Indian TV: Why is Byomkesh Bakshi called the Indian Sherlock Holmes?

Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional character created by Sharindu Bandyophyay. Between 1932 to 1970 32 stories were written by him based on this character. Byomkesh Bakshi was described as a very observant, logical, and forensic science expert who used to solve complicated cases, usually murders. 

character of Byomkesh Bakshi is often thought to be inspired by world-famous fictional character of Sherlock Holmes. He was also a detective good at solving crime cases. Sherlock Homles is a fictional character written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. stories of Sherlock Homles were published in late 1800s. stories of Sherlock Holmes have been apted in many films and stories. Sherlock Homles was assisted by ar fictional character John H. Watson, kwn as Dr Watson. Watson is Sherlock Holmes' friend, assistant, and sometime flatmate, and first-person narrator of all but four of se stories. This similarity can be seen in Sharindu Bandyophyay’s stories of Byomkesh Bakshi too. He also h a friend, flatmate, and assistant named Ajit. He too met Byomkesh and penned down stories of Byomkesh Bakshi.

Although re are some striking similarities between two characters, ir stories are very different. Hence fans of Byomkesh Bakshi always argue that two are different from each or. y also say that Byomkesh Bakshi was a different character altoger. He originated in India, and he was too Indianised to be compared to Sherlock Homles.

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Indian TV series

In 1993, Indian TV was introduced to a new show. Sharindu Bandyophyay, Basu Chatterjee, and Mriganka Sekhar Ray wrote episodes for television series about Byomkesh Bakshi. It was directed by Basu Chatterjee. Rajit Kapur played character of Byomkesh Bakshi while K.K. Raina played role of Ajit. This Indian TV series is still most popular aptation of character of Byomkesh Bakshi. It h two seasons and thirty-four episodes.

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aptation into a Movie

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is a film starring Sushant Singh Rajput in le role. movie was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. film received mostly positive reviews from critics.

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