Ajit Bandyopadhyay (character) - TV Adaptations

TV Adaptations

Chiriyakhana aka The Zoo(1967) directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by Harendranath Bhattacharya of Star Productions was the first screen adaptation of the Byomkesh Bakshi. Shailen Mukherjee played the character of Ajit. The film boasted an ensemble cast of contemporary actors. The duo reprised their roles in Shajarur Kanta(1974) directed by actress-turned-director Manju Dey and produced by Star Productions.
Ajit was played by K.K. Raina in a critically acclaimed television adaptation of the series directed by Basu Chatterjee.
Byomkesh Bakshi(2004) directed by Swapan Ghoshal was the second television adaptation of the series also aired on Doordarshan. Here Ajit was played by Debdut Ghosh.
Adim Ripu(in-production) is first installment of anther upcoming Byomkesh-film-trilogy directed by Singer-Song-writer-Actor-Director Anjan Dutt and produced by Red Molecules. The trilogy is shooting in Black and White to capture the essence of the post-colonial Kolkata. The film is scheduled to release on December 2009. The series will be followed by the other two stories Chitrachor and Kohen Kobi Kalidas. Here Ajit will be played by Saswata Chatterjee, son of the veteran actor Subhendu Chatterjee.
Director Rituparno Ghosh was also announced to make a film-trilogy on Byomkesh starting with Arthamanartham under the productions of Rose Valleys Motion Pictures. He has cast an ensemble cast for the series along with Prosenjit Chatterjee as Byomkesh, Tapas Paul as Ajit and Paoli Dam as Satyabati. Later the project was shelved.