Tintorettor Jishu (novel)

1983 novel by Satyajit Ray

See also: Tintorettor Jishu (film)

Tintorettor Jishu

First edition

Author| Satyajit Ray
Language| Bengali
Series| Feluda
Genre| Detective fiction
Publisher| Ananda Publishers
Publication place| India

Tintorettor Jishu (Tintoretto's Jesus) is a mystery novel by Satyajit Ray about an adventure of Feluda.[1] A movie directed by Sandip Ray has been made based on the story (released in December 2008). An extensive shoot schedule at Hong Kong during May 2008 takes Feluda movies to a new height. The book was published by Ananda Publishers in 1983.

## Plot summary

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A famous painting by the Italian maestro Tintoretto is gifted to the Neogi family by the aristocratic Italian Cassini family. However, not everyone is aware of the value of the painting. One of the family members steals it, and international buyers are interested in it. Feluda chases the criminals all the way to Hong Kong. There was a surprise waiting for him there. Eventually, Feluda (with the help of a relative stranger, who turns out to be a Neogi family member) succeeds in solving the mystery.[2]

### True incidence behind this story

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This is related to an actual story of a Miniature Italian painting, belonging to the aristocratic Neogi family, Rajas of Baikunthapur, now Aloya in the district of Tangail, presently in Bangladesh. Satyajit Ray was a close friend of Kumar Sudhanshu Mohan Neogi, of the same family and drew inspiration of this novel from this painting, its theft and subsequent recovery from Dhaka and its eventual auction to help the family buy property in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

### Feluda and the former Maharajas

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The native princes play an interesting part in the history of British India. Though under the protection of the British Raj, they had a certain amount of power within their domain. Apart from patronizing cricket in India, many of them were involved in promoting social and cultural activities in India.

In Tintorettor Jishu we meet the (fictional) former Maharaja of Bhagwanagarh, Mr Bhudev Singh. Another former Maharaja Suraj Singh appears in Golapi Mukta Rahasya. The young prince of Rupnaryangarh plays an important role in Ebar Kando Kedarnathe. However, the Maharajas and the princes are more prominent in the Tarini Khuro series, another creation of Satyajit Ray.

## Adaptation

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Main article: Tintorettor Jishu (film)

A film in the same name based on this novel was released in 2008, directed by Sandip Ray.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Ray, Satyajit (1953). Tintoretor Jishu Ed. 1st.
2. ^ Vadukut, What Are You Saying? | Sidin (1 May 2009). "Tintoretto in Blu-ray?". mint. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
3. ^ Service, Statesman News (29 June 2019). "'I was addicted to Feluda stories'". The Statesman. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

## External links

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* Official website of film
* Tintorettor Jishu: was there such a painting?

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Satyajit Ray's Feluda

Novels|

* Badshahi Angti (1969)
* Gangtokey Gondogol (1971)
* Sonar Kella (1971)
* Baksho Rahashya (1972)
* Kailashey Kelenkari (1974)
* Royal Bengal Rahashya (1974)
* Gosainpur Sargaram (1976)
* Chhinnamastar Abhishap (1978)
* Hatyapuri (1979)
* Tintorettor Jishu (1983)
* Golapi Mukta Rahasya (1989)
* Robertsoner Ruby (1992)

Short stories|

* "Feluda'r Goendagiri" (1965-66)
* "Ghurghutiyar Ghatona" (1975)
* "Golokdham Rahasya" (1980)
* "Jahangirer Swarnamudra" (1983)
* "Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo" (1983)
* "Bhuswargo Bhayankar" (1987)
* "Golapi Mukta Rahasya"
* "London e Feluda" (1989)

Films|

| Soumitra|

* Sonar Kella (1974)
* Joy Baba Felunath (1979)

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Sabyasachi|

* Baksho Rahashya (1996)
* Bombaiyer Bombete (2003)
* Kailashey Kelenkari (2007)
* Tintorettor Jishu (2008)
* Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010)
* Royal Bengal Rahashya (2011)
* Double Feluda (2016)

Abir|

* Badshahi Angti (2014)

Indraneil|

* Hatyapuri (2022)

TV|

| Kapoor|

* Kissa Kathmandu Mein (1986-87)

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Rubel|

* Noyon Rahasya-Feluda (2017)

Characters|

* Feluda
* Lalmohan 'Jatayu' Ganguly
* Topshe

Music|

* "Feluda Theme"
* "Feludar Gaan"
* "Calcium"
* "Feluda Pherot"

Documentary|

* Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective (2019)

Related|

* Jatayu Jindabad (2009)
* Scottish Church College

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