Tarun Majumdar

( Jan 08 1931 - Jul 04 2022 )

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Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 8 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received four National Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards and an Anandalok Award. In 1990, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award. He alongside Sachin Mukherji and Dilip Mukherji made his directorial debut, under the screen name Yatrik, with the 1959 Bengali film Chaowa Pawa starring Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar as the leads. He received his first National Award for the 1962 Bengali film Kancher Swarga. He also garnered wide critical acclamation for his directorial ventures such as Palatak (1963), Nimantran (1971), Sansar Simante (1975) and Ganadevata (1978). He received a National Award, a BFJA Award and a Filmfare Award for Nimantran (1971). Ganadevata (1979) won him a National Award and a Filmfare Award. Majumdar was born on 8 January 1931 in Bogra which was then part of Bengal Presidency of British India. His father Birendranath Majumdar was a freedom fighter. He studied at Scottish Church College affiliated to the University of Calcutta. He married fellow Bengali actress Sandhya Roy but later they divorced. Majumdar died from a heart attack at a hospital in Kolkata on 4 July 2022 at the age of 91. He suffered from chest infection, kidney and heart ailments prior to his death. Tarun Majumder donated his body for promotion of Medical Education to the Anatomy Department of SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.

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Indian film director

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Bogra, Bangladesh