Tarun Majumdar
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Born | Tarun Majumdar 8 January 1931 |
Occupation | Film director |
Tarun Majumdar (born 1931) (also often credited as Tarun Mazumdar) (Bengali: তরুণ মজুমদার Torun Mojumdar) is a Bengali Indian film director who makes films in Bengali and 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.[1]
Early years
Majumdar was born in Bogra, Bengal, now in Bangladesh. He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta.[2] He married fellow Bengali actress Sandhya Roy.[3]
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.[4]
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 Debashree Roy and 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
- Padma Shri (1990)[5]
- National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Ganadevata, (1979).
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali for Nimantran (1972)
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali for Kancher Swargo, (1964)
- National Film Award for Best Scientific Film for Aranya Aamar, (1984)
- Nominated for National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Alo, (2003).
BFJA Awards
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Indian Films Award for Bhalobasar Anek Naam, (2007).
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Director Award for Sansar Simanthey, (1976).
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Director Award for Nimantran, (1972)
Anandalok Awards
- Anandalok Best Films Award for Aalo, (2004)
- Kalakar Awards[6]
Filmography
- Chaowa Pawa 1959
- Smriti Tuku Thaak 1960
- Kancher Swarga 1961
- Palatak 1963
- Alor Pipasa 1965
- Ektuku Basa 1965
- Balika Badhu 1967
- Rahgir 1969
- Nimantran 1971
- Kuheli 1971
- Shriman Prithviraj 1973
- Thagini 1974
- Phuleshwari 1974
- Jadi Jantem 1974
- Sansar Simante 1975
- Balika Badhu 1976
- Ganadevata 1978
- Dadar Kirti 1980
- Shahar Theke Dure 1981
- Meghmukti 1981
- Khelar Putul 1982
- Amar Geeti 1982
- Aranya Aamar 1984
- Bhalobasa Bhalobasa 1985
- Pathbhola 1986
- Agaman 1988
- Parasmoni 1988
- Apan Aamar Apan 1990
- Path-O-Prasad 1991
- Sajani Go Sajani 1991
- Katha Chhilo 1994
- Alo 2003
- Bhalobasar Anek Naam 2005
- Chander Bari 2007
- Bhalobashar BariEnglish titles -Loves little nest
Adhikar
References
- ^ "Tarun Majumdar". www.upperstall.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 591
- ^ "Sandhya Roy Profile Wiki".
- ^ "Tarun Majumdar – Biography". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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- Living people
- Bengali film directors
- Film directors from Kolkata
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
- 1931 births
- Scottish Church College, Calcutta alumni
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Kalakar Awards winners
- People from Bogra District
- 20th-century Indian film directors
- Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award