Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha
| Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
| Screenplay by | Tapan Sinha |
| Based on | Nabigunjer Daitya by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay |
| Produced by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Soumendu Roy[1] |
| Music by | Tapan Sinha |
| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha (transl. The Strange Story of a Strange Village) is a 1998 Bengali comedy film directed by Tapan Sinha.[3][4] Based on a novel Nabiganjer Daityo by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, the plot follows a group of villagers who attempt to save their king Birchandra from an invasion launched a group of scumbags.[5] It stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Debesh Roychowdhury, Nirmal Kumar, Manoj Mitra, Kaushik Sen and Rajatava Dutta in lead roles.[6][7] It was the last complete movie made by Sinha.[8]
Plot
Birchandra, the king without a kingdom lives alone in his palace at Nabiganj village. He is least bothered about his kinghood and hidden royal treasure. Few villagers take undue advantage of his indifference. One unknown bodybuilder Kinkar comes to the village and loses his memory. Birchandra gives him shelter. Local teacher Dukkhoharan and an old priest of the village realises that some criminals may attack Birchandra for the king's treasure that is hidden below his palace.[9][10]
Cast
- Soumitra Chatterjee as King Birchandra
- Debashree Roy as Tiya
- Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Dukhoharan
- Nirmal Kumar as Basab, Tiya's uncle
- Manoj Mitra as Madhab Ghoshal, the priest
- Bibhash Chakraborty as the headmaster
- Kaushik Sen as the thief
- Dheeman Chakraborty
- Rajatava Dutta as Harris, the scumbag
- Shankar Roy
- Jiban Guha as Keshta
- Barun Chakraborty
- Niladri Bhattacharya
- Falguni Banerjee
- Sanmay Ganguly as Naren, the juggler
- Ranjit Chowdhury
- Ajay Bhattacharya
References
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- ^ Shobha Warrier. "All is not lost..." Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Stage and screen great Manoj Mitra passes away at 85". The Times of India. 12 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "I try not to watch films based on my works: Writer Shirshendu". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "AJAB GAANYER AJAB KATHA (1998)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha". SVF Entertainment. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Das Gupta, Ranjan (25 July 2008). "Dada gets the award, finally!". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha". Airtel Xstream (Airtel TV). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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