If you’re going in for some dance and item numbers or spruced up locations in the film, forget about it. Remeber Sherlock Holmes played by Robert Downing Jr (played by one of my favourite actors) – he’s lovable, sometimes funny and curiosly irritating too. However, I did have a problem with the spelling of ‘Bakshy’, it is somewhat not synching in too well for me.īut I did find that there must have been a deliberate downplaying of his personality to match the role of Byomkesh Bakshi to a certain time and era. His humility and his simplicity has a certain charisma and style. He’s likeable and convincing as the truth seeker. He’s a believable guy with flaws and imperfections, whom you can safely relate to.

He is not the typical macho, crime fighting detective. Having a soft corner for Sushant Singh Rajput, I loved the movie even more. What a fascinating backdrop to set a crime scene which leads up to something really big – big enough to alter a city’s history. Having grown up reading Alfred Hitchcock, Agatha Christies and of course Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), I’ve always had an eye for such thriller and suspense novels and films during my growing up years.Ībout ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!’ what I liked best about the film was it’s treatment and the setting of Calcutta in the early 1940s during World War II. I remember when we were in school how we would eagerly look forward to watch Byomkesh Bakshi played by Rajit Kapur on the national television channel – DoorDarshan way back in 1993.įor the time and space when these detective series were written, it would simply leave us baffled. Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here.Byomkesh Bakshi – can I safely call it India’s very own Sherlock Holmes? Anchored by excellent performances, a vibrant score, and inspired direction, DBB is perhaps this podcast's favorite Byomkesh movie. Although this movie proved controversial amongst Bengalis, it is perhaps the one adaptation that comes closest to the novels' pulp roots. In Episode Two we discuss the Hindi adaptations of Byomkesh - mainly Dibakar Banerjee's Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015) starring Sushant Singh Rajput but also the TV series starring Rajit Kapoor (1993-97). Rooted in a uniquely Bengali aesthetic, the Byomkesh murder mysteries are complex sociological constructs that marry pulp with genteel morality. The various adaptations of Byomkesh, starring some of the best talents of the day, span decades of not just Bengali cinema but also Hindi film and television. Season 2 of the Tolly Folly Podcast features a Bengali icon: Byomkesh Bakshi.

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