Shabor Dasgupta
{{Short description|Fictional directive character by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox character
| name = {{small|ACP}}
Shabor Dasgupta
| series = Goenda Shabor
| image =
| caption =
| first = Rwin
| last = Tirandaj Shabor (2022)
| creator = Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
| portrayer = Saswata Chatterjee
| nickname =
| gender = Male
| occupation = Detective
| title = ACP
| family =
| relatives =
| religion = Hinduism
| nationality = Indian
}}
Shabor Dasgupta is a Bengali fictional detective character created by novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay in the Goenda Shabor series. This figure is popularly known as Goenda Shabor.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYswDwAAQBAJ&q=Shabar+Dasgupta+Shirshendu&pg=PT353|title=India at 70: snapshots since Independence|last=Roshen Dalal|date=23 August 2017|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=9789386815378|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=7 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507200625/https://books.google.com/books?id=JYswDwAAQBAJ&q=Shabar+Dasgupta+Shirshendu&pg=PT353|url-status=live}}
Character
Shabor Dasgupta is an Assistant Commissioner, Detective Department of Kolkata Police. 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.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Shabar-back-on-public-demand/articleshow/53671506.cms|title=Shabar back on public demand|last=Ganguly|first=Ruman|date=12 January 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=30 September 2018|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716154129/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Shabar-back-on-public-demand/articleshow/53671506.cms|url-status=live}} Sometimes it appears that he is bereft of all passions and has no private life or affections.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/shirshendu-mukhopadhyay-doesn-t-watch-films-made-on-his-stories/story-LybV5Kej07rxMtcijpyKiL.html|title=Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay doesn't watch films made on his stories|last=Bhattacharyya|first=Deepshikha|date=22 August 2016|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=30 September 2018|archive-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618075744/https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/shirshendu-mukhopadhyay-doesn-t-watch-films-made-on-his-stories/story-LybV5Kej07rxMtcijpyKiL.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/shabor-the-girls-201237|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301225114/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/shabor-the-girls-201237|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2018|title=Shabor & the girls|date=16 January 2018|access-date=1 March 2018}} Shabor's assistant Nanda helps him. Like writer Mukhopadhyay, Shabor is a teetotaller, non-smoker and bachelor.{{Cite book|title=Rahasya Samagra (Bengali)|last=Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay|publisher=Ananda Publishers|year=2015|isbn=978-93-5040-542-0|location=Kolkata}}
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 made the Goenda Shabor (film series) in Bengali based on the Shabor stories. Actor Saswata Chatterjee portrays the role of the protagonist Shabor. The first film, Ebar Shabor, was released in 2015,{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/124957014-ebar-shabor-arindam-sil-s-second-directorial-venture-all-set-release|title=Ebar Shabor, Arindam Sil's second directorial venture all set for release|website=www.washingtonbanglaradio.com|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825143607/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/124957014-ebar-shabor-arindam-sil-s-second-directorial-venture-all-set-release|url-status=usurped}} the second film, Eagoler Chokh, was released in 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/eagoler-chokh-review-saswata-chatterjee-shines-throughout-1287173.html|title=Eagoler Chokh Review: Saswata Chatterjee Shines Throughout|last=Shomini Sen|date=30 August 2016 |access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301230101/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/eagoler-chokh-review-saswata-chatterjee-shines-throughout-1287173.html|url-status=live}} and the third, Aschhe Abar Shabor was released in January 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/asche-abar-shabor/movie-review/62603866.cms|title=Asche Abar Shabor|newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301113522/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/asche-abar-shabor/movie-review/62603866.cms|url-status=live}} On 27 May 2022, the fourth film of Shabor series Tirandaj Shabor was released.{{Citation |title=Tirandaj Shabor Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/tirandaj-shabor/movieshow/91746182.cms |access-date=2022-05-27 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507205152/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/tirandaj-shabor/movieshow/91746182.cms |url-status=live }}
References
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{{Goenda Shabor}}
{{Bengali detective characters}}
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Category:Fictional Indian detectives
Category:Fictional Indian people in literature
Category:Fictional Bengali people