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	\| caption = Tarun Majumder at the [[Kolkata Book Fair]], 2018		\| caption = Tarun Majumder at the [[Kolkata Book Fair]], 2018
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1931\|1\|8\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1931\|1\|8\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Bogra District\|Bogra]], [[Bengal]]		\| birth_place = [[Bogra District\|Bogra]], [[Bengal]], British India
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| nationality = [[India]]n		\| nationality = [[India]]n
	\| occupation = Film director		\| occupation = Film director
	\| years_active = ~~1959{{dash}}2018~~		\| years_active = 1959–2018
	\| spouse = [[Sandhya Roy]] (Divorced)		\| spouse = [[Sandhya Roy]] (Divorced)
	\| website =		\| website =
	\| awards = {{ubl\|[[Padma Shri]]\|[[National Film Awards\|National Award]]\|[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award\|BFJA Award]]\|[[Filmfare Awards East\|Filmfare Award]]\|[[Anandalok Puraskar\|Anandalok Award]]}}		\| awards = {{ubl\|[[Padma Shri]]\|[[National Film Awards\|National Award]]\|[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award\|BFJA Award]]\|[[Filmfare Awards East\|Filmfare Award]]\|[[Anandalok Puraskar\|Anandalok Award]]}}
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	'''Tarun Majumdar''' (born 1931) (~~also~~ often credited as '''Tarun Mazumdar''') ({{lang-bn\|তরুণ মজুমদার}} ''Torun Mojumdar'') is a [[Bengali people\|Bengali]] [[India]]n film director who is known for his work in [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/tarun-majumder-135778\|title=Tarun Majumder movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com\|website=Cinestaan\|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> He received four [[National Film Awards\|National Awards]], seven [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards\|BFJA Awards]], five [[Filmfare Awards East\|Filmfare Awards]] and an [[Anandalok Puraskar\|Anandalok Award]]. In 1990, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award.<ref name="Padma Awards" />		'''Tarun Majumdar''' (born 8 January 1931) (often credited as '''Tarun Mazumdar''') ({{lang-bn\|তরুণ মজুমদার}} ''Torun Mojumdar'') is a [[Bengali people\|Bengali]] [[India]]n film director who is known for his work in [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/tarun-majumder-135778\|title=Tarun Majumder movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com\|website=Cinestaan\|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> He received four [[National Film Awards\|National Awards]], seven [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards\|BFJA Awards]], five [[Filmfare Awards East\|Filmfare Awards]] and an [[Anandalok Puraskar\|Anandalok Award]]. In 1990, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award.<ref name="Padma Awards" />

	He alongside [[Sachin Mukherji]] and [[Dilip Mukherji]], under the screen name Yatrik, made his directorial debut with the 1959 Bengali film ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)\|Chaowa Pawa]]'' starring [[Suchitra Sen]] and [[Uttam Kumar]] in leads.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=চিরতরুণ\|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/kolkata-collage-kolkattewali/new-town/about-bengali-film-director-tarun-majumdar/articleshow/47745555.cms\|access-date=2021-01-03\|website=EI Samay\|language=bn}}</ref> He received his first [[National Film Awards\|National Award]] for the 1962 Bengali film ''Kancher Swarga''.<ref name=":1" /> He also garnered wide critical acclamation for his directorial ventures such as ''Palatak'' (1963), ''[[Nimantran]]'' (1971), ''Sansar Simante'' (1975) and ''[[Ganadevata (film)\|Ganadevata]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=23 April 2015\|title=Story is always my top priority: Tarun Majumder\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/story-is-always-my-top-priority-tarun-majumder/\|access-date=3 January 2021\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref> 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. He made blockbusters such as ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)\|Balika Badhu]]'' (1967), ''[[Kuheli]]'' (1971), ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' (1973), ''[[Fuleswari]]'' (1974), ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (1980), ''Bhalobasa Bhalobasa'' (1985) and ''[[Apan Amar Apan]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/tarun-majumdar\|title=Tarun Majumdar \|publisher=www.upperstall.com\|access-date=23 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Towards a heroic cinema \|last=Datta \|first=Utpal \|page=88 \|year=1994 \|publisher=M.C. Sarkar & Sons \|isbn=9788171570508 }}</ref> [[Sandhya Roy]] starred in twenty of his films and Tapas Paul in eight. [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Mahua Roychoudhury]], [[Ayan Banerjee]] and [[Tapas Paul]] were introduced by him on silver screen.		He alongside [[Sachin Mukherji]] and [[Dilip Mukherji]], under the screen name Yatrik, made his directorial debut with the 1959 Bengali film ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)\|Chaowa Pawa]]'' starring [[Suchitra Sen]] and [[Uttam Kumar]] in leads.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=চিরতরুণ\|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/kolkata-collage-kolkattewali/new-town/about-bengali-film-director-tarun-majumdar/articleshow/47745555.cms\|access-date=2021-01-03\|website=EI Samay\|language=bn}}</ref> He received his first [[National Film Awards\|National Award]] for the 1962 Bengali film ''Kancher Swarga''.<ref name=":1" /> He also garnered wide critical acclamation for his directorial ventures such as ''Palatak'' (1963), ''[[Nimantran]]'' (1971), ''Sansar Simante'' (1975) and ''[[Ganadevata (film)\|Ganadevata]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=23 April 2015\|title=Story is always my top priority: Tarun Majumder\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/story-is-always-my-top-priority-tarun-majumder/\|access-date=3 January 2021\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref> 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. He made blockbusters such as ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)\|Balika Badhu]]'' (1967), ''[[Kuheli]]'' (1971), ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' (1973), ''[[Fuleswari]]'' (1974), ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (1980), ''Bhalobasa Bhalobasa'' (1985) and ''[[Apan Amar Apan]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/tarun-majumdar\|title=Tarun Majumdar \|publisher=www.upperstall.com\|access-date=23 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Towards a heroic cinema \|last=Datta \|first=Utpal \|page=88 \|year=1994 \|publisher=M.C. Sarkar & Sons \|isbn=9788171570508 }}</ref> [[Sandhya Roy]] starred in twenty of his films and Tapas Paul in eight. [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Mahua Roychoudhury]], [[Ayan Banerjee]] and [[Tapas Paul]] were introduced by him on silver screen.
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	In 1965, Majumdar made two films — ''Ektuku Basa'' with [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] and ''[[Alor Pipasa]]'' with [[Basanta Choudhury]]. Both the films featured [[Sandhya Roy]] as the female protagonist. In 1967, he made one of the top-grossing films of the year, ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)\|Balika Badhu]]'', an adaptation of a Bengali 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. His ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' became a major box office success.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/ten-all-time-great-romantic-movies-in-bengali-cinema/Valentines-Day-special-Ten-all-time-great-romantic-movies-in-Bengali-cinema/photostory/64061485.cms\|title=Valentine's Day special: Ten all-time great romantic movies in Bengali cinema - Ten all-time great romantic movies in Bengali cinema\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>		In 1965, Majumdar made two films — ''Ektuku Basa'' with [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] and ''[[Alor Pipasa]]'' with [[Basanta Choudhury]]. Both the films featured [[Sandhya Roy]] as the female protagonist. In 1967, he made one of the top-grossing films of the year, ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)\|Balika Badhu]]'', an adaptation of a Bengali 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. His ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' became a major box office success.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/ten-all-time-great-romantic-movies-in-bengali-cinema/Valentines-Day-special-Ten-all-time-great-romantic-movies-in-Bengali-cinema/photostory/64061485.cms\|title=Valentine's Day special: Ten all-time great romantic movies in Bengali cinema - Ten all-time great romantic movies in Bengali cinema\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>

			In 1974, Majumdar directed ''[[Fuleswari]]'', starring [[Sandhya Roy]] as the titular character. Some of the biggest names in the Bengali music industry of the time (viz. [[Hemanta Mukherjee]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Sandhya Mukherjee]], [[Aarti Mukherjee]] and [[Anup Ghoshal]]) provided vocals for the film's songs. Years later, Majumdar had acknowledged ''Fuleswari'' as his favorite film.<ref>https://blogs.eisamay.indiatimes.com/rupayanbhattacharya/an-exclusive-interview-of-director-tarun-majumder-part-1/</ref>
			In 1975, he directed ''Sansar Simante'', based on a screenplay by [[Rajen Tarafdar]], which was itself adapted from a short story by [[Premendra Mitra]]. Soumitra Chatterjee portrayed Aghor, a thief. Years later, Chatterjee had admitted Aghor as one of his best roles.<ref>https://www.cinemaazi.com/feature/i-can-act-in-any-state-of-mind-soumitra-chatterjee-interview</ref> In 1979, Majumdar's film ''[[Ganadevata (film)\|Ganadevata]]'' became the first Bengali film to win [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]].

	He cast Mahua Roychoudhury as the female lead in ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (1980) based on a short story by [[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=28 November 2020\|title=চল্লিশ বসন্ত পেরিয়েও, 'দাদার কীর্তি' চিরবসন্তের ফাগে রঙিন আজও\|url=https://www.thewall.in/a-special-story-to-celebrate-forty-years-of-bengali-movie-dadar-kirti/\|access-date=3 January 2020\|website=TheWall\|language=en-US}}</ref> He proposed [[Debashree Roy]] to play the role of Bini. Roy who was struggling with her career at that time, used to be credited as Rumki Roy in her films. Majumdar did not like the name Rumki. He suggested before Rumki's mother Arati Roy that her name should be altered into Debashree and her mother agreed.<ref name=":2" /> Ayan Banerjee was cast in the role Santu, the chirpy lover of Bini. The film marked the debut of [[Tapas Paul]] who starred as the protagonist Kedar who falls in love with Saraswati portrayed by Mahua Roychoudhury. The film became a major box office success catapulting Paul to stardom.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://reader.magzter.com/reader/cdm5hzfuncl191o36hu8c441987714464055/419877#page/10\|title=তারকা তৈরীর কান্ডারী\|year=2020\|website=reader.magzter.com\|publisher=Anandalok\|language=Bn\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011220515/https://reader.magzter.com/reader/cdm5hzfuncl191o36hu8c441987714464055/419877#page/10\|archive-date=11 October 2020\|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=a.chatterji\|first=shoma\|title=Tapas Pal: The Actor, the Politician, the Man\|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/16/18431/Tapas-Pal-The-Actor-the-Politician-the-Man\|access-date=2021-03-05\|website=The Citizen\|language=en-US}}</ref> The film won Roychoudhury [[Filmfare Awards East]] in 1981.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850815-queen-of-bengali-cinema-mahua-roychowdhury-death-remains-a-suspense-drama-770294-2013-12-30\|title=Queen of Bengali cinema Mahua Roychowdhury death remains a suspense drama\|date=15 August 1985\|website=India Today\|access-date=4 January 2021\|archive-date=21 July 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721190716/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850815-queen-of-bengali-cinema-mahua-roychowdhury-death-remains-a-suspense-drama-770294-2013-12-30\|url-status=live}}</ref>		He cast Mahua Roychoudhury as the female lead in ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (1980) based on a short story by [[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=28 November 2020\|title=চল্লিশ বসন্ত পেরিয়েও, 'দাদার কীর্তি' চিরবসন্তের ফাগে রঙিন আজও\|url=https://www.thewall.in/a-special-story-to-celebrate-forty-years-of-bengali-movie-dadar-kirti/\|access-date=3 January 2020\|website=TheWall\|language=en-US}}</ref> He proposed [[Debashree Roy]] to play the role of Bini. Roy who was struggling with her career at that time, used to be credited as Rumki Roy in her films. Majumdar did not like the name Rumki. He suggested before Rumki's mother Arati Roy that her name should be altered into Debashree and her mother agreed.<ref name=":2" /> Ayan Banerjee was cast in the role Santu, the chirpy lover of Bini. The film marked the debut of [[Tapas Paul]] who starred as the protagonist Kedar who falls in love with Saraswati portrayed by Mahua Roychoudhury. The film became a major box office success catapulting Paul to stardom.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://reader.magzter.com/reader/cdm5hzfuncl191o36hu8c441987714464055/419877#page/10\|title=তারকা তৈরীর কান্ডারী\|year=2020\|website=reader.magzter.com\|publisher=Anandalok\|language=Bn\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011220515/https://reader.magzter.com/reader/cdm5hzfuncl191o36hu8c441987714464055/419877#page/10\|archive-date=11 October 2020\|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=a.chatterji\|first=shoma\|title=Tapas Pal: The Actor, the Politician, the Man\|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/16/18431/Tapas-Pal-The-Actor-the-Politician-the-Man\|access-date=2021-03-05\|website=The Citizen\|language=en-US}}</ref> The film won Roychoudhury [[Filmfare Awards East]] in 1981.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850815-queen-of-bengali-cinema-mahua-roychowdhury-death-remains-a-suspense-drama-770294-2013-12-30\|title=Queen of Bengali cinema Mahua Roychowdhury death remains a suspense drama\|date=15 August 1985\|website=India Today\|access-date=4 January 2021\|archive-date=21 July 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721190716/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850815-queen-of-bengali-cinema-mahua-roychowdhury-death-remains-a-suspense-drama-770294-2013-12-30\|url-status=live}}</ref>
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	\| ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)\|Chaowa Pawa]]''		\| ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)\|Chaowa Pawa]]''
	\|[[Uttam Kumar]], [[Suchitra Sen]], [[Tulsi Chakraborty]]		\|[[Uttam Kumar]], [[Suchitra Sen]], [[Tulsi Chakraborty]]
	\|		\|rowspan="4"\|Credited as ''Yatrik'' (along with [[Sachin Mukherji]] and [[Dilip Mukherji]])
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	\| ''Smriti Tuku Thak''		\| ''Smriti Tuku Thak''
	\|[[Suchitra Sen]], [[Asit Baran]], [[Chhabi Biswas]]		\|[[Suchitra Sen]], [[Asit Baran]], [[Chhabi Biswas]]
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	\| ''[[Kancher Swarga]]''		\| ''[[Kancher Swarga]]''
	\| [[Dilip Mukherjee]], [[Anil Chatterjee]]		\| [[Dilip Mukherjee]], [[Anil Chatterjee]]
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	\|<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kancher Swarga\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/kancher-swarga/movieshow/67652970.cms\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kancher Swarga\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/kancher-swarga/movieshow/67652970.cms\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
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	\| ''[[Palatak]]''		\| ''[[Palatak]]''
	\|[[Anup Kumar (actor)\|Anup Kumar]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]]		\|[[Anup Kumar (actor)\|Anup Kumar]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]]
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	\| ''[[Nimantran]]''		\| ''[[Nimantran]]''
	\|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Anup Kumar (actor)\|Anup Kumar]]		\|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Anup Kumar (actor)\|Anup Kumar]], [[Kali Banerjee]]
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	\| ''[[Ganadevata (film)\|Ganadevata]]''		\| ''[[Ganadevata (film)\|Ganadevata]]''
	\|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Sumitra Mukherjee~~]], [[Kali Banerjee~~]], [[Madhabi Mukherjee]]		\|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Sumitra Mukherjee]], [[Madhabi Mukherjee]]
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'''Tarun Majumdar''' (born 1931) (also often credited as '''Tarun Mazumdar''') ({{lang-bn|তরুণ মজুমদার}} ''Torun Mojumdar'') is a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[India]]n film director who is known for his work in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/tarun-majumder-135778|title=Tarun Majumder movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|website=Cinestaan|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> He received four [[National Film Awards|National Awards]], seven [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Awards]], five [[Filmfare Awards East|Filmfare Awards]] and an [[Anandalok Puraskar|Anandalok Award]]. In 1990, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award.<ref name="Padma Awards" />

He alongside [[Sachin Mukherji]] and [[Dilip Mukherji]], under the screen name Yatrik, made his directorial debut with the 1959 Bengali film ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)|Chaowa Pawa]]'' starring [[Suchitra Sen]] and [[Uttam Kumar]] in leads.<ref>{{Cite web|title=চিরতরুণ|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/kolkata-collage-kolkattewali/new-town/about-bengali-film-director-tarun-majumdar/articleshow/47745555.cms|access-date=2021-01-03|website=EI Samay|language=bn}}</ref> He received his first [[National Film Awards|National Award]] for the 1962 Bengali film ''Kancher Swarga''.<ref name=":1" /> He also garnered wide critical acclamation for his directorial ventures such as ''Palatak'' (1963), ''[[Nimantran]]'' (1971), ''Sansar Simante'' (1975) and ''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 April 2015|title=Story is always my top priority: Tarun Majumder|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/story-is-always-my-top-priority-tarun-majumder/|access-date=3 January 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> 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. He made blockbusters such as ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]]'' (1967), ''[[Kuheli]]'' (1971), ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' (1973), ''[[Fuleswari]]'' (1974), ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (1980), ''Bhalobasa Bhalobasa'' (1985) and ''[[Apan Amar Apan]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/tarun-majumdar|title=Tarun Majumdar |publisher=www.upperstall.com|access-date=23 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Towards a heroic cinema |last=Datta |first=Utpal |page=88 |year=1994 |publisher=M.C. Sarkar & Sons |isbn=9788171570508 }}</ref> [[Sandhya Roy]] starred in twenty of his films and Tapas Paul in eight. [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Mahua Roychoudhury]], [[Ayan Banerjee]] and [[Tapas Paul]] were introduced by him on silver screen.

== Early years ==
Majumdar was born in [[Bogra District|Bogra]], [[Bengal]], now in [[Bangladesh]]. His father Birendranath Majumdar was a freedom fighter.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://reader.magzter.com/reader/44qhiaob7uun7rg7a5zkg34741714464055/347417#page/10|script-title=bn:তরুণ আলোয়|website=reader.magzter.com|publisher=[[Anandalok]]|language=Bn|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> He studied at the [[Scottish Church College]] of the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 591</ref> He married fellow [[Bengali people|Bengali]] actress [[Sandhya Roy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2012/08/sandhya-roy-profile-wiki-actress.html|title=Sandhya Roy Profile Wiki}}</ref>

== Career ==
His early films were credited to Yatrik (phonetically Jatrik in [[Bengali language|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, their first venture was ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)|Chaowa Paowa]]'' (1959) starring [[Uttam Kumar]] and [[Suchitra Sen]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=সম্পূর্ণ রঙিন উত্তম-সুচিত্রা|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/entertainment/cinema/uttam-suchitra-turns-coloured/articleshow/53376303.cms|access-date=2021-01-03|website=EI Samay|language=bn}}</ref> Yatrik made ''Kancher Swarga'' (1962) featuring Dilip Mukherjee in the lead.

In 1965, Majumdar made two films — ''Ektuku Basa'' with [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] and ''[[Alor Pipasa]]'' with [[Basanta Choudhury]]. Both the films featured [[Sandhya Roy]] as the female protagonist. In 1967, he made one of the top-grossing films of the year, ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]]'', an adaptation of a Bengali 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. His ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' became a major box office success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/ten-all-time-great-romantic-movies-in-bengali-cinema/Valentines-Day-special-Ten-all-time-great-romantic-movies-in-Bengali-cinema/photostory/64061485.cms|title=Valentine's Day special: Ten all-time great romantic movies in Bengali cinema - Ten all-time great romantic movies in Bengali cinema|website=The Times of India|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>

He cast Mahua Roychoudhury as the female lead in ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (1980) based on a short story by [[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 November 2020|title=চল্লিশ বসন্ত পেরিয়েও, 'দাদার কীর্তি' চিরবসন্তের ফাগে রঙিন আজও|url=https://www.thewall.in/a-special-story-to-celebrate-forty-years-of-bengali-movie-dadar-kirti/|access-date=3 January 2020|website=TheWall|language=en-US}}</ref> He proposed [[Debashree Roy]] to play the role of Bini. Roy who was struggling with her career at that time, used to be credited as Rumki Roy in her films. Majumdar did not like the name Rumki. He suggested before Rumki's mother Arati Roy that her name should be altered into Debashree and her mother agreed.<ref name=":2" /> Ayan Banerjee was cast in the role Santu, the chirpy lover of Bini. The film marked the debut of [[Tapas Paul]] who starred as the protagonist Kedar who falls in love with Saraswati portrayed by Mahua Roychoudhury. The film became a major box office success catapulting Paul to stardom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reader.magzter.com/reader/cdm5hzfuncl191o36hu8c441987714464055/419877#page/10|title=তারকা তৈরীর কান্ডারী|year=2020|website=reader.magzter.com|publisher=Anandalok|language=Bn|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011220515/https://reader.magzter.com/reader/cdm5hzfuncl191o36hu8c441987714464055/419877#page/10|archive-date=11 October 2020|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=a.chatterji|first=shoma|title=Tapas Pal: The Actor, the Politician, the Man|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/16/18431/Tapas-Pal-The-Actor-the-Politician-the-Man|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Citizen|language=en-US}}</ref> The film won Roychoudhury [[Filmfare Awards East]] in 1981.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850815-queen-of-bengali-cinema-mahua-roychowdhury-death-remains-a-suspense-drama-770294-2013-12-30|title=Queen of Bengali cinema Mahua Roychowdhury death remains a suspense drama|date=15 August 1985|website=India Today|access-date=4 January 2021|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721190716/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850815-queen-of-bengali-cinema-mahua-roychowdhury-death-remains-a-suspense-drama-770294-2013-12-30|url-status=live}}</ref>

Majumdar cast Sandhya Roy in four consecutive films — ''Shahar Theke Dure'' (1981), ''Meghmukti'' (1982), ''Khelar Putul'' (1982) and ''Amar Geeti'' (1984). The last two films became major debacle at the box office generating the speculation in media that Sandhya Roy was no longer capable to draw mass appeal. He roped [[Tapas Paul]] and [[Debashree Roy]] in the romantic drama ''[[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|Bhalobasa Bhalobasa]]''. The film gained major box office success. Majumdar cast Paul in another two films, ''Agaman'' (1988) and ''[[Parashmoni]]'' (1988).

Majumdar again cast Paul alongside [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] and [[Satabdi Roy]] in ''[[Apan Amar Apan]]'' (1990). The film was a roaring success at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-11|title=In Bangla cinema, content is king and literature is very strong'|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/in-bangla-cinema-content-is-king-and-literature-is-very-strong-89433.html|access-date=4 January 2021|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! [[Padma Shri]]
| 1990
|
|
| {{Won}}
| <ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="5" |[[National Film Award|National Award]]
| 1963
| rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
| ''Kancher Swargo''
| {{Won}}
|<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|title=10th National Film Awards|publisher=International Film Festival of India|access-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929062243/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=29 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Nimantran]]''
| {{Won}}
|
|-
| 1979
| [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
| ''Ganadevata''
| {{Won}}
| <ref name="26thaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/91_26thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=26th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103093321/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/91_26thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
| [[National Film Award for Best Scientific Film]]
| ''Aranya Aamar''
| {{Won}}
| <ref name="32ndaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/85_32ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=32nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=14 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014151919/https://www.dff.nic.in/images/Documents/85_32ndNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
| ''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]''
| {{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alo aims for National Award|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/Alo-aims-for-National-Award/articleshow/761868.cms|access-date=18 November 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="7" |[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award|BFJA Award]]
| 1972
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Director Award|Best Director]]
| ''Nimantran''
| {{Won}}
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tarun Majumdar Awards and Nominations|url=https://www.filmiclub.com/person/tarun-majumdar-fikbd0r/awards|access-date=29 November 2020|website=FilmiClub|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|1974
|Best Screenplay
|''Banpalashir Padabali''
|{{Won}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1976
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Director Award|Best Director]]
| ''Sansar Simanthey''
| {{Won}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|1989
|[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]]
|''[[Parashmoni]]''
|{{Won}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2004
|Most Outstanding Work of the Year
|''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]''
|{{Won}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 2007
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Indian Films Award|Best Indian Films]]
| ''Bhalobasar Anek Naam''
| {{Won}}
|
|-
|2017
|Lifetime Achievement
|
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 January 2018|title=Tarun Majumdar gets Lifetime Award at WBFJA award function|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tarun-majumdar-gets-lifetime-award-at-wbfja-award-function-118011600863_1.html|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="5" |[[Filmfare Awards East]]
| 1967
| Best Film
| ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Bandhu]]''
| {{Won}}
| <ref name="ff">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xU3jAAAAMAAJ |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |date=26 May 1984 |publisher=Bennett, Coleman. |via=Google Books |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1972
| Best film
| ''Nimantran''
| {{Won}}
|<ref name="ff" />
|-
|1976
|Best Film
|''Sansar Simante''
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="ff" />
|-
|1980
|Best Film
|''Ganadevta''
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="ff" />
|-
|2021
|Lifetime achievement
|
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winners of the Joy Filmfare Awards (Bangla)|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-joy-filmfare-awards-bangla-47352.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! [[Anandalok Puraskar]]
| 2004
| [[Anandalok Best Films Award|Best Film]]
| ''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]''
| {{Won}}
|
|-
! Kalakar Award
|
|
|
|
| <ref name="Kalakar award winners">{{cite web|title=Kalakar award winners|url=http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf|publisher=Kalakar website|access-date=16 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155216/http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Cast
! Note
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|1959
| ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)|Chaowa Pawa]]''
|[[Uttam Kumar]], [[Suchitra Sen]], [[Tulsi Chakraborty]]
|
|
|-
|1960
| ''Smriti Tuku Thak''
|[[Suchitra Sen]], [[Asit Baran]], [[Chhabi Biswas]]
|
|
|-
|1962
| ''[[Kancher Swarga]]''
| [[Dilip Mukherjee]], [[Anil Chatterjee]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kancher Swarga|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/kancher-swarga/movieshow/67652970.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1963
| ''[[Palatak]]''
|[[Anup Kumar (actor)|Anup Kumar]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1965
| ''[[Alor Pipasa]]''
|[[Pahadi Sanyal]], [[Basanta Choudhury]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
|
|
|-
| ''Ektuku Basa''
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Bhanu Bandyopadhyay]], [[Jahor Roy]]
|
|
|-
|1967
| ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]]''
|[[Moushumi Chatterjee]]
|
|
|-
|1969
| ''[[Rahgir]]''
|[[Biswajit Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Shashikala]]
|
|
|-
|1971
| ''[[Nimantran]]''
|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Anup Kumar (actor)|Anup Kumar]]
|
|
|-
|1971
| ''[[Kuheli]]''
|[[Biswajit Chatterjee]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Sumita Sanyal]]
|
|
|-
|1973
| ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]''
|[[Ayan Banerjee]], [[Mahua Roychoudhury]], [[Utpal Dutt]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
|
|
|-
|1974
| ''[[Thagini]]''
|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay]], [[Rabi Ghosh]]
|
|
|-
|1974
| ''[[Fuleswari]]''
|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Samit Bhanja]]
|
|
|-
|1974
| ''[[Jadi Jantem]]''
|[[Uttam Kumar]], [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Supriya Devi]]
|
|
|-
|1975
| ''[[Sansar Simante]]''
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
|
|
|-
|1976
| ''[[Balika Badhu (1976)|Balika Badhu]]''
|[[Sachin (actor) |Sachin]], Rajni Sharma, Kajri, [[Asrani]], [[A. K. Hangal]]
|
|
|-
|1978
| ''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]''
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Sumitra Mukherjee]], [[Kali Banerjee]], [[Madhabi Mukherjee]]
|
|
|-
|1980
| ''[[Dadar Kirti]]''
|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Mahua Roychoudhury]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Anup Kumar (actor)|Anup Kumar]]
|
|
|-
|1981
| ''[[Shahar Theke Dure]]''
|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Samit Bhanja]], [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]]
|
|
|-
|1982
| ''[[Meghmukti]]''
|[[Utpal Dutt]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Debashree Roy]]
|
|
|-
|1982
| ''[[Khelar Putul]]''
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
|
|
|-
|1984
| ''[[Amar Geeti]]''
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]
|
|
|-
|1984
| ''[[Aranya Aamar]]''
|
|
|
|-
|1985
| ''[[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|Bhalobasa Bhalobasa]]''
|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Utpal Dutt]]
|
|
|-
|1986
| ''[[Pathbhola]]''
| [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Tapas Paul]], [[Abhishek Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
|
|
|-
|1988
| ''[[Agaman]]''
|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Tapas Paul]]
|
|
|-
|1988
| ''[[Parasmoni]]''
|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Satabdi Roy]], [[Santu Mukhopadhyay]]
|
|
|-
|1990
| ''[[Apan Aamar Apan]]''
|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Satabdi Roy]]
|
|
|-
|1991
| ''[[Path-O-Prasad]]''
|[[Utpal Dutt]], [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
|
|
|-
|1991
| ''Sajani Go Sajani''
| [[Mahasweta Ray]], [[Utpal Dutt]]
|
|
|-
|1994
| ''[[Katha Chhilo]]''
|[[Tapas Paul]]
|
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]''
| [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Abhishek Chatterjee]]
|
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Bhalobasar Onek Naam]]''
| [[Tapas Paul]]
|
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Chander Bari]]''
| [[Soham Chakraborty]], [[Koel Mallick]], [[Ranjit Mallick]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]]
|
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Bhalobashar Bari''
| [[Silajit Majumdar|Silajit]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]]
|
|
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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