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Phani Majumdar. Phani Majumdar was a pioneering Indian film director, who worked in Hindi cinema, [1] most known for his film Street Singer (1938) starring K.L. Saigal noted for its song, Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye, Meena Kumari classic Aarti (1962) and Oonche Log (1965). He also worked in Singapore, where he notably made Hang Tuah (1955 ...
Phani Majumdar’s reputation was built in the short span of three years between 1938 and 1940 but in 1941 itself he left NT to join Laxmi Productions in Bombay. In a way he led the exodus that saw Gyan Mukherjee, Amiya Chakravarty, Satyen Bose, Nitin Bose, Bimal Roy, Hemen Gupta, even K L Saigal, Prithviraj Kapoor, and Jaddan Bai make their homes in Bombay.
Phani Majumdar. Director: Hang Tuah. Phani Majumdar was born on 28 December 1911 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Faridpur, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Hang Tuah (1956), Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar) (1955) and Oonche Log (1965).
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Jun 21, 1994 · PHANI MAJUMDAR was a pioneer of Indian cinema, working in the late 1930s with PC Barua, India's equivalent of DW Griffith, in the famous New Theatres Studio of Calcutta. Here, between 1936 and ...
May 16, 2024 · Phani Majumdar: हिंदी सिनेमा के मशहूर निर्देशक फणी मजूमदार की आज डेथ एनिवर्सरी है। उन्होंने कई चर्चित फिल्मों का निर्देशन किया। मीना कुमारी अभिनीत क्लासिक 'आरती' और 'ऊंचे लोग' जैसी फिल्मों के ...
Phani Majumdar was born on 28 December 1911 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Faridpur, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Hang Tuah (1956), Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar) (1955) and Oonche Log (1965).
Prolific and innovative, Hindi and Bengali film director and screenwriter Phani Majumdar is known for his films such as Street Singer (1938) starring K.L. Saigal, Aarti (1962) and Oonche Log (1965). Interestingly, he also made the film Hang Tuah (1955) in Malay, which was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Majumdar started off with leading director P C Barua at New Theatres Studio of Calcutta. He also scripted Prafulla Roy’s Abhigyan (1938)....
