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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Short description|Indian film director (1931–2022)}}
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| name              = Tarun Majumdar
| name              = Tarun Majumdar
| honorific-prefix  = [[Padma Shri]]
| image              = Tarun Majumder.jpg 01.jpg
| image              = Tarun Majumder.jpg 01.jpg
| caption            = Tarun Majumder at the [[Kolkata Book Fair]], 2018
| caption            = Majumdar at the [[Kolkata Book Fair]], 2018
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1931|1|8|df=y}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1931|1|8|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Bogra District|Bogra]], [[Bengal]], British India
| birth_place        = [[Bogra]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2022|07|04|1931|01|08|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| birth_name        =  
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| othername          =  
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| nationality        = [[India]]n
| occupation        = Film director
| occupation        = Film director
| years_active      = 1959–2018
| years_active      = 1959–2018
| spouse            = [[Sandhya Roy]] (Divorced)
| alma_mater        = {{ubl|
| website            =
[[St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College| St. Paul's Cathedral Mission School]]|
[[Scottish Church College]]|[[University of Calcutta]]}}
| spouse            = [[Sandhya Roy]]
| 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 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.
'''Tarun Majumdar''' (or '''Mazumdar''', 8 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian [[film director]], [[documentary film]]maker, [[author]], [[illustrator]], and [[screenwriter]] known for his work in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref name="Singh-2022">{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |date=2022-07-04 |title=Veteran filmmaker Tarun Majumdar passes away at 92 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/veteran-filmmaker-tarun-majumdar-passes-away-at-92/article65598832.ece |access-date=2022-07-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He received five [[National Film Awards]], seven [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Awards]], five [[Filmfare Awards East|Filmfare Awards]], and one [[Anandalok Puraskar|Anandalok Award]]. In 1990, the [[Government of India]] awarded him the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth-highest civilian award in the country.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> [[National Film Archive of India|The National Film Archive of India]] has restored and digitized several of his works, including ''[[Nimantran]]'' (1971),<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=bn: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|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704074602/https://eisamay.com/kolkata-collage-kolkattewali/new-town/about-bengali-film-director-tarun-majumdar/articleshow/47745555.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="International Film Festival of India" /> <ref>{{Cite news|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|work=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=14 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414143128/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/story-is-always-my-top-priority-tarun-majumder/|url-status=live}}</ref> for which he received a National Award, a BFJA Award and a [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]]. ''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]'' (1978) earned him a National Award and a Filmfare Award.
 
His commercially successful films include ''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]]'' (1967), ''[[Kuheli]]'' (1971), ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' (1973), ''[[Fuleswari]]'' (1974), ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (1980), ''[[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|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|archive-date=18 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218210547/http://upperstall.com/people/tarun-majumdar|url-status=live}}</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>


== Early years ==
== 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>
Majumdar was born on 8 January 1931 in [[Bogra]], which was then part of the [[Bengal Presidency]] of [[British India]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |last=Kamol |first=Ershad |date=2008-08-02 |title=A filmmaker's affinity for literature and Rabindra Sangeet |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-48473 |access-date=2022-07-04 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Famed Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passes away">{{Cite news |title=Famed Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passes away |agency=[[United News of India]] |url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/famed-bengali-film-director-tarun-majumdar-passes-away/Entertainment/news/2771571.html}}</ref> His father, Birendranath Majumdar, was a freedom fighter from [[Munsirhat]].<ref name="reader.magzter.com">{{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|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704074558/https://reader.magzter.com/reader/44qhiaob7uun7rg7a5zkg34741714464055/347417#page/10|url-status=live}}</ref> He studied intermediate from [[St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College]] and had his graduation at [[Scottish Church College]], both affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College |url=https://www.spcmc.ac.in/pages/alumni-association |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.spcmc.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-07-04 |title=Tarun Majumdar: Uncommon story-teller who depicted the lives of common people on celluloid |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/obituary/tarun-majumdar-uncommon-story-teller-who-depicted-the-lives-of-common-people-on-celluloid |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-04 |title=Tarun Majumdar: The story-teller who focused on ordinary man's extraordinary characteristics |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tarun-majumdar-the-story-teller-who-focused-on-ordinary-mans-extraordinary-characteristics/articleshow/92655819.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-10-23 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>  


== Career ==
== 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.  
Majumdar started his career as a poster [[illustrator]] and film technician. His early films were credited to Yatrik (phonetically Jatrik in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]), the screen name of directors Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherji, and Dilip Mukherji. The name lasted 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|script-title=bn: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|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704074557/https://eisamay.com/entertainment/cinema/uttam-suchitra-turns-coloured/articleshow/53376303.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Yatrik made ''Kancher Swarga'' (1962) featuring Dilip Mukherjee as the lead.
 
In 1965, Majumdar made two films, ''Ektuku Basa'' with [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] and ''[[Alor Pipasa]]'' with [[Basanta Choudhury]]. Both films featured [[Sandhya Roy]] as the female protagonist. In 1967, he directed ''[[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. Majumdar later remade the film [[Hindi]] in 1976. He also directed ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' (1973).<ref>{{Cite news|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|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 January 2020|archive-date=17 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717131525/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|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 1974, Majumdar directed ''[[Fuleswari]]'', starring [[Sandhya Roy]] as the titular character. Many Bengali artists like [[Hemanta Mukherjee]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Sandhya Mukherjee]], [[Aarti Mukherjee]], and [[Anup Ghoshal]] provided vocals for the film's songs. Years later, Majumdar acknowledged ''Fuleswari'' as his favorite film. In 1975, he directed ''Sansar Simante'', based on a screenplay by [[Rajen Tarafdar]], which was itself adapted from a short story by [[Premendra Mitra]]. In 1979, Majumdar's film ''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]'' became the first Bengali film to win the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-04 |title=Tarun Majumdar: The last of the greats of Bengali cinema |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tarun-majumdar-the-last-of-the-greats-of-bengali-cinema-8008965/ |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The film was based on the novel [[Ganadevata (novel)|of the same name]], written by [[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay]].


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>  
Mahua Roychoudhury was cast as the female lead in ''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (1980), a film based on a short story by [[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 November 2020|script-title=bn: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=bn|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129101142/https://www.thewall.in/a-special-story-to-celebrate-forty-years-of-bengali-movie-dadar-kirti/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film marked the debut of [[Tapas Paul]], who starred as the protagonist Kedar, who falls in love with Saraswati, portrayed by Mahua Roychoudhury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reader.magzter.com/reader/cdm5hzfuncl191o36hu8c441987714464055/419877#page/10|script-title=bn: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=Chatterji|first=Shoma A.|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|archive-date=21 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421193023/https://www.thecitizen.in//index.php/en/newsdetail/index/16/18431/tapas-pal-the-actor-the-politician-the-man|url-status=live}}</ref> The film won the 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>


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>
Majumdar went on to cast Sandhya Roy in four consecutive films: ''Shahar Theke Dure'' (1981), ''Meghmukti'' (1982), ''Khelar Putul'' (1982), and ''Amar Geeti'' (1984). These two films had lower box office returns compared to his previous works, leading to contemporary media discussion regarding Roy's commercial impact at the time. He then cast [[Tapas Paul]] and [[Debashree Roy]] in the romantic drama ''[[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|Bhalobasa Bhalobasa]]'' (1985), which achieved box office success.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tarun Majumdar: সংকটজনক তরুণ মজুমদার, SSKM-এ মুখ্যমন্ত্রী |url=https://eisamay.com/entertainment/cinema/west-bengal-chief-minister-mamata-banerjee-visits-sskm-hospital-to-meet-tarun-majumdar-director-condition-worse/articleshow/92408030.cms |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=EI Samay |date=23 June 2022 |language=bn |archive-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704074607/https://eisamay.com/entertainment/cinema/west-bengal-chief-minister-mamata-banerjee-visits-sskm-hospital-to-meet-tarun-majumdar-director-condition-worse/articleshow/92408030.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Majumdar cast Paul in another three films, ''Agaman'' (1988), ''[[Parashmoni]]'' (1988), and ''[[Apan Amar Apan]]'' (1990) alongside Prosenjit Chatterjee and Satabdi Roy, which again achieved box office success.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news |date=11 September 2015|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|work=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</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>
In 2003, he returned to directing with ''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]'', a film based on a story written by [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]]. [[Rituparna Sengupta]] played the titular role. Consistent with Majumdar's established style, the soundtrack incorporated Rabindra Sangeet.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-12-29|title=Narrative of Tagore's songs used in Tarun Majumdar's Alo (2003)|url=https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/narrative-tagores-songs-used-tarun-majumdars-alo-2003/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Silhouette Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>  
In 2006, he directed ''[[Bhalobasar Onek Naam]]'', casting [[Uttam Kumar]]'s grandson [[Gourab Chatterjee]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]'s granddaughter, and [[Moushumi Chatterjee]]'s daughter Megha as lead actors.<ref>{{Cite news |title=A sister to her daughter |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/a-sister-to-her-daughter/cid/1278585 |work=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |date=12 January 2006 |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=What craft? |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/what-craft/cid/970245 |work=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |date=9 June 2006 |language=en |access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/tollywoods-most-desirable-bachelors/Gourab-Chatterjee/photostory/63027113.cms|title=Gourab Chatterjee - Tollywood's most desirable bachelors|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
In 2007, he made another feature film, ''[[Chander Bari]]''. [[Rituparna Sengupta]] again was the main lead. Playback singer [[Babul Supriyo]] made his debut in this film opposite Rituparna.<ref name="An actor who sings">{{cite news|title=An actor who sings|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080528/jsp/entertainment/story_9328739.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070951/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080528/jsp/entertainment/story_9328739.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=15 July 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta|location=Calcutta, India|date=28 May 2008}}</ref> The songs featured were again composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref name="‘I need to be seen’">{{cite news|title='I need to be seen'|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071103/asp/entertainment/story_8505603.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915042424/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1071103/asp/entertainment/story_8505603.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2018|access-date=15 July 2012|newspaper=Telegraph, Calcutta|date=3 November 2007|location=Calcutta, India}}</ref><ref name="Flashback family">{{cite news|title=Flashback family|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071128/asp/entertainment/story_8603557.asp|access-date=15 July 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta|date=28 November 2007|location=Calcutta, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205515/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071128/asp/entertainment/story_8603557.asp|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</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).
His last full-length feature film, ''Bhalobashar Bari'', was released in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eisamay.com/entertainment/film-review/bhalobashar-bari-movie-review/amp_moviereview/62901843.cms | title=ভালোবাসার বাড়ি | work=EI Samay }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/entertainment/movie-review-of-bhalobashar-bari-1.753798 | title=মুভি রিভিউ: ভালবাসার বাড়ি }}</ref> Rituparna Sengupta again played [[Protagonist|the protagonist]] in the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/bhalobasar-bari-36309 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110115049/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/bhalobasar-bari-36309 | url-status=live | archive-date=10 January 2023 | title=Bhalobasar Bari review: A melodramatic plot with no twist to engage the audience }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/tarun-majumdar-s-bhalobashar-bari-fails-to-reach-expectations-1.754926 | title=ভালবাসা থাকলেও পোক্ত নয় বাড়ির ভিত }}</ref>


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>
Majumdar's [[Film|films]] frequently adapted [[classical literature]] and followed a narrative-driven structure, a style that differed from the experimental approaches of some of his contemporaries. He stated in interviews that a film's commercial performance served as an indicator of its quality.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}
 
== Personal Life ==
Majumdar was married to actress Sandhya Roy. While the couple later lived separately, they remained legally married until his death.<ref name="Singh-2022" /><ref name="Famed Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passes away" />[[File:"Muktamancha" in memory of Bengali filmmaker Tarun Majumdar, installed at the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair in Karunamoyee, Salt Lake City, West Bengal, India, photographed by Yogabrata Chakraborty, on February 9, 2023.jpg|thumb|"Muktamancha" in memory of Tarun Majumdar, installed at the 46th International [[Kolkata Book Fair]] in Karunamoyee, Salt Lake City, West Bengal, February 2023]]
 
==Death==
On 4 July 2022, at the age of 91, Majumdar died from a [[heart attack]] at a hospital in [[Kolkata]].<ref name="Famed Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passes away" /> He suffered from a chest infection, and kidney and heart ailments prior to his death.<ref name="Famed Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passes away" /> Majumdar donated his body for promotion of medical education to the Anatomy Department of [[IPGMER and SSKM Hospital]] in Kolkata.
 
==Literary works==
*Cinemapara Diye, Part 1 & 2
*Batil Chitranatya
*Nakshi Kantha
*Shapla Shaluker Dinguli
*Gharer Baire Ghar


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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| <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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117004138/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref>
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! rowspan="5" |[[National Film Award|National Award]]
! rowspan="5" |[[National Film Award|National Award]]
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|<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>
|<ref name="International Film Festival of India">{{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>
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| 1972
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| 1979
| [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
| ''Ganadevata''
| ''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]''
| {{Won}}
| {{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>
| <ref>{{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>
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| 1984
| 1984
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| ''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]''
| {{Nom}}
| {{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>
|<ref>{{Cite news|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|work=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704074607/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/Alo-aims-for-National-Award/articleshow/761868.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! rowspan="7" |[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award|BFJA Award]]
! rowspan="7" |[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award|BFJA Award]]
| 1972
| 1972
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Director Award|Best Director]]  
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Director Award|Best Director]]
| ''Nimantran''
| ''[[Nimantran]]''
| {{Won}}
| {{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>
|<ref name="FilmiClub">{{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|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704074607/https://www.filmiclub.com/person/tarun-majumdar-fikbd0r/awards|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|1974
|1974
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|2004
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| 2007
| 2007
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Indian Films Award|Best Indian Films]]
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Indian Films Award|Best Indian Films]]
| ''Bhalobasar Anek Naam''
| ''[[Bhalobasar Onek Naam]]''
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|<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>
|<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|archive-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116134627/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tarun-majumdar-gets-lifetime-award-at-wbfja-award-function-118011600863_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| <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 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729074809/https://books.google.com/books?id=xU3jAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|<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>
|<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|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416092829/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-joy-filmfare-awards-bangla-47352.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2018
| Special Screening
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! [[Sydney Film Festival]]
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| ''[[Chander Bari]]''
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| <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>
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|1959
| ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)|Chaowa Pawa]]''  
|''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)|Chaowa Pawa]]''
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|[[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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|1960
|1960
| ''Smriti Tuku Thak''  
|''Smriti Tuku Thak''
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|[[Suchitra Sen]], [[Asit Baran]], [[Chhabi Biswas]]
|[[Suchitra Sen]], [[Asit Baran]], [[Chhabi Biswas]]
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|1962
|1962
| ''[[Kancher Swarga]]''  
|''Kancher Swarga''
| [[Dilip Mukherjee]], [[Anil Chatterjee]]
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| ''[[Nimantran]]''  
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|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Anup Kumar (actor)|Anup Kumar]], [[Kali Banerjee]]
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|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Anup Kumar (actor)|Anup Kumar]], [[Kali Banerjee]], [[Pahari Sanyal]].
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|[[Biswajit Chatterjee]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Sumita Sanyal]]
|[[Biswajit Chatterjee]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Sumita Sanyal]]
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|[[Ayan Banerjee]], [[Mahua Roychoudhury]], [[Utpal Dutt]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
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|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay]], [[Rabi Ghosh]]
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|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
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|1976
| ''[[Balika Badhu (1976)|Balika Badhu]]''  
|''[[Balika Badhu (1976)|Balika Badhu]]''
|[[Sachin (actor) |Sachin]], Rajni Sharma, Kajri, [[Asrani]], [[A. K. Hangal]]
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| ''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]''  
|''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]''
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|1981
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|[[Utpal Dutt]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Debashree Roy]]
|[[Utpal Dutt]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Debashree Roy]]
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| ''[[Amar Geeti]]''  
|''Amar Geeti''
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|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]
|[[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]
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|1985
|1985
| ''[[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|Bhalobasa Bhalobasa]]''  
|''[[Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985 film)|Bhalobasa Bhalobasa]]''
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|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Utpal Dutt]]
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|1986
| ''[[Pathbhola]]''  
|''[[Pathbhola]]''
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| [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Tapas Paul]], [[Abhishek Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
| [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Tapas Paul]], [[Abhishek Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
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|1988
| ''[[Agaman]]''  
|''Agaman''
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|[[Sandhya Roy]], [[Debashree Roy]], [[Tapas Paul]]
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|1988
| ''[[Parasmoni]]''  
|''Parasmoni''
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|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Satabdi Roy]], [[Santu Mukhopadhyay]]
|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Satabdi Roy]], [[Santu Mukhopadhyay]]
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|1990
| ''[[Apan Aamar Apan]]''  
|''[[Apan Aamar Apan]]''
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|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Satabdi Roy]]
|[[Tapas Paul]], [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Satabdi Roy]]
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| ''[[Path-O-Prasad]]''  
|''[[Path O Prasad]]''
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|[[Utpal Dutt]], [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
|[[Utpal Dutt]], [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Sandhya Roy]]
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| ''Sajani Go Sajani''  
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| [[Mahasweta Ray]], [[Utpal Dutt]]
| [[Mahasweta Ray]], [[Utpal Dutt]]
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| ''[[Katha Chhilo]]''  
| ''Katha Chhilo''
|[[Tapas Paul]]
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|Akuha katha
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| ''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]''
|''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]''
| [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Abhishek Chatterjee]]
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| [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Abhishek Chatterjee]], [[Bhaswar Chattopadhyay]], [[Soumili Biswas]]
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|Short film
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| 2005
| ''[[Bhalobasar Onek Naam]]''  
|''[[Bhalobasar Onek Naam]]''
| [[Tapas Paul]]
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|[[Gourab Chatterjee]], Megha Mukherjee, [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Tapas Paul]]
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|2007
|''[[Chander Bari]]''
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|[[Soham Chakraborty]], [[Koel Mallick]], [[Ranjit Mallick]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]]
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|2010
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|''Daak diye jai''
|[[Paran Bandopadhyay]]
|Short film
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|2014
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|''Durgesh Nandini''
|[[Paran Bandopadhyay]], [[Tapas Paul]], Aatish Bhattacharya
|TV series
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|2018
|''Bhalobashar Bari''
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|[[Pratik Sen]], [[Silajit Majumdar|Silajit]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Arjun Chakraborty]], [[Sreela Majumdar]]
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| ''[[Chander Bari]]''
|''Adhikar''
| [[Soham Chakraborty]], [[Koel Mallick]], [[Ranjit Mallick]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]]
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|2018
| ''Bhalobashar Bari''
| [[Silajit Majumdar|Silajit]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]]
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|''Tobu Mone Rekho''
|Khapang Tripura, Adrija, Aloy Deb Barma
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==Recognition==
''[[Nimantran]]'' has been restored and digitized by the [[National Film Archive of India]].<ref name="nfai">{{cite web |title=Digitized and Restored Films List |url=https://nfai.nfdcindia.com/upload/circleIconPdf/1499148501_Digitized%20and%20Restored%20Films%20List.pdf |website=nfai.nfdcindia.com |publisher=National Film Archives of India |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> Tarun Majumdar was the recipient of the prestigious [[Padma Shri|Padma Shri Award]] in 1990. He won the Lifetime Achievement honor at the [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|West Bengal Film Journalist Association Awards]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wbfja.com/award-2018.php|title=Award 2018 - WBFJA: Welcome to the official website of West Bengal Film Journalists' Association|website=wbfja.com|access-date=16 April 2023|archive-date=16 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416201133/https://wbfja.com/award-2018.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
West Bengal Chief Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]] expressed grief over the death of Tarun Majumdar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legendary director Tarun Majumder passes away {{!}} The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/obituary/news/legendary-director-tarun-majumder-passes-away-3063941 |access-date=2026-04-05 |website=www.thedailystar.net |language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Akira Kurosawa]]
*[[Pracheta Gupta]]
*[[Prabhat Roy]]
*[[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]]
*[[Satyajit Ray|Satiyajit Ray]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0538306}}
* {{IMDb name|0538306}}
* [https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/tarun-majumdar/1065151 Tarun Majumdar] at BookMyShow


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==See also==
*[[Raj Chakraborty]]
*[[Sujit Mondal]]
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Padma Shri

Tarun Majumdar
Majumdar at the Kolkata Book Fair, 2018
Born(1931-01-08)8 January 1931
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died4 July 2022(2022-07-04) (aged 91)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma mater
OccupationFilm director
Years active1959–2018
Spouse(s)Sandhya Roy
Awards

Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 8 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director, documentary filmmaker, author, illustrator, and screenwriter known for his work in Bengali cinema.[1] He received five National Film Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards, and one Anandalok Award. In 1990, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the country.[2] The National Film Archive of India has restored and digitized several of his works, including Nimantran (1971),[3][4] [5] for which he received a National Award, a BFJA Award and a Filmfare Award. Ganadevata (1978) earned him a National Award and a Filmfare Award.

His commercially successful films include Balika Badhu (1967), Kuheli (1971), Shriman Prithviraj (1973), Fuleswari (1974), Dadar Kirti (1980), Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985), and Apan Amar Apan (1990).[6][7]

Early years[edit | edit source]

Majumdar was born on 8 January 1931 in Bogra, which was then part of the Bengal Presidency of British India.[8][9] His father, Birendranath Majumdar, was a freedom fighter from Munsirhat.[10] He studied intermediate from St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College and had his graduation at Scottish Church College, both affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[11][12][13]

Career[edit | edit source]

Majumdar started his career as a poster illustrator and film technician. His early films were credited to Yatrik (phonetically Jatrik in Bengali), the screen name of directors Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherji, and Dilip Mukherji. The name lasted until 1963, after which each began to be credited separately. As Yatrik, their first venture was Chaowa Paowa (1959) starring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen.[14] Yatrik made Kancher Swarga (1962) featuring Dilip Mukherjee as the lead.

In 1965, Majumdar made two films, Ektuku Basa with Soumitra Chatterjee and Alor Pipasa with Basanta Choudhury. Both films featured Sandhya Roy as the female protagonist. In 1967, he directed Balika Badhu, an adaptation of a Bengali story written by Bimal Kar, in which a teenage Moushumi Chatterjee made her debut. Majumdar later remade the film Hindi in 1976. He also directed Shriman Prithviraj (1973).[15]

In 1974, Majumdar directed Fuleswari, starring Sandhya Roy as the titular character. Many Bengali artists like Hemanta Mukherjee, Manna Dey, Sandhya Mukherjee, Aarti Mukherjee, and Anup Ghoshal provided vocals for the film's songs. Years later, Majumdar acknowledged Fuleswari as his favorite film. In 1975, he directed Sansar Simante, based on a screenplay by Rajen Tarafdar, which was itself adapted from a short story by Premendra Mitra. In 1979, Majumdar's film Ganadevata became the first Bengali film to win the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.[16] The film was based on the novel of the same name, written by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay.

Mahua Roychoudhury was cast as the female lead in Dadar Kirti (1980), a film based on a short story by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.[17] The film marked the debut of Tapas Paul, who starred as the protagonist Kedar, who falls in love with Saraswati, portrayed by Mahua Roychoudhury.[18][19] The film won the Roychoudhury Filmfare Awards East in 1981.[20]

Majumdar went on to cast Sandhya Roy in four consecutive films: Shahar Theke Dure (1981), Meghmukti (1982), Khelar Putul (1982), and Amar Geeti (1984). These two films had lower box office returns compared to his previous works, leading to contemporary media discussion regarding Roy's commercial impact at the time. He then cast Tapas Paul and Debashree Roy in the romantic drama Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985), which achieved box office success.[21] Majumdar cast Paul in another three films, Agaman (1988), Parashmoni (1988), and Apan Amar Apan (1990) alongside Prosenjit Chatterjee and Satabdi Roy, which again achieved box office success.[22]

In 2003, he returned to directing with Alo, a film based on a story written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. Rituparna Sengupta played the titular role. Consistent with Majumdar's established style, the soundtrack incorporated Rabindra Sangeet.[23]

In 2006, he directed Bhalobasar Onek Naam, casting Uttam Kumar's grandson Gourab Chatterjee, Hemanta Mukherjee's granddaughter, and Moushumi Chatterjee's daughter Megha as lead actors.[24][25][26]

In 2007, he made another feature film, Chander Bari. Rituparna Sengupta again was the main lead. Playback singer Babul Supriyo made his debut in this film opposite Rituparna.[27] The songs featured were again composed by Rabindranath Tagore.[28][29]

His last full-length feature film, Bhalobashar Bari, was released in 2018.[30][31] Rituparna Sengupta again played the protagonist in the film.[32][33]

Majumdar's films frequently adapted classical literature and followed a narrative-driven structure, a style that differed from the experimental approaches of some of his contemporaries. He stated in interviews that a film's commercial performance served as an indicator of its quality.[citation needed]

Personal Life[edit | edit source]

Majumdar was married to actress Sandhya Roy. While the couple later lived separately, they remained legally married until his death.[1][9]

"Muktamancha" in memory of Tarun Majumdar, installed at the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair in Karunamoyee, Salt Lake City, West Bengal, February 2023

Death[edit | edit source]

On 4 July 2022, at the age of 91, Majumdar died from a heart attack at a hospital in Kolkata.[9] He suffered from a chest infection, and kidney and heart ailments prior to his death.[9] Majumdar donated his body for promotion of medical education to the Anatomy Department of IPGMER and SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.

Literary works[edit | edit source]

  • Cinemapara Diye, Part 1 & 2
  • Batil Chitranatya
  • Nakshi Kantha
  • Shapla Shaluker Dinguli
  • Gharer Baire Ghar

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Padma Shri 1990 Contribution to Indian cinema Won [2]
National Award 1963 Best Feature Film in Bengali Kancher Swargo Won [4]
1972 Nimantran Won
1979 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Ganadevata Won [34]
1984 National Film Award for Best Scientific Film Aranya Aamar Won [35]
2004 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Alo Nominated [36]
BFJA Award 1972 Best Director Nimantran Won [37]
1974 Best Screenplay Banpalashir Padabali Won [37]
1976 Best Director Sansar Simanthey Won [37]
1989 Best Lyricist Parashmoni Won [37]
2004 Most Outstanding Work of the Year Alo Won [37]
2007 Best Indian Films Bhalobasar Onek Naam Won
2017 Lifetime Achievement Won [38]
Filmfare Awards East 1967 Best Film Balika Bandhu Won [39]
1972 Best Film Nimantran Won [39]
1976 Best Film Sansar Simante Won [39]
1980 Best Film Ganadevata Won [39]
2021 Lifetime Achievement Won [40]
Anandalok Puraskar 2004 Best Film Alo Won
International Film Festival of India 2022 Special Screening Nimantran Nominated
Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival 2018 Special Screening Nimantran Nominated
2018 Special Screening Alo Nominated
Sydney Film Festival 2016 Special Screening Chander Bari Nominated
Kalakar Award 2018 Lifetime Achievement Won [41]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Cast Note Ref.
Film TV series
1959 Chaowa Pawa Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Tulsi Chakraborty Credited as Yatrik (along with Sachin Mukherji and Dilip Mukherji)
1960 Smriti Tuku Thak Suchitra Sen, Asit Baran, Chhabi Biswas
1962 Kancher Swarga Dilip Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee [42]
1963 Palatak Anup Kumar, Sandhya Roy, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Jahor Roy
1965 Alor Pipasa Pahadi Sanyal, Basanta Choudhury, Sandhya Roy
Ektuku Basa Soumitra Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Jahor Roy
1967 Balika Badhu Moushumi Chatterjee, Partho Mukherjee
1969 Rahgir Biswajit Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy, Shashikala Movie in Hindi
1971 Nimantran Sandhya Roy, Anup Kumar, Kali Banerjee, Pahari Sanyal.
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, Anup Kumar
1974 Fuleswari Sandhya Roy, Samit Bhanja
1974 Jadi Jantem Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Supriya Devi
1975 Sansar Simante Soumitra Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy
1975 Nagar Darpane Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi, Haradhan Banerjee Credited as Yatrik (along with Sachin Mukherji and Dilip Mukherji)
1976 Balika Badhu Sachin, Rajni Sharma, Kajri, Asrani, A. K. Hangal Movie in Hindi
1978 Ganadevata Soumitra Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy, Sumitra Mukherjee, Madhabi Mukherjee
1980 Dadar Kirti Tapas Paul, Mahua Roychoudhury, Sandhya Roy, 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 Documentary feature film [43]
1985 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, Mahasweta Ray
Akuha katha Uttam Mohanty, Aparajita Mohanty Movie in Odia
2003 Alo Rituparna Sengupta, Abhishek Chatterjee, Bhaswar Chattopadhyay, Soumili Biswas
2004 Rangamatir poth Goutam Halder Short film
2005 O Amar desher Maati Bhaswar Chatterjee, Ayan Banerjee Short film
2005 Bhalobasar Onek Naam Gourab Chatterjee, Megha Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Moushumi Chatterjee, Tapas Paul
2007 Chander Bari Soham Chakraborty, Koel Mallick, Ranjit Mallick, Rituparna Sengupta
2010 Daak diye jai Paran Bandopadhyay Short film
2014 Durgesh Nandini Paran Bandopadhyay, Tapas Paul, Aatish Bhattacharya TV series
2018 Bhalobashar Bari Pratik Sen, Silajit, Rituparna Sengupta, Arjun Chakraborty, Sreela Majumdar
2018 Adhikar Documentary feature film [43]
2018 Tobu Mone Rekho Khapang Tripura, Adrija, Aloy Deb Barma Short film

Recognition[edit | edit source]

Nimantran has been restored and digitized by the National Film Archive of India.[44] Tarun Majumdar was the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 1990. He won the Lifetime Achievement honor at the West Bengal Film Journalist Association Awards in 2017.[45]

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief over the death of Tarun Majumdar.[46]

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References[edit | edit source]

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  11. ↑ "Welcome to St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College". www.spcmc.ac.in. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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  13. ↑ "Tarun Majumdar: The story-teller who focused on ordinary man's extraordinary characteristics". The Economic Times. 4 July 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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