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'''''Jighansa''''', is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[thriller film,]] based on Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'', was released inon 20 April 1951. It was directed by [[Ajoy Kar]], aand famous director of Bengal. Musicalmusical scores are done by [[HemantaHemant MukherjeeKumar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-01-28|title=The Crackling Chemistry between Uttam Kumar and Ajoy Kar|url=https://mtimesofindia.imdbindiatimes.com/titleentertainment/tt0231824bengali/movies/news/remembering-ajoy-kar-the-genius-of-camera-the-path-breaker-in-bengali-cine-classics/photostory/73690236.cms|titleaccess-date=Jighansa2021-12-19|lastwebsite=1951The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|firsttitle=Jighansa (1951) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|dateurl=|website=IMDbhttps://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jighansa-34619|archive-url=|https://web.archive.org/web/20210122091927/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jighansa-date=34619|dead-url-status=live|accessarchive-date=2022 FebruaryJanuary 20172021|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>

The movie revolves witharound the unwanted incidents that happenedhappen in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of the king Chandrakanta, one Dr. Palit ([[Kamal Mitra]]) askedasks for help to onefrom Detective Smarajit Sen (Shisir Batabyal), as a family friend. Detective Sen sentsends his assistant Bimal to Ratnagarh to investigate and ascertain the security of young Kumar Bahadur, the new predecessorspredecessor of the royal family of the estate. They observedobserve that a mysterious lady, Manjusri, ([[Manju Dey]]) singsings uncanny song in the adjacent water body near the palace. Mr. Gupta ([[Bikash Roy]]), a suspicious botanist, who stayedstays in the neighbourhood also roamed in that locality. It is revealed that he was deprived of real property of the royal family and took revenge by killing the members of the family. He useduses onea deaf and dumb porter as a hired killer. Ultimately, he has beenis killed by the detective at the end before he could commit another murder.

* [[Manju Dey]] as Manjusri

* [[Bikash Roy]] as Mr. Gupta

* [[Kamal Mitra]] as Dr. Palit

* Sushama Ghosh.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/A-gentleman-actor/article17097172.ece|title=A gentleman actor|last=Ranjay Das Gupta|first=|date=26 January 2017|website=thehindu.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>

This was the probably the first film adaptation of the celebrated [[Sherlock Holmes celebrated]] story, ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' in Bengali.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ajoy Kar|title=Jighansa (1951)|url=https://indiancine.ma/GEU/info|access-date=20 February 2017|website=Indiacine.ma}}</ref> 11 years later, a remake was made in [[Hindi]], ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'' directed by [[Biren Nag]], and produced and musical scores by [[Hemanta Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite webnews|urllast=https://indiancine.ma/GEU/infoKumar|first=Anuj|date=2009-09-10|title=JighansaBees Saal Baad (19511962)|lastwork=AjoyThe KarHindu|firsturl=|date=|website=Indiacinehttps://www.ma|archivethehindu.com/features/cinema/Bees-url=|archiveSaal-date=|deadBaad-url=1962/article16880458.ece|access-date=20 February 20172021-12-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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