Rajen Tarafdar Explained

Rajen Tarafdar
Birth Date:7 July 1917[1]
Birth Place:Rajshahi, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Film director, actor and writer

Rajen Tarafdar (7 July 1917 – 23 November 1987) was an Indian film director, actor, and screenwriter.[2] [3] He was the recipient of two National Awards and two BFJA Awards.

He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft in Calcutta in 1940 with a degree in popular arts. He was initially a graphic designer in an advertising agency before devoting himself to cinema. His directorial debut was Antariksha (1957).[4]

Awards

AwardYearCategoryFilmResult
National Award1960Best feature film in BengaliGanga[5]
1975Palanka[6]
BFJA Award1976Best ScreenplaySansar Simante[7]
1988Best DirectorNagpash[8]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageWriterScreenplayDirectorActor
1957AntarikshaBengali[9]
1960Ganga[10]
1962Agnisikha[11]
1964Jiban Kahini[12]
1967Akash Chhnoa[13]
1975Palanka[14]
Sansar SimanteTarun Majumdar[15]
1979Ganadevata[16]
1980Akaler ShandhaneyMrinal Sen[17]
1983ArohanHindiShyam Benegal[18]
1984KhandharMrinal Sen[19]
1986BasundharaBengaliSekhar Chatterjee[20]
1987Nagpash[21]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kironmoy Raha. Nandan (Organization : Calcutta, India). Bengali cinema. 22 December 2012. 1991. Nandan.
  2. Web site: Rajen Tarafdar movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323191258/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/rajen-tarafdar-65261. live. 23 March 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-05-12.
  3. Web site: Rajen Tarafdar. gomolo.com. 2019-05-12.
  4. Web site: Tale of a forgotten director. 2017-07-07. The Statesman. en-US. 2019-08-11.
  5. Web site: 8th National Film Awards . . 7 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161123052231/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx . 23 November 2016 .
  6. Web site: 35th National Film Awards. International Film Festival of India. 9 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160714102331/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm35thNFAAward.aspx. 14 July 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: BFJA Awards (1976). gomolo.com. 2019-08-11.
  8. Web site: BFJA Awards (1988). gomolo.com. 2019-08-11.
  9. Web site: Antariksha (1957) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323191248/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/antariksha-33579. live. 23 March 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  10. Web site: Ganga (1959) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810050841/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/ganga-39055. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  11. Web site: Agnisikha (1962). gomolo.com. 2019-08-11.
  12. Web site: Jiban Kahini (1964) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810045332/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/jiban-kahini-34602. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  13. Web site: Akash Chhoan (1967) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810050842/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/akash-chhoan-33474. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  14. Web site: Palanka (1975) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810050844/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/palanka-35296. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  15. Web site: Sansar Simantey (1975) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503152543/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/sansar-simantey-35740. live. 3 May 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  16. Web site: Ganadevata (1979) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810050839/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/ganadevata-34367. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  17. Web site: Akaler Sandhane (1980) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190629184311/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/akaler-sandhane-33472. live. 29 June 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  18. Web site: Arohan (1983) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810050838/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/arohan-5570. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  19. Web site: Khandhar (1984) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810050836/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/khandhar-5784. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  20. Web site: Vasundhara (1986) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810050838/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/vasundhara-36185. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.
  21. Web site: Nagpash (1987) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810050836/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/nagpash-35143. live. 10 August 2019. Cinestaan. 2019-08-10.

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