Bengali filmmaker Tarun Majumdar, 92, was recently hospitalized after his health condition deteriorated on Wednesday night, June 20, 2022. Now, in a rather shocking turn of events, the filmmaker breathed his last on Monday. The 92-year-old filmmaker was hospitalized at the state-run hospital, SSKM in Kolkata and was on ventilator support.
As reported earlier, it's been weeks since he was treated at the hospital for kidney and heart-related issues. ALSO READ | Bengali Director Tarun Majumdar Health Update: Doctors Say His Health Condition Is ‘Very Critical’-REPORTS
The director debuted as a solo director in the film industry in 1985 with Basanta Choudhury in Alor Pipasha. Previously, his works were credited under Yatrik—the group of filmmakers which included Tarun Majumdar, Dilip Mukhopadhyay and Sachin Mukherjee. Yatrik separated in 1963.
Some of Tarun Majumdar’s notable works include Balika Badhu (1976), Kuheli (1971), Shriman Prithviraj (1972), Dadar Kirti (1980), Smriti Tuku Thak (1960), Palatak (1963) and Ganadevata (1978). Apart from this, he has worked with several notable actors such as Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Chhabi Biswas, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy and many more. ALSO READ | Celebrated Bengali Director Tarun Majumdar Rushed To SSKM Hospital In Kolkata After He Complained Of ‘Uneasiness’!
Tarun Majumdar received Padma Shri in 1990 and has won five Filmfare awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.
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