. ▁ ▁Re ception ▁D urg es hn and ini ▁received ▁mixed ▁response ▁from ▁contemporary ▁critics . ▁While ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁B hat para ▁appreciated ▁the ▁novel , ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁Cal cut ta ▁did ▁not . ▁D war ak an ath ▁Vid y ab h ush an , ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁Som p rak ash ▁mock ed ▁Bank im ▁Ch andra ’ s ▁luc id ▁language ▁and ▁un con vent ional ▁style ; ▁although ▁S amb ad ▁P rab h ak ar ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁contemporary ▁newsp apers ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁the ▁novel . ▁ ▁Su k umar ▁Sen ▁wrote , ▁“ … the ▁tale ▁was ▁something ▁that ▁was ▁wh olly ▁new ▁and ▁entirely ▁delight ful . ▁The ▁pseudo - histor ical ▁background ▁was ▁a ▁just ification ▁for ▁a ▁pure ▁love ▁rom ance ▁intended ▁for ▁readers ▁who ▁knew ▁only ▁married ▁love .” ▁ ▁Film ▁adapt ations ▁ ▁Beng ali ▁ 1 9 2 7 : ▁D urg esh ▁N and ini , ▁st arring ▁D urg adas ▁B anner je e , ▁Kan u ▁B anner je e , ▁Ah ind ra ▁Ch oud h ury , ▁Ind ira ▁De vi , ▁S ita ▁De vi , ▁directed ▁by ▁Pri yan ath ▁N . ▁Gang uly . ▁ 1 9 5 1 : ▁D urg esh ▁N and ini , ▁st arring ▁ ▁Man or an jan ▁Bh attach ary a , ▁Ch hab i ▁Bis was , ▁B har ati ▁De vi , ▁Ch and