![]() Rajput’s smiling Byomkesh is also an oddity when compared to the several other cinematic iterations of the man. Perhaps the most famous Indian detective on film, Byomkesh Bakshi has been portrayed by a string of high-profile Bengali actors – Uttam Kumar, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Jisshu Sengupta. #Detective byomkesh bakshi online seriesīut the most enduring turn was Rajit Kapur in the Basu Chatterjee-directed TV series that had a two-season run on Doordarshan in the 1990s. These men were to an extent straight-faced, not necessarily devoid of a sense of humour, but not prone to wearing it explicitly as accessory.Įven though his Byomkesh was cut from the same cloth as the others, in that he boasted a knack for observation, uncanny instinct, and eye for detail, he also stood out for one reason. Banerjee’s Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! was primarily an origin-story: When we meet him, Rajput’s Byomkesh is all of 24, barely out of college, and stumbling onto the first case of his career. He is far from attaining the fame that makes him a legend, which meant that Banerjee could afford to humanise him. What made Banerjee’s vision particularly riveting was that as Byomkesh, Rajput managed to capture a boyish charm, his face adorned with a unibrow, that underscored the trademark detective cockiness with a youthful eagerness.
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