

Gopal Bhar, a Bengali television series was made where Raktim Samanta played the role of Gopal Bhar as a young child.In that film, Santosh Dutta portrayed the character of Gopal Bhar in the court of Raja Krishnachandra Roy. Gopal Bhar, a Bengali comedy film directed by Amal Sur was released in 1980.But some sources claim that Gopal was a true character. Acharya Sukumar Sen opined that the character Gopal is purely fictitious. There are many contradictory views regarding Gopal Bhar, whether he existed or not. But a reference has found that there was a respectful and old bodyguard of the king of Nadia, Raja Krishnachandra and Protection incharge of the city named Shankar Taranga who was given special status by the king for his courage and knowledge and probably gave rise to the legend of Gopal Bhar. It is often said that Gopal Bhar is a legendary personality. In early nineteenth century, Gopal Bhar's name was first mentioned in Bengali literature. As such, his stories are comparable with those of Birbal, Tenali Raman, Gonu Jha and Nasreddin. The application of humour never crosses over to the realm of direct disrespect, but manages to point out the weakness in the opponent's argument or conviction. Gopal Bhar always rebuffs the attempt successfully.

In some stories, Raja Krishnachandra asks him to complete certain tasks specifically to test his intelligence, or to embarrass him in public.
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Many of his stories depict him coming up with inventive and clever answers to satisfy the whimsical requests of royal personages, such as the Maharaja and the Rani. The stories are popular and humorous, often ridiculing figures of authority, including the king, Krishnachandra, himself. Their origin may be traced to local oral cultures of humour. Tales of his exploits are narrated in West Bengal and Bangladesh to this day in numerous short stories. In 1757 the humiliated Gopal left the country (Krishnanagar) without anyone noticing. Returning to Krishnanagar, Gopal once again tried to convince the king. On the contrary, he broke the Nawab once again. Then at the instigation of Mir Jafar Nawab ordered the execution of Gopal. But since his breadwinner Raja Krishnachandra would also be trapped, he did not divulge it. Meanwhile, Gopal informed Mir Jafar that he had come to the Nawab to expose all the conspiracies. The Nawab informed that Gopal would be tried the next day. Then when he was brought before the Nawab of Justice, Gopal really broke the Nawab. When he was not allowed to enter in front of the Nawab, he was bitten by a guard. Raja Krishnachandra said that he would refrain from this plan only if he could go in front of the Nawab and cut his forehead.Įven at the risk of his own life, Gopal went to Murshidabad for Krishnachandra. On the contrary, he was ridiculed by the king and his courtiers. Gopal repeatedly rebuked Raja Krishnachandra when he was partnering with Mir Jafar, Ghaseti Begum and others to remove the then Nawab of Bengal ( Siraj ud-Daulah). But Gopal never gave in to this conspiracy.

This courtier of Raja Krishnachandra was a witness in the most heinous conspiracy to remove the Nawab of Bengal. Eventually a lady raised him, and in adulthood Gopal became a presence in the royal court of Krishnanagar in West Bengal. His older brother was forced into slavery and he was abducted by a robber gang. His father died when Gopal was young, and his mother was murdered via Sati-daha. Gopal, born in a low-caste family, was precocious since childhood.
