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Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha (transl. The Strange Story of a Strange Village) is a Bengali language fantasy comedy film directed by Tapan Sinha^[1] based on a novel Nabiganjer Daityo of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay.^[2] This film was released in 1998 under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.^[3]^[4] This was the last complete movie made by director Tapan Sinha.^[5]

Plot

Birchandra, the king without a kingdom lives alone in his palace at Nabiganj village. He is least bothered about his kinghood and hidden royal treasure. Few villagers take undue advantage of his indifference. One unknown bodybuilder Kinkar comes to the village and loses his memory. Birchandra gives him shelter. Local teacher Dukkhoharan and an old priest of the village realises that some criminals may attack Birchandra for the king's treasure that is hidden below his palace.^[6]^[7]

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee as King Birchandra
Debashree Roy as Tiya
Manoj Mitra as Priest
Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Dukhoharan
Kaushik Sen as Thief
Rajatava Dutta as Goon
Nirmal Kumar
Kaushik Chakrabarty
Shankar Roy
Dheeman Chakraborty
Barun Chakraborty

References

^ Shobha Warrier. "All is not lost..." Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "I try not to watch films based on my works: Writer Shirshendu". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "AJAB GAANYER AJAB KATHA (1998)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha". SVF Entertainment. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ Das Gupta, Ranjan (25 July 2008). "Dada gets the award, finally!". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ "Watch & Download Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha 2018 {year} Full HD Movie Online | Xstream Play". Airtel Xstream (Airtel TV). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[1] Shobha Warrier. "All is not lost..." Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[2] "I try not to watch films based on my works: Writer Shirshendu". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[3] "AJAB GAANYER AJAB KATHA (1998)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[4] "Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha". SVF Entertainment. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[5] Das Gupta, Ranjan (25 July 2008). "Dada gets the award, finally!". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[6] "Watch & Download Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha 2018 {year} Full HD Movie Online | Xstream Play". Airtel Xstream (Airtel TV). Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[7] "Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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-'''''Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha''''' ({{translation|The Strange Story of a Strange Village}}) is a [[Bengali language]] [[fantasy  comedy]] film directed by [[Tapan Sinha]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/07malaya.htm|title=All is not lost...|last=Shobha Warrier|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> based on a novel ''Nabiganjer Daityo'' of [[Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay|Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/i-try-not-to-watch-films-based-on-my-works-writer-shirshendu/1166845|title=I try not to watch films based on my works: Writer Shirshendu|website=outlookindia.com|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> This film was released in 1998 in the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82e7dfaf|title=AJAB GAANYER AJAB KATHA (1998)|website=bfi.org.uk|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> This was the last complete movie made by director Tapan Sinha.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Dada-gets-the-award-finally/article15399375.ece|title=Dada gets the award, finally!|last=Das Gupta|first=Ranjan|date=25 July 2008|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>
+'''''Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha''''' ({{translation|The Strange Story of a Strange Village}}) is a [[Bengali language]] [[fantasy comedy]] film directed by [[Tapan Sinha]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/07malaya.htm|title=All is not lost...|last=Shobha Warrier|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> based on a novel ''Nabiganjer Daityo'' of [[Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay|Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/i-try-not-to-watch-films-based-on-my-works-writer-shirshendu/1166845|title=I try not to watch films based on my works: Writer Shirshendu|website=outlookindia.com|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> This film was released in 1998 under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82e7dfaf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731220602/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82e7dfaf|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2018|title=AJAB GAANYER AJAB KATHA (1998)|website=bfi.org.uk|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha |url=https://svf.in/movie/ajab-gayer-ajab-katha/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=SVF Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> This was the last complete movie made by director Tapan Sinha.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Dada-gets-the-award-finally/article15399375.ece|title=Dada gets the award, finally!|last=Das Gupta|first=Ranjan|date=25 July 2008|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-Birchandra, the king without kingdom lives alone in his palace at Nabiganj village. He is least bothered about his kinghood and hidden royal treasure. Few villagers take undue advantage of his indifference. One unknown bodybuilder Kinkar come in the village who lost his memory. Birchandra give him shelter. Local teacher Dukkhoharan and old priest of the village realises that some of criminals may attack Birchandra for king's treasure that is hidden below his palace.
+Birchandra, the king without a kingdom lives alone in his palace at Nabiganj village. He is least bothered about his kinghood and hidden royal treasure. Few villagers take undue advantage of his indifference. One unknown bodybuilder Kinkar comes to the village and loses his memory. Birchandra gives him shelter. Local teacher Dukkhoharan and an old priest of the village realises that some criminals may attack Birchandra for the king's treasure that is hidden below his palace.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch & Download Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha 2018 {year} Full HD Movie Online {{!}} Xstream Play |url=https://www.airtelxstream.in/movies/ajab-gayer-ajab-katha/HOICHOI_MOVIE_0000015b-c501-d1d7-a37b-c747db8b0000 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Airtel Xstream (Airtel TV) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/ajab-gayer-ajab-katha/review/2030219934/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Manoj Mitra]] as Priest
 * Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Dukhoharan
-* [[Kaushik Sen]]
+* [[Kaushik Sen]] as Thief
 * [[Rajatava Dutta]] as Goon
 * Nirmal Kumar
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 [[Category:Indian children's films]]
 [[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]]
-[[Category:Indian fantasy-comedy films]]
+[[Category:Indian fantasy comedy films]]
-[[Category:2010s fantasy-comedy films]]
+[[Category:2010s fantasy comedy films]]
 [[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
 [[Category:Films based on works by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Tapan Sinha]]
 [[Category:1990s Bengali-language films]]
+[[Category:SVF Entertainment films]]