Achin Pakhi [19]
2020 Raktham Puranda Indraneelam The Bloody Sapphire Roktomukhi Neela [20]
2020 Chithram Katta Kallan The Picture Thief Chitrochor [21]
2020 Randaamathe Muri The Second Room Room Nombor Dui [22]
2020 Prahelika The Riddle Henyalir Chhondo [23]
2020 Bomkesh AD 7907 An Epic Voyage To The Future Original Story by Aneesh See Yay [24]
2020 Rahasyangalude Kotta The Fortress of Mysteries Durgo Rahasya [25]
2020 Adhirshya Thrikonam The Invisible Triangle Adrishyo Trikon [26]
2020 Thalam Thettiya Manassu The Rhythm Less Mind Original Story by Aneesh See Yay [27]
2020 Jailpulli The Incarcerated Original Story by Aneesh See Yay [28]
2022 Soothradharan The Mastermind Original Story by Aneesh See Yay [29]
2022 Pracheena Shathru The Ancient Enemy Original Story by Aneesh See Yay [30]
2022 Uttama Kallan The Perfect Thief Original Story by Aneesh See Yay [31]

FilmsEdit

  Indicates they are part of Star Productions film series
  Indicates they are part of Anjan Dutt film series
  Indicates they are part of Shree Venkatesh Films film series
  Indicates they are part of Yash Raj Films film series
Year Title Byomkesh Bakshi Ajit Director Book Producer Ref.
1967 Chiriyakhana Uttam Kumar Shailen Mukherjee Satyajit Ray Chiriyakhana Star Productions [32][33]
1974 Shajarur Kanta Shyamal Ghosal Shailen Mukherjee Manju Dey Shajarur Kanta Manju Dey [34][35]
2009 Magno Mainak Subhrajit Dutta Rajarshi Mukherjee Swapan Ghosal Magno Mainak New Wave Communications [36][37]
2010 Byomkesh Bakshi Abir Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee Anjan Dutt Adim Ripu Kaustuv Roy [35]
2012 Abar Byomkesh Abir Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee Anjan Dutt Chitra Chor Rana Sarkar [38]
2013 Satyanweshi Sujoy Ghosh Anindya Chatterjee Rituporno Ghosh Chorabali Shree Venkatesh Films [39][40]
2014 Byomkesh Phire Elo Abir Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee Anjan Dutt Beni Sanghar Kaustuv Roy [41]
2014 Doorbeen Soumitra Chatterjee Rajat Ganguly Swagato Chowdhury Feluda-Byomkesh combination (Original Story) Saikat Mitra [42]
2015 Shajarur Kanta Dhritiman Chatterjee Pradip Mukherjee Saibal Mitra Shajarur Kanta Pradip Churiwal, Saikat Mitra [43][44][45]
2015 Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! Sushant Singh Rajput Anand Tiwari Dibakar Banerjee Loosely based on Satyanweshi Aditya Chopra, Dibakar Banerjee [46][47][48]
2015 Byomkesh Bakshi Jisshu Sengupta Saswata Chatterjee Anjan Dutt Kohen Kobi Kaalidas Kaustuv Roy [49][50]
2015 Har Har Byomkesh Abir Chatterjee Ritwick Chakraborty Arindam Sil Banhi Patanga Shree Venkatesh Films [51][52]
2016 Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana Jisshu Sengupta Saswata Chatterjee Anjan Dutt Chiriyakhana Kaustuv Roy [53]
2016 Byomkesh Pawrbo Abir Chatterjee Ritwick Chakraborty Arindam Sil Amriter Mrityu Shree Venkatesh Films [54]
2016 Baroda O Bohurupi Subrata Roy (cameo appearance) Neelotpal Sinharoy Bohurupi Bijoli Prosad Sinharoy
Haraprosad Sinharoy
Amiya Sinharoy 		[55]
2017 Byomkesh O Agnibaan Jisshu Sengupta Saswata Chatterjee Anjan Dutt Satyanweshi,Agnibaan and Upasanghar Kaustuv Roy [56]
2018 Biday Byomkesh Abir Chatterjee Rahul Banerjee Debaloy Bhattacharaya Original story Shree Venkatesh Films
2018 Byomkesh Gotro Abir Chatterjee Rahul Banerjee Arindam Sil Rakter Daag Shree Venkatesh Films [57]
2019 Satyanweshi Byomkesh Parambrata Chatterjee Rudranil Ghosh Sayantan Ghosal Magno Mainak Greentouch Entertainment
2022 Byomkesh Hatyamancha Abir Chatterjee Suhotro Mukhopadhyay Arindam Sil Hatyamancha Shree Venkatesh Films

Video gamesEdit

A hidden objects game for mobile devices called Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!: The Game was released by Games2win in 2015.[58]

LegacyEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Stories". 25 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Gaurav wows as youngest ever Byomkesh - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Anirban to play Byomkesh in web series - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "21st Century Byomkesh? Sushant Singh Rajput, Dibakar Banerjee on the Possibilities of Time Travel - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com.
  5. ↑ "Byomkesh Bakshi to meet Goenda Ginni tomorrow". filmywar.com.
  6. ↑ "Satyanweshi : Audio Drama Series - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Satyanweshi | Part 1 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Truth Seeker |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  8. ↑ Pathayile Mullu | Satyanweshi Part 2 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Thorn of The Path |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  9. ↑ Agni Asthram | Satyanweshi Part 3 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Fire Weapon |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  10. ↑ Upasamharam | Sataynweshi Part 4 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Epilogue |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  11. ↑ Vilpathrathinte Rahasyam | Satyanweshi Part 5 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Secret of Bequeath |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  12. ↑ Bhootham | Satyanweshi Part 6 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Ghost |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  13. ↑ Vamshathinte Kolapathakam | Satyanweshi Part 7 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Successor's Murder |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  14. ↑ Chathuppile Chathi | Satyanweshi Part 8 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Deception With A Swamp |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  15. ↑ Chakravyooham | Satyanweshi Part 9 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Labyrinth |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  16. ↑ Chilanthiyude Visham | Satyanweshi Part 10 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Venom of Spider |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  17. ↑ Maranathinte Chathikkuzhi | Satyanweshi Part 11 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Death Trap |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  18. ↑ Amoolya Vajram | Satyanweshi Part 12 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Precious Diamond |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  19. ↑ Akjatha Kolapathaki | Satyanweshi Part 13 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Unknown Murderer |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  20. ↑ Raktham Puranda Indraneelam | Satyanweshi Part 14 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Bloody Sapphire |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  21. ↑ Chithram Katta Kallan | Satyanweshi Part 15 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Picture Thief |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  22. ↑ Randaamathe Muri | Satyanweshi Part 16 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Second Room |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  23. ↑ Prahelika | Satyanweshi Part 17 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Riddle |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  24. ↑ Bomkesh AD 7907 | Satyanweshi Part 18 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | An Epic Voyage To The Future |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  25. ↑ Rahasyangalude Kotta | Satyanweshi Part 19 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Fortress of Mysteries |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  26. ↑ Adhirshya Thrikonam | Satyanweshi Part 20 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Invisible Triangle |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  27. ↑ Thalam Thettiya Manassu | Satyanweshi Part 21 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Rhythm Less Mind |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  28. ↑ Jailpulli | Satyanweshi Part 22 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Incarcerated |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  29. ↑ Soothradharan | Satyanweshi Part 23 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Mastermind |, retrieved 28 February 2022
  30. ↑ Pracheena Shathru | Satyanweshi Part 24 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Ancient Enemy |, retrieved 11 August 2022
  31. ↑ Uttama Kallan | Satyanweshi Part 25 | Audio Drama in Malayalam | The Perfect Thief |, retrieved 11 August 2022
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  39. ↑ "Sujoy Ghosh to not act in any film after Rituparno's 'Satyanweshi'". IBNLIve. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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  41. ↑ "Abir's Feluda to compete against Abir's Byomkesh?". The times of India. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  42. ↑ "Doorbeen (2014)". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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  44. ↑ "Konkona Sen Sharma-Indraneil Sengupta to star in new Byomkesh Bakshi film". 26 April 2014.
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  50. ↑ "FIRST LOOK: Jisshu Sengupta as Byomkesh Bakshi - Times of India". The Times of India.
  51. ↑ "Har Har Byomkesh actors share their experiences". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  52. ↑ "Har Har Byomkesh: Complete cast revealed!". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  53. ↑ "Jisshu as Byomkesh is far, far better than Uttam Kumar". www.telegraphindia.com.
  54. ↑ "Arindam Sil back with the next Byomkesh project - Times of India". The Times of India.
  55. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "বরদা ও বহুরূপী (Baroda O Bohurupi) - The Skinchanger - Bengali Short Film". YouTube.
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  57. ↑ "I have never interacted with Didi with a desireto become a politician: Arindam Sil - Times of India". The Times of India.
  58. ↑ "For tech-savvy's: Mobile game for Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! launched". India Today. 21 March 2015.
  59. ↑ Amish Tripathi, Sita: Warrior of Mithila, page#135
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