Tarun Majumdar

Tarun Majumdar (born 1931) (also often credited as Tarun Mazumdar) (Bengali: তরুণ মজুমদার Torun Mojumdar) is a Bengali Indian film director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.[1] He is notable for his depiction of Bengali culture and society. Many of his films are literature-based. He has recreated classics written by Bimal Kar, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and Tarashankar Bandopadhyay on celluloid. Another feature of many of his films is the ample use of songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore to convey a range of emotions. Although often lacking in critical acclaim as some of his peers like Tapan Sinha, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen, he has consistently produced box-office hits for over forty years.[2]

Tarun Majumdar
Tarun Majumder at the Kolkata Book Fair, 2018
Born
Tarun Majumdar

(1931-01-08) 8 January 1931
Bogra, Bengal
OccupationFilm director

Early years

Majumdar was born in Bogra, Bengal, now in Bangladesh. His father Birendranath Majumdar was a freedom fighter.[3] He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta.[4] He married fellow Bengali actress Sandhya Roy.[5]

Career

His early films were credited to Yatrik (phonetically Jatrik in Bengali). Yatrik was the screen-name of the trio of directors Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherji, and Dilip Mukherji until 1963 after which each began to be credited separately. As Yatrik, the trio created well-known classics such as Chaowa Paowa in 1959, starring matinee idol Uttam Kumar and screen-diva Suchitra Sen, and Palatak and Kancher Swarga, both in 1963.

In 1965, Tarun Majumdar made two films: Ektuku basha with Soumitra Chatterjee and Alor pipasha with Basanta Choudhury. The films featured Sandhya Roy, a popular actress whom he married. In 1967, he made one of the top-grossing films of the year, Balika Badhu, an adaptation of story written by Bimal Kar, in which a teenage Moushumi Chatterjee made her debut. He would remake it in Hindi in 1976, where it was a moderate success. He would make quite a few box-office blockbusters through the years including (but not exclusively) Shriman Prithviraj, Ganadevata, Dadar kirti, Bhalobasa Bhalobasa, Poroshmoni, and Apon amar apon. Apart from being a major success in 1980, Dadar kirti, based on a short story by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, introduced Tapas Paul. Both would go on to dominate the Bengali film screen for over a decade. In many films after Dadar kirti, Tapas Paul found himself typecast in similar roles to Kedar.

Awards

National Awards

BFJA Awards

Anandalok Awards

Filmography
Year Title Cast Note Ref.
1959 Chaowa Pawa
1960 Smriti Tuku Thaak
1961 Kancher Swarga
1963 Palatak
1965 Alor Pipasa
1965 Ektuku Basa
1967 Balika Badhu
1969 Rahgir
1971 Nimantran
1971 Kuheli
1973 Shriman Prithviraj
1974 Thagini
1974 Fuleswari
1974 Jadi Jantem
1975 Sansar Simante
1976 Balika Badhu
1978 Ganadevata
1980 Dadar Kirti
1981 Shahar Theke Dure
1981 Meghmukti
1982 Khelar Putul
1982 Amar Geeti
1984 Aranya Aamar
1985 Bhalobasa Bhalobasa
1986 Pathbhola
1988 Agaman
1988 Parasmoni
1990 Apan Aamar Apan
1991 Path-O-Prasad
1991 Sajani Go Sajani
1994 Katha Chhilo
2003 Alo Rituparna Sengupta
2005 Bhalobasar Onek Naam Tapas Paul
2007 Chander Bari Koel Mallick
Bhalobashar BariEnglish titles -Loves little nest

Adhikar

References
  1. "Tarun Majumder movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. "Tarun Majumdar". www.upperstall.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  3. তরুণ আলোয়. reader.magzter.com (in Bengali). Anandalok. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 591
  5. "Sandhya Roy Profile Wiki".
  6. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  7. "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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