Sirshendu Mukherjee

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relatively new fictional sleuths Barodacharan, Fatik, and Shabor Dasgupta.

Life

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born in Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh) on 2 November 1935. The Mukhopadhyays were originally from Bainkhara, Bikrampur. During partition his family migrated to Kolkata. He spent his childhood in Bihar and many places in Bengal and Assam accompanying his father, who worked in the railways. He passed intermediate from the Victoria College, Koch Bihar before taking a Masters in Bengali from Calcutta University.

Mukhopadhyay started his career as a school teacher and is now on the staff of ''Anandabazar Patrika'' at Kolkata. He is associated with the Bengali magazine '' Desh''.

Comics from his stories

A comic based on his book ''Bipinbabur Bipad'' was released. With artwork by Swapn Debnath, the 48-page comic was published in monthly issues of ''Anandamela'' (September 2006 to December 2006). Another story ''Nababganjer Agantuk'', is now in the process of becoming an action comics by Visual Literature Entertainment, a group of new generation comics creators. Four more comics based on his novellas have been brought out by Parul Prakashani: ''Patalghar'', ''Bidhu Daroga'', ''Pagla Saheber Kabor'' and ''Patashgarer Jangale''. They are created by Sujog Bandyopadhyaya. His popular children's novel, Gosainbaganer Bhoot, was done into a graphic novel, The Ghost of Gosainbagan. Mukhopadhyaya wrote series of comic detective story of Goenda Baradacharan.

Film adaptions

Mukhopadhyay's novels were later adopted in movies.
* ''Hirer Angti'' was adapted into a movie '' Hirer Angti'' by Rituporno Ghosh in 1992.
* ''Nabiganjer Daitto'' was adapted into a movie ''Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha'' by Tapan Sinha in 1998.
* ''PatalGhor'' was adapted into a movie ''Patalghar'' by Abhijit Choudhury in 2003.
* His short story ''"Dosar"'' was filmed by Rituparno Ghosh in B/W format into the film ''Dosar'' in 2006.
* ''Sadhubabar Lathi'' was adapted into a movie ''Sadhu Babar Lathi'' in 2008.
* In 2010, a film has been released named ''Banshiwala'', the script of which is adopted from the novel 'Banshiwala', written by him. 'Banshiwala' was also published in Desh Patrika.
* ''Kagojer Bou'' was also adapted into a 2011 film by director Bappaditya Bandopadhyay.
* ''Gosainbaganer Bhoot'', published in "Pujabarshiki Anandamela" adapted into a movie, ''Gosainbaganer Bhoot'' in 2011.
* ''Chayamoy'', published in "Pujabarshiki Anandamela" has been adapted into a movie by director Haranath Chakraborty and is scheduled to release in 2013. It stars Sabyasachi Chakrabarty (in the title role), Dipankar De and Gaurav Chakrabarty.
* ''Goynar Baksho'' has been adapted into a movie by director Aparna Sen in 2013.
* ''Ashchorjyo Prodeep'' has been adapted into a movie by director Anik Dutta in 2013.
* ''Wrin'' has been adapted into a movie named '' Ebar Shabor'' by director Arindam Sil in 2015.
* '' Eagoler Chokh'' has been adapted into a movie by director Arindam Sil in 2016.
* ''Aschhe Abar Shabor'' is a 2018 film and third installment of Goenda Shabor film series, is based on his story ''Prajapatir Mrityu O Punarjanmo''.
* '' Manojder Adbhut Bari'' is a 2018 film of Anindya Chatterjee is based on the novel in the same name.
* '' Bony'' is a 2021 film based on the novel of the same name.
* Tirandaj Shabor is a 2022 film and fourth installment of Goenda Shabor film series, based on his novel Tirandaj.

Works

"Jal Taranga" was his first story published in the magazine " Desh" in 1959. After 7/8 years of writing story "Ghunpoka" was his first novel published in the annual Puja edition of the magazine ''Desh''. His first children's novel was called ''Manojder Adbhut Bari''.

Adult fiction

Young adult fiction

* ''Nilu Hajrar Hatyaarahasya''
* ''Pidimer Aalo''
* ''Phajal Ali Esechhe''
* ''Phulchor''
* ''Bikeler Mrityu'' - Tells the story of Bobby Roy, an executive and Leena, his P.S.
* ''Jao Pakhi''
* ''Laal Nil Manush''
* ''Shyaola''
* ''Shiulir Gandha''
* ''Shada Beral, Kalo Beral''
* ''Dhonnobad Mastarmoshai''
* ''Baghumannar Borat''

Children's fiction (Odvuture Series)

Awards

* Vidyasagar Award (1985) – for his contributions to children's literature.
* Ananda Purashkar (1973 and 1990).
* Sahitya Akademi award (1989) for his novel ''Manabjamin''.
* Banga Bibhushan award (2012).
* Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (2021).
* ABP Ananda Sera Bangali Award (Sera'r sera)

References

External links

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Bengali writers
Bengali-language writers
Novelists from West Bengal
Bengali detective fiction writers
1935 births
Living people
Indian children's writers
University of Calcutta alumni
Recipients of the Ananda Purashkar
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali
People from Mymensingh District
20th-century Indian novelists
21st-century Indian novelists
Writers from Kolkata