Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha Explained

Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha is a Bengali language fantasy comedy film directed by Tapan Sinha^[1] based on a novel Nabiganjer Daityo of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay.^[2] This film was released in 1998 under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.^{[3] [4]} This was the last complete movie made by director Tapan Sinha.^[5]

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.^{[6] [7]}

Cast

• Soumitra Chatterjee as King Birchandra
• Debashree Roy as Tiya
• Manoj Mitra as Priest
• Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Dukhoharan
• Kaushik Sen as Thief
• Rajatava Dutta as Goon
• Nirmal Kumar
• Kaushik Chakrabarty
• Shankar Roy
• Dheeman Chakraborty
• Barun Chakraborty

Notes and References

1. Web site: All is not lost.... Shobha Warrier. 31 July 2018.
2. Web site: I try not to watch films based on my works: Writer Shirshendu. outlookindia.com. 31 July 2018.
3. Web site: AJAB GAANYER AJAB KATHA (1998). https://web.archive.org/web/20180731220602/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82e7dfaf. dead. 31 July 2018. bfi.org.uk. 31 July 2018.
4. Web site: Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha . 2024-03-20 . SVF Entertainment . en-US.
5. News: Dada gets the award, finally!. Das Gupta. Ranjan. 25 July 2008. The Hindu. 22 March 2019.
6. Web site: Watch & Download Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha 2018 Full HD Movie Online Xstream Play . 2024-03-20 . Airtel Xstream (Airtel TV) . en.
7. Web site: Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha . 2024-03-20 . TVGuide.com . en.