Shabor Dasgupta is a
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the ...
fictional detective character created by novelist
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
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 relativel ...
in the
Goenda Shabor series. This figure is popularly known as ''Goenda Shabor''.
Character
Shabor Dasgupta is an Assistant Commissioner, Detective Department of
Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force (KPF) is one of the two presidency police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. Kolkata Police has the task of policing the metropolitan area (apart from Bidhannagar and New Town, which are served by the Bidhannag ...
. He is a cool and intelligent officer without having a super image like other fictional detectives. He investigates in a realistic way, cracking mysteries with psychology. Sometimes it appears that he is bereft of all passions and has no private life or affections. Shabor's assistant ''Nanda'' helps him. Like writer Mukhopadhyay, Shabor is a
teetotaller
Teetotalism is the practice or promotion of total personal abstinence from the psychoactive drug alcohol, specifically in alcoholic drinks. A person who practices (and possibly advocates) teetotalism is called a teetotaler or teetotaller, or is ...
, non-smoker and bachelor.
Stories
* ''Rwin''
* ''Prajapatir Mrityu O Punarjanmo''
* ''Aloy Chhayay''
* ''Rup''
* ''Podokkhep''
* ''Marich''
* ''Eagoler Chokh''
* ''Shiri Bhenge Bhenge''
* ''Tirandaj''
* ''Amake Biye Korben?''
Film adaptation
Director
Arindam Sil
Arindam Sil is an Indian actor, film director and line producer.
Early life
Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. Joseph's College, Calcutta, and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, ...
made the
Goenda Shabor (film series) in
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the ...
based on the Shabor stories. Actor
Saswata Chatterjee
Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor of television and films based in Kolkata. Born to actor Subhendu Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee began his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Maju ...
portrays the role of the protagonist Shabor. The first film, ''
Ebar Shabor'', was released in 2015, the second film, ''
Eagoler Chokh'', was released in 2016 and the third, ''
Aschhe Abar Shabor
''Aschhe Abar Shabor'' () is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. It is the sequel to 2016 film '' Eagoler Chokh'' and the third installment in the ''Goenda Shabor'' film series. The film released on 19 J ...
'' was released in January 2018. On 27 May 2022, the fourth film of Shabor series ''
Tirandaj Shabor
''Tirandaj Shabor'' is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil based on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s novel ''Tirandaj''. It is the sequel to 2018 film '' Aschhe Abar Shabor'' and the fourth installment of ''G ...
'' was released.
References
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Shabor Dasgupta
Indian crime novels
Fictional Indian people
Fictional Bengali people
Fictional police detectives