Dipak Chatterjee
Fictional Bengali people
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Dipak Chatterjee is a fictional detective character created by Bengali writer Samarendranath Pandey under his pen name Swapan Kumar.[2] The series of his stories were well known in the sub altern culture of Kolkata[3] and most popular pulp fiction to readers of Bengali literature.[4][5]
| Dipak Chatterjee | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Adrishya Sanket |
| Created by | Swapankumar |
| Portrayed by | Abir Chatterjee[1] |
| In-universe information | |
| Title | Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay) |
| Occupation | Private Investigator |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Home | Bhawanipore, Kolkata |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Assistant | Ratanlal |
Character
The first story of Dipak Chatterjee, Adrishya Sanket, was published in 1953. Dipak is a private investigator of Kolkata, British India. The police often seek help from him. Adventurous Dipak even goes abroad for solving cases. He can use revolvers with both hands and a dagger in his teeth and is an expert in martial arts. Dipak has profound scientific knowledge and has set up a laboratory in his house to carry out scientific experiments. His assistant, Ratanlal, usually accompanies him.[6] Most of the stories are set in colonial Bengal.[7][8] A total of 20 series of Dipak Chatterjee stories were published over three decades.[9]
Selected series
- Rahasya Kuhelika series
- Crime World series
- Dragon series
- Bajpakhi Series
- Biswachakra series
- Kalrudra series
- Kalnagini series
- Kalo Nekde series
Adaptation
- Pradipta Bhattacharya, a National Award-winning Bengali filmmaker wants to make a films based on the story of Dipak Chatterjee. According to the director there were some copyright related problems.[10]
- The leading Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi, has released a movie Shri Swapankumarer Badami Hyenar Kobole, directed by Debaloy Bhattacharya.[11] There, the role of Dipak Chatterjee was played by Abir Chatterjee and the role of the writer Swapankumar was played by Paran Bandyopadhyay.[12] It was released on 12 January 2024.
