


What will strike you is the attention to detail. Even the replacement doesn’t take much time to sink in, as there is hardly a continuity break in the look and body language of Ajit though the role is played by two characters. Every actor has done total justice to their roles and a bit more. And except a recasting of Ajit from Season 4, when Subrat Dutta is replaced by Suprobhat Das, the casting is perfect. Season 1 has been deftly used to establish Anirban Bhattacharya as the new face of the timeless sleuth, while introducing us to the new Ajit and Satyabati. The Sherlock model of dedicating a season to one or two mysteries has really worked wonders for this series. Season 4 presents Agnibaan in two episodes, while Season 5 is two episodes of two Byomkesh classics - Dushtochakra and Khnuji Khnuji Nari. Season 2 has three episodes based on the bestseller, Rakter Daag, while Season 3 is a two-part presentation of Bandyopadhyay’s Shajarur Kanta. Season 1 presents two Byomkesh Bakshi mysteries by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, ArthamAnartham and Makorshar Rosh in two episodes. Byomkesh is an engrossing presentation of the whodunits we know so well.
