Jighansa (Bengali: জিঘাংসা, /dʒɪˈɡʰɑnsɑ/ transl. A Desire to Kill) is a 1951 Bengali-language psychological thriller film cinematographed and directed by Ajoy Kar.[1] Produced by Chayanika Chitramandir and Kine Craft Studios, the film is based on Hemendra Kumar Roy's novel Nishithini Bibhishika, which itself is a Bengali adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's crime novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902).[2] It stars Shishir Batabyal as the eponymous detective Smarajit Sen and Gautam Mukherjee as his assistant Bimal Ganguly. Biren Chatterjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy, Kamal Mitra and Kanu Banerjee star in pivotal roles.
| Jighansa | |
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| Directed by | Ajoy Kar |
| Screenplay by | Ajoy Kar |
| Dialogues by | Manoranjan Ghosh Hiren Nag |
| Story by | Hemendra Kumar Roy |
| Based on | Nishithini Bibhishika[a] by Hemendra Kumar Roy |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Ajoy Kar Bimal Mukherjee |
| Edited by | Santosh Ganguly |
| Music by | Hemant Kumar |
Production companies | Choyanika Chitramandir Kine Crafts Studio |
| Distributed by | Kinema Exchange Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
It was released on 20 April 1951. It had musical scores done by Hemant Kumar.[3][4]
Plot
editThe movie revolves around the unwanted incidents that happen in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of the king Chandrakanta, Dr. Palit asks for help from Detective Smarajit Sen, a family friend. Detective Sen sends his assistant Bimal to Ratnagarh to investigate and ascertain the security of young Kumar Bahadur, the new successor of the royal family of the estate. They observe that a mysterious lady, Manjushree, sings uncanny song while wandering around the adjacent water body. Mr. Gupta, a suspicious botanist, who stays in the neighbourhood also roams in that locality. It is revealed that he was deprived of real property of the royal family and took revenge by killing the members of the family. He uses a deaf and dumb porter as a hired killer. Ultimately, he is killed by the detective at the end before he could commit another murder.
Cast
edit- Sisir Batabyal as Smarajit Sen
- Gautam Mukherjee as Bimal Ganguly
- Biren Chattopadhyay as Suryakanta Roy a.k.a Kumar Bahadur
- Manju Dey as Manjushree
- Bikash Roy as Mr. Gupta
- Kamal Mitra as Dr. Palit
- Kanu Banerjee as Lakkhan
- Santosh Sinha
- Dhiraj Das
- Kalipada Sarkar
- Pannalal Chakraborty
- Pushpa Debi
- Romola Chowdhuri
- Sushama Ghosh[5]
Accolades
edit| Year | Title | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BFJA Award | Best Actor | Biren Chatterjee | Won |
Remake
edit| Year | Title | Language | Director | Cast | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Bees Saal Baad | Hindi | Biren Nag | [6] |
Note
edit- ↑ Nishithini Bibhishika is a Bengali adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
References
edit- ↑ Ajoy Kar. "Jighansa (1951)". Indiacine.ma. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ "Maa Mati Manush :: M3 Leads". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "The Crackling Chemistry between Uttam Kumar and Ajoy Kar". The Times of India. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ "Jighansa (1951) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ Ranjay Das Gupta (26 January 2017). "A gentleman actor". thehindu.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ Kumar, Anuj (10 September 2009). "Bees Saal Baad (1962)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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