Bimal-Kumar: Difference between revisions

'''Bimal-Kumar''' are fictional characters created by [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novelist [[Hemendra Kumar Roy]]. These are popular figures of Bengali [[Children's literature]]. Roy wrote almost thirty Bimal-Kumar stories and novel. Some of them are [[science fiction]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5PkWCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=Kumar+Bimal+hemendra+kumar+roy&source=bl&ots=7ypWjQ6-Y5&sig=LYQlqqS2yJSHMPOIct4hoUL3fvA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2hqOT18bZAhUW3o8KHfr1A_s4ChDoAQhUMA4#v=onepage&q=Kumar%20Bimal%20hemendra%20kumar%20roy&f=false|title=Family, School and Nation: The Child and Literary Constructions in 20th|last=Nivedita Sen|first=|date=|website=|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

They are two Bengali friends named Bimal and Kumar. Both are adventurous, daredevil and intelligent. The duos like to solve mysteries, roam all over the world, search hidden treasure and live a fearless life. They are bachelors. Their old, loyal servant ''Ramhari'' and pet dog ''Bagha'' accompany them. Ramhari acts as their guardian. ''Binoy babu'', a man with versatile knowledge and a school boy ''Kamal'' sometimes joins their adventure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0DvgCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=Kumar+Bimal+hemendra+kumar+roy&source=bl&ots=S1tXj9eFVC&sig=zPxhyZjeKrg4UxX0rGxXp_GYylQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2hqOT18bZAhUW3o8KHfr1A_s4ChDoAQhdMBA#v=onepage&q=Kumar%20Bimal%20hemendra%20kumar%20roy&f=false|title=Women, Labour and the Economy in India: From Migrant Menservants to Uprooted|last=Deepita Chakravarty, Ishita Chakravarty|first=|date=|website=|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

''[[Jakher Dhan]]'' (Treasure of the Sacred Spirit), the first and most popular story of Bimal and Kumar was filmed by director Haricharan Bhanja in 1939.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA26&lpg=PA1994-IA26&dq=Jakher+dhan+1939&source=bl&ots=UsgSyK00Zh&sig=Y61J8y5sul_QP51zbrhLZ8ws0Ck&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLwIjH1cbZAhVFNo8KHdvGBuoQ6AEIdzAM#v=onepage&q=Jakher%20dhan%201939&f=false|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|last=Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen|first=|date=|website=|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>'Bimal. Kumar. Ramhari. Lekhaa.' On the '''Blogus''' blog : https://blogus-abogusblog.blogspot.in/2016/04/Bimal-Kumar-Ramhari-Lekhaa.html</ref> This movie starred [[Chhaya Devi]], [[Ahindra Choudhury]] and [[Jahar Ganguly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1267426/|title=Jakher Dhan (1939)|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/CUK/info|title=Jakher Dhan|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> Another Bimal-Kumar story ''Abar Jakher Dhan'' was telecast as a television serial in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/jawker-dhan/movie-review/60155860.cms|title=Jawker Dhan Movie Review|newspaper=The Times of India|date=21 August 2017 | first=Shamayita | last=Chakraborty | access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> A Bengali movie, ''[[Jawker Dhan]]'', was released in August, 2017, directed by Sayantan Ghoshal. The roles of Bimal and Kumar were played by [[Parambrata Chatterjee]] and [[Rahul Banerjee (actor)|Rahul Banerjee]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsfolo.com/entertainment/jawker-dhan-review-bengali-movie-full-adventure-thrill/16246/|title=Jawker Dhan Bengali movie review|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> In 2019, the sequel to ''Jawker Dhan'' was released titled, ''[[Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan]]''.