Tarun Majumdar

Directing

Tarun Majumdar

Born — Died

1931-01-08 — 2022-07-04

Place of birth

Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

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.

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

Fuleswari poster
10.0

Fuleshwari, a beautiful young woman, falls in love with Brindaban, a simpleton who arrives in her village. She plans to marry him but is hesitant when she learns that he is involved in a crime.

Fuleswari

1974

Balika Badhu poster
8.3

In colonial India, newlyweds Amal and Rajni face separation when she returns to her family. Their peaceful village life shatters after Amal's beloved teacher is arrested as a freedom fighter.

Balika Badhu

1976

Balika Badhu poster
8.3

In colonial India, newlyweds Amal and Rajni face separation when she returns to her family. Their peaceful village life shatters after Amal's beloved teacher is arrested as a freedom fighter.

Balika Badhu

1976

Sriman Prithviraj poster
8.0

Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.

Sriman Prithviraj

1973

Sriman Prithviraj poster
8.0

Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.

Sriman Prithviraj

1973

Bhalobashar Bari poster
NR

After her father becomes unemployed, Buli is forced to feed her family and starts working in a travel company. While many try to exploit her, she finds solace in her witty colleague Kalyan.

Bhalobashar Bari

2018

No artwork available
8.0

Endearingly realist love story between a prostitute and a thief. Rajani (Roy), a streetwalker, shelters the thief Aghor (So. Chatterjee) but he steals her money.

Sangsar Simantey

1975

No artwork available
9.0

An Indian film.

Revenge

1979

No artwork available
9.0

Thagini (The Lady Thug) is a Bengali suspense drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar based on a short story of Subodh Ghosh. This film was released on 13 December 1974 in the banner of Chaya O Chabi Production. Music of the film was scored by Hemanta Mukherjee.

The Lady Thug

1974

No artwork available
9.0

Thagini (The Lady Thug) is a Bengali suspense drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar based on a short story of Subodh Ghosh. This film was released on 13 December 1974 in the banner of Chaya O Chabi Production. Music of the film was scored by Hemanta Mukherjee.

The Lady Thug

1974

Chander Bari poster
7.0

The story of a Bengali joint family which starts as the mother refuses to acknowledge the foreign-returned wife of her son and her child from a previous marriage.

Chander Bari

2007

Ganadevata poster
7.0

Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.

Ganadevata

1978

Ganadevata poster
7.0

Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.

Ganadevata

1978

No artwork available
9.0

The movie is about child marriage, a custom that was prevalent amongst various Indian societies. Set during British Raj in India, the movie tells the story of a village school boy Amal, who is married to a younger girl named Rajni.

Balika Badhu

1967

No artwork available
9.0

The movie is about child marriage, a custom that was prevalent amongst various Indian societies. Set during British Raj in India, the movie tells the story of a village school boy Amal, who is married to a younger girl named Rajni.

Balika Badhu

1967

Alo poster
7.0

The true love between a couple living in a village.

Alo

2003

Alo poster
7.0

The true love between a couple living in a village.

Alo

2003

Path O Prasad poster
7.0

Nilu and his mother Dipannita are not accepted by his grandfather, Aditya, as he thinks she married his son for money. However, things change when Aditya adopts Nilu.

Path O Prasad

1991

Path O Prasad poster
7.0

Nilu and his mother Dipannita are not accepted by his grandfather, Aditya, as he thinks she married his son for money. However, things change when Aditya adopts Nilu.

Path O Prasad

1991

Kuheli poster
5.0

A Middle-Aged Woman named Sheba comes to an Obscure town named Nijhumgarh to be the Governess of a Renowned Household called "Ray Kuthi". But little did she know about the Bungalow and the dwellers. She is startled to know that two murders took place there nearly seven years earlier. The Mist of the mysterious happenings get only thicker. Now Sheba could only pray for it to Go Away as incidents transcend the rules of our physical world.

Kuheli

1971

Kuheli poster
5.0

A Middle-Aged Woman named Sheba comes to an Obscure town named Nijhumgarh to be the Governess of a Renowned Household called "Ray Kuthi". But little did she know about the Bungalow and the dwellers. She is startled to know that two murders took place there nearly seven years earlier. The Mist of the mysterious happenings get only thicker. Now Sheba could only pray for it to Go Away as incidents transcend the rules of our physical world.

Kuheli

1971

No artwork available
10.0

A young man faces several hurdles but plays a huge role in the pioneering of Tappa music in Bengal.

Amar Geeti

1983

Kancher Swarga poster
9.0

A story about a young man, who had to quit his studies as a doctor due to difficult circumstances, coming back and saving a young lady by performing a very difficult surgery.

Kancher Swarga

1962

Kancher Swarga poster
9.0

A story about a young man, who had to quit his studies as a doctor due to difficult circumstances, coming back and saving a young lady by performing a very difficult surgery.

Kancher Swarga

1962

Jadi Jantem poster
8.0

Jadi Jantem (English: If I Knew) is a 1974 Indian Bengali-language drama thriller film directed by Tarun Majumdar as Yatrik. This movie was released under the banner of Chitrajug. Uttam Kumar played the role of main protagonist of the movie, Mr. P. K. Basu, Bar-at-law. This movie was based on the thriller novel Nagchampa of Narayan Sanyal.

Jadi Jantem

1974

Hotel Snow Fox poster
NR

Mithu Mukherjee belonged to a poor family. Her father was suffering from a chronic disease. They didn't have enough money to buy his medicines. Her father (Asit Baran)'s friend had cheated him due to which they had to mortgage even their house to him. Mithu Mukherjee decided to help her family and came out of her house in search ofa job. At last she got a job in a company which however stopped its business within a few months' time. She then joined a hotel where she met Uttam Kumar. Uttam Kumar was a bar singer there. He was a singer in disguise and he used to help distressed women who were exploited by the so-called upper class rich people. Mithu Mukherjee (Khuku) was helped by Uttam Kumar who helped her family get her ancestral house back. At last Uttam Kumar gave all the secret details of those people to the police and took his leave.

Hotel Snow Fox

1976

Aagaman poster
NR

Binu, a mischievous boy, is forced to leave his village and gets separated from Chandra, his lady love and the local zamindar's daughter. He finds shelter in a theatre group but faces many ups and downs in life before he finally returns home and all problems are thereby solved.

Aagaman

1988

Dadar Kirti poster
8.5

Nivaran Chatterjee lives with his wife and three sons: an elder married, son Kedarnath impaired after a head injury, and youngest Amarnath, a student. Amarnath loves Beeni Mukherjee, whose sister Saraswati studies. Kedarnath admires Saraswati but pretends to be an athlete; she learns his fraud, ends the romance and marries her father's chosen suitor.

Dadar Kirti

1980

Dadar Kirti poster
8.5

Nivaran Chatterjee lives with his wife and three sons: an elder married, son Kedarnath impaired after a head injury, and youngest Amarnath, a student. Amarnath loves Beeni Mukherjee, whose sister Saraswati studies. Kedarnath admires Saraswati but pretends to be an athlete; she learns his fraud, ends the romance and marries her father's chosen suitor.

Dadar Kirti

1980

Ekhane Pinjar poster
NR

Amal Basu, who decides to visit his hometown, meets Lila on the train. When he goes to his friend Nabendu's home, he learns that Lila is his sister and a smuggler.

Ekhane Pinjar

1971

Parashmoni poster
8.0

Biju, Binu and Bipin, three siblings living in a village, find themselves in a problematic situation when Baikuntha, their close acquaintance, wants one of them to marry his high-handed niece.

Parashmoni

1988

Chinna Patra poster
NR

Starring Uttam Kumar in a double role. One is the unruly, rich and spoilt brat who is killed by his enemies, while the other, a good guy, reaches the dead man's house and is compelled to take his place

Chinna Patra

1972

Nimantran poster
8.0

Hiru Ganguly is unable to marry Kumudini, his lover, after her father rejects his marriage proposal. Years later, although married to another woman, he once again desires to win her back. As old feelings are rekindled, will they take any steps to go against the social customs?

Nimantran

1971

Nimantran poster
8.0

Hiru Ganguly is unable to marry Kumudini, his lover, after her father rejects his marriage proposal. Years later, although married to another woman, he once again desires to win her back. As old feelings are rekindled, will they take any steps to go against the social customs?

Nimantran

1971

Pathbhola poster
10.0

A Bengali movie directed by Tarun Majumder, with an ensemble cast.

Pathbhola

1986

Pathbhola poster
10.0

A Bengali movie directed by Tarun Majumder, with an ensemble cast.

Pathbhola

1986

Bhalobasha Bhalobasha poster
8.0

A girl falls in love with a boy, the son of a famous deceased singer. However, the couple faces many obstacles when the girl's father decides to get her married to another man.

Bhalobasha Bhalobasha

1985

No artwork available
10.0

Sudam, a music lover becomes the disciple of a singer Uddhav Das and marries his daughter, Kamli. Uddhav Das suffers from cancer and Sudam, without informing anyone, goes to Calcutta to earn money.

Sajani Go Sajani

1991

Apon Amar Apon poster
7.0

Despite the many obstacles he faces, an aspiring singer leaves no stone unturned to establish a foothold in the music industry.

Apon Amar Apon

1990

Apon Amar Apon poster
7.0

Despite the many obstacles he faces, an aspiring singer leaves no stone unturned to establish a foothold in the music industry.

Apon Amar Apon

1990