Byomkesh bakshi youtube series#
Byomkesh bakshi youtube tv#

It has to be noted that the director had great source material to work with and the fact that none of the stories had any similarities only makes the series that much more interesting. The episodes last a maximum of 40 minutes and in those 40 minutes, the director conjures up a three-act drama every time. There are mature themes involved and the crimes at many junctures are bound to make you scratch your head. Sans a few episodes like вЂњBalak JasoosвЂќ and вЂњBemisalвЂќ, the stories are consistently engrossing. Raina is successful in bringing out that facet of AjitвЂ™s character which helps Byomkesh too. He is not all that smart and his ineptitude at many junctures elevates the intelligence of Byomkesh. He is ably aided by KK Raina, the man who plays his best friend and writer Ajit. In doing so, he is able to not only elevate the whole series but also make the stories more real and gritty for you. Kapoor is able to suck in your attention and make you take the character seriously. The makeup is terrible but from the meager budget that the director might have had, it has to be accepted for what it is. Kapoor plays a character that gets old with the series and he does exceptionally well to keep up with the mannerisms and style of a man who is aging. One of the biggest plusses for this series is its charming leading man Rajit Kapoor.

For me, this series has been my foray into Byomkesh Bakshi and that was long before, Anjan Dutta and Arindam Sil took to revitalizing the character. I have not read the stories and hence, I will never know. I have never read the source material and I donвЂ™t know if I ever would but many who have read the stories keep pointing out at the oversimplification of the narrative that the series has come up with. The series is based on the work of Saradindu Bandyopadhyay, who created the super sleuth in his novels and short stories. There is a total of 32 episodes of which two stories are spread to 2 episodes. The performances of the supporting cast at many times is quite terrible but one cannot ignore the indelible charm of the series as it makes its way from one episode to another. It has absolutely no finesse associated with it. One has to agree that the series is crudely made. Ever since I have been watching this series regularly mostly during my dinners and for some reason or the other I am just not able to get enough of it.

Many years after that, I was able to get a hold of that series on youtube after, Doordarshan had enough with it and uploaded it for free. In a time like this, Byomkesh Bakshi, the super sleuth clad in a Bengali dhoti and kurta and sipping innumerable cups of empty tea throughout an episode was the biggest thing for me. Nevertheless, it was a romantic time as there were so few serials and movies to wet our appetites with. The cable Network was there but that was a property of the privileged.

Those were the days when there was only the National Television Network, Doordarshan was aired to the TVs primarily. I started watching this series when I was in preparatory (5 years old). I have seen this series probably more number of times than all the films put together.

Byomkesh bakshi youtube tv#

But there is one TV series that I believe I must have seen the most number of times. Out of those I have loved some, hated some and revered some. I have watched innumerable movies and television series.