Ramendu Majumdar | |
Native Name: | ঝন্টু মজুমদার |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Alma Mater: | University of Dhaka |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1941 |
Birth Place: | Lakshmipur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Spouse: | Ferdousi Mazumder |
Occupation: | Actor, stage director, theater producer |
Children: | Tropa Majumdar |
Awards: | Ekushey Padak |
Education: | MA (English) |
Ramendu Majumdar (born 9 August 1941) is a Bangladeshi actor, stage director and theater producer. In 2011, he was elected president of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) for the second time.[1] He was the second Asian to be elected to this position since ITI's establishment in 1948 as an initiative of UNESCO.[2] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2009.[3]
Majumdar was born on 9 August 1941 in Lakshmipur to Kuntal Krishna Majumdar and Leela Majumdar.[4] He passed his matriculation from Lakshmipur Adarsha Samad Govt. High School and studied higher secondary at Comilla Victoria Government College.[5] He studied English literature at the University of Dhaka.[6]
Majumder co-founded the Bangladesh Centre of the ITI.[7] In 2008, ITI elected him as the president.[7] He was elected again for the same position in 2011. He is the chairman of the Dhaka Arts Centre.
Majumder owns a theater group named Theater. As of 2014, the group has produced total 43 plays. He is chairman and managing director of Expressions Ltd, an advertising firm.[8] He founded this firm in 1993 after working for a firm, Bitopi Leo Burnett, for 21 years.[9]
Majumdar is married to actress Ferdousi Mazumder.[10] Their daughter, Tropa Majumdar, is also an actress.