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Jighansa

Based On the book by Arthur Conan Doyle

Jighansa (Bengali: জিঘাংসা, /dʒɪˈɡʰɑnsɑ/ transl. A Desire to Kill) is a 1951 Bengali-language psychological thriller film cinematographed and directed by Ajoy Kar. 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). 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.

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Release date:
April 20, 1951
Director:
Ajoy Kar
Cast:
Manju Dey, Bikash Roy, Kamal Mitra
Genre:
Mystery
Country:
India
Language:
Bangla
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Book vs Film

Cover of The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Book · 1902

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle
Poster for Jighansa
The Film · 1951

Jighansa

Ajoy Kar

★ 7.4 / 10 39 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 49 years after publication.

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