Tarun Majumdar

Directing

Born: January 8, 1931

Birthplace: Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)

Tarun Majumdar (1931-2022) was an Indian film director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received four National Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards and an Anandalok Award. In 1990, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award. His ex-wife Sandhya Roy starred in twenty of his films and Tapas Paul in eight. Moushumi Chatterjee, Mahua Roychoudhury, Ayan Banerjee and Tapas were introduced by him to the silver screen.