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Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 8 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director, documentary filmmaker, author, illustrator and screenwriter who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. [1] He received five National Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards and an Anandalok Award.
Tarun Majumdar was born on 8 January 1931 in Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Bogura, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Kancher Swarga (1962), Nimantran (1971) and Ganadevata (1979).
Tarun Majumdar received Padma Shri in 1990 and has won five Filmfare awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.
Jul 4, 2022 · Tarun Majumdar, whose family entertainers are loved by all, dies at 92. With his passing away at SSKM hospital at 11.17 am on Monday, following prolonged illness, cinema has lost a great storyteller who made many heartwarming family entertainers. He was 92.
Noted Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar died at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on Monday morning. He was 91.
Veteran filmmaker Tarun Majumdar passed away in Kolkata on Monday. He was 91 and was undergoing treatment at the State-run SSKM hospital since June 14. The filmmaker was put on ventilator support...
Jul 4, 2022 · Bengali cinema lost one of its greatest figures with the death of film-maker Tarun Majumdar on July 4. He was 91 and ailing from age-related illnesses.
Jul 4, 2022 · Recalling the contribution of Tarun Majumdar who balanced both commercial and critical acclaim, and whose cinema remains etched in Bengali consciousness.
Jul 4, 2022 · Veteran Bengali director Tarun Majumdar passed away at the age of 92. He died in a Kolkata hospital on the morning of July 4 due to age-related ailments. He was famous for highlighting the life of middle-class families in his films.
Jul 5, 2022 · In Bengali cinema, Tarun Majumdar represented the last vestige of an age of classicism that originated in its golden era in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The focus was on specific elements of storytelling, often originating from literature, as the most effective and captivating way to engage an audience.
