Directing 'Byomkesh' a childhood dream come true: Dibakar

Dibakar Banerjee is looking forward to realise his childhood dream by recreating the war-torn Kolkata of 1940s on the big screen with his ambitious adaptation of Sharadindu Banerjee's famous fictional character in "Detective Byomkesh Bakshi".
After successfully translating Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos "Z" in "Shanghai" and Satyajit Ray's story "Patol Babu, Film Star" in "Bombay Talkies", Dibakar felt it was right time to revisit the character that he grew up reading about.
"For many, the nostalgia for Byomkesh Bakshi comes from the Doordashan serial but my nostalgia for this character comes from reading Sharadindu's stories. I wanted to make a movie on Byomkesh since I was 12, so it is a dream come true. I wanted it to be my first film but I am happy that I am doing it after having the experience of 4-5 films," the director told PTI in an interview.

He is confident that his version of "Byomkesh" will unravel things that have not been explored in other adaptations.
Dibakar's film is a contemporary interpretation of war torn Calcutta during the 1940's and follows the first adventure of Byomkesh, fresh out of college, as he fights an evil genius who is out to destroy the world.
"My film is the first original adaptation of Sharadindu's stories. We are going to the origin of Byomkesh as he solves his first ever case. Sharadindu wrote his stories over 30 years and there are many details that have been left untouched because most of the adaptations have dealt with the detective element only.

"Children were banned from reading Sharadindu's stories upto a certain age because there is a lot of seductiveness, adventure, thrill and romance. Byomkesh romanced while working on his cases," says Dibakar.