The Garden of Bancharam

(1980)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Fantasy

Year: 1980

Runtime: 133 мин

Country: India

Director: Tapan Sinha

Cast: Manoj Mitra, Dipankar Dey, Nirmal Kumar, Rabi Ghosh, Bhishma Guhathakurta, Devika Mukherjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Bhanu Banerjee, Shambhu Bhattacharya, Premangshu Bose

Plot

The story of an old peasant,Bancharam (Mitra),who defeats the tyrannical landlord Chhakari (Dey).Inheriting a dry patch of land, Bancharam converts it into a fabulous garden.The British magistrate supports him when Chhakari attempts to acquire the garden, after which he dies. Chhakari's son Nakari tries a new stratagem: he promises Bancharam Rs 400 every month provided Bancharam bequeaths his garden to the landowner after his death. Bancharam agrees but amazingly becomes healthier with every passing day, repeatedly promising to die but failing to do so.