What days those were in the days of Doordarshan. This was the era when stories that were very close to books and life were told. In that era, the dose of entertainment was very limited, and the content was very limited, but in terms of quality it was amazing. During that period, many serials like Hum Log, Buniyaad, Nukkad, Mahabharata, Ramayana and Chandrakanta came. In which everything from tragedies to fantasy of middle-class life was seen. But there was also a serial on Doordarshan which presented a typical desi detective in front of the audience. Who wore dhoti and kurta and lived with great simplicity. It is guaranteed that if this detective serial had come in the OTT era, not one or two but many seasons would have been released.
We are talking about the detective serial Byomkesh Bakshi which came on Doordarshan i.e. DD National from 1993 to 1997. This TV serial was based on the book by Sharadendu Bandyopadhyay. This show has been considered the Indian version of Sherlock Holmes. Byomkesh Bakshi was directed by Basu Chatterjee. Rajit Kapoor and KK Raina were in lead roles in this serial of DD National. Rajit Kapoor played the character of Byomkesh, while Sukanya Kulkarni played the role of Byomkesh Bakshi’s wife.
There are total 34 episodes of Byomkesh Bakshi. Interestingly, the serial was re-telecasted on March 28, 2020, when there was a 28-day lockdown due to coronavirus. This serial was also liked a lot. Then this kind of detective appeared for the first time on Karamchand’s Indian TV screen. This thing also became the specialty of this show. Then the way Rajit Kapoor played this character is remembered even today. Let us also tell you that Byomkesh Bakshi’s rating on IMDb is also amazing. It has got a rating of 9.2 out of 10.
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