Tarun Majumdar (also often credited as Tarun Mazumdar) (Bengali: তরুণ মজুমদার) is a Bengali Indian film director who makes films in Bengali and is notable for his depiction of Bengali culture and society. Many of his films are literature-based. He has recreated classics written by Bimal Kar, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and Tarashankar Bandopadhyay on celluloid. Another feature of many of his films is the ample use of songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore to convey a range of emotions. Although often lacking in critical acclaim as some of his peers like Tapan Sinha, Satyajit Ray, and Mrinal Sen, he has consistently produced box-office hits for over forty years. Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of East South Asia, evolved from Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit. ... The Bengali people are the ethnic community from Bengal (divided between India and Bangladesh) in Indian subcontinent with a history going back more than two millennia. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of East South Asia, evolved from Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bimal Kar (Bengali: ) is a well known Bengali writer and novelist. ... Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay has been a well known literary figure of Bengal. ... Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (Bengali: Bibhutibhushon Bôndopaddhae) was a Bengali novelist and writer. ... Tarasankar Bandopadhya (23 July 1887 -14 September 1971) at Lavpur, Birbhum in the state of West Bengal. ... Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ... (Bangla:সত্যজিৎ রায়) (May 2, 1921 - April 23, 1992) was an Indian film director, regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of twentieth century cinema for his subtle, austere and lyrical style of film-making. ... Mrinal Sen (Bangla: মৄণাল সেন) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. ...

Early years

Tarun Majumdar was born in 1931 in Bogra, Bengal, now in Bangladesh. His early films were credited to Yatrik (phonetically Jatrik in Bangla). Yatrik was the screen-name of the trio of directors Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherji, and Dilip Mukherji until 1963 after which each began to be credited separately. As Yatrik, the trio created well-known classics such as Chaowa Paowa in 1959, starring matinee idol Uttam Kumar and screen-diva Suchitra Sen, and Palatak and Kancher Swarga, both in 1963. 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in the Bengali language, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... Matinée Idol is a term used mainly to describe film or theatre stars who are adored to the point of adulation by their fans. ... Uttam Kumar (Bangla: উত্তম কুমার ) was a famous Bengali actor. ... Suchitra Sen Suchitra Sen (April 6, 1929) (Bangla: সুচিত্রা সেন) is a Bengali actress who has attained legendary status because of her performances in Bengali cinema. ...

Later years

In 1965, Tarun Majumdar made two films Ektuku basha with Soumitra Chatterjee and Alor pipasha with Basanta Choudhury. Both films featured Sandhya Roy, a popular actress he married. In 1967, he made one of the top grossing films of the year, Balika badhu, an adaptation of story written by Bimal Kar, in which a teenage Moushumi Chatterjee made her debut. He would remake this film in Hindi in 1976, where it was a moderate success. He would make quite a few box-office blockbusters through the years including (but not exclusively), Sriman Prithviraj, Ganadevata, Dadar kirti, Bhalobasha bhalobasha, Poroshmoni, and Apon amar apon. Apart from being a major success in 1980, Dadar kirti, based on a short story by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay introduced Debashree Roy and Tapas Pal. Both would go on to dominate the Bengali film screen for over a decade. In many films after Dadar kirti, Tapas Pal found himself typecast in similar roles to Kedar. Soumitra Chatterjee (born 1935) is a Bengali actor from India, most famous for his frequent collaborations with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray. ... Bimal Kar (Bengali: ) is a well known Bengali writer and novelist. ... Hindi (हिन्दी or हिंदी in Devanagari; pronunciation: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union government of India [1][2]. It is part of a dialect continuum of the Indic family, bounded on the northwest and west by Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu, and... Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay has been a well known literary figure of Bengal. ...

Revival

In the middle of the Nineties, Tarun Majumdar retired from filmmaking. For almost a decade he stayed away from filmmaking. In 2004, Tarun Majumdar made a comeback with Alo (film), a film based on a story written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. This film received both critical and popular acclaim and became one of the hits of the year. As in many of Tarun Majumdar's films, the soundtrack featured songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay (Bengali: Bibhutibhushon Bôndopaddhae) was a Bengali novelist and writer. ... Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ...

Awards

Indian National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Ganadevata, (1979). The National Film Award (Golden Lotus Award) for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment winners: Category: ...

Partial Filmography

• Ektutu basha (1965)
• Balika badhu (1967)
• Sriman Pritviraj (1973)
• Phuleswari (1974)
• Balika badhu (Hindi remake, 1976)
• Ganadevata (1979)
• Dadar kirti (1980)
• Bhalobasha bhalobasha (1985)
• Poroshmoni (1988)
• Apon amar apon (1990)
• Sajani go sajani (1991)
• Alo (film) (2003)
• Bhalobashar anek naam (2006)

External links

• IMDB film page
• Review of bhalobashar anek naam by the Calcutta Telegraph