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Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 33

TMDB ID: 1416752

Known for: Writing

Born: March 29, 1899

Died: September 22, 1970

Age: 71

Place of birth: Jaunpur, British India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1938 - 2026

Years active: 89

Average TMDB rating: 6.76

Also known as

Saradindu Bannerjee • Saradindu Bandopadhyay • Saradindu Bandopaddhyay • Sardindu Bannerjee • Saradindu Bandyopadhyay

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Biography

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was a Bengali writer. He was also actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. His most famous creation is the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi. He wrote different forms of prose: novels, short stories, plays and screenplays. However, his forte was short stories and novels. He wrote historical fiction like Kaler Mandira, GourMollar (initially named as Mouri Nodir Teere), Tumi Sandhyar Megh, Tungabhadrar Teere (all novels), Chuya-Chandan, Maru O Sangha (later made into a Hindi film named Trishangni) and stories of the supernatural with the recurring character Baroda, the Ghost Hunter. Besides, he wrote many songs and poems.

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