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RIP Tarun Majumdar: 8 must-see films by the genius
1 / 8Chaowa Pawa (1959) This romantic-comedy starring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen is a remake of the American classic, It Happened One Night. It follows the story of a young journalist, about to be fired from a major media house when he decides to find the daughter of his boss, who has run away from her home - before himself falling in love with her. (Photo: IMDB)
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2 / 8Kacher Swargo (1962) This film which won the National Award for best feature film in Bengali follows the story of a young man who left his medical education midway owing to difficult circumstances, only to return years later to perform a very difficult surgery on a young woman. The film features a deeply felt performance by Anil Chatterjee. (Photo: IMDB)
3 / 8Balika Badhu (1967) Before remaking it in Hindi, Majumdar had made this cult-classic starring a winning turn from a teenaged Moushumi Chatterjee in his own mother tongue. The sweet innocence that characterized the chemistry between the lead pair not only won a thousand hearts but also sought to establish Chatterjee as an actress par excellence. (Photo: IMDB)
4 / 8Shriman Prihviraj (1973) This comic caper of a bildungsroman features an ensemble cast including a rip-roaring performance by the maverick Utpal Dutta. Also shooting Mohua Roy Choudhury into overnight fame, this film established Majumdar as a true master of the craft of comedy. (Photo: IMDB)
5 / 8Ganadevta (1978) Opting for the genre of political satire, this was the first Bengali language film to win the National Award for Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Featuring one of Soumitra Chatterjee’s most memorable performances of all time, this film is a must see for people who have already read Tarashankar Bandopadhyay’s novel of the same name. (Photo: IMDB)
6 / 8Dadar Kirti (1980) Majumdar’s defining feature in his over four decade long career struck the perfect balance between content that was emotionally satiating and yet appealed to a larger cine-going audience. This romantic comedy featuring yesteryear Bengali cinema star Tapas Pal, alongside Mohua Roy Choudhury and Debashree Roy will always be remembered for its many musical numbers and witty one-liners. (Photo: IMDB)
7 / 8Bhalobasha Bhalobasha (1985) This musical romance starred the then-hit lead pair of Tapas Pal and Debashree Roy in one of the last blockbuster romances by Majumdar that combined innocent romance with the right dose of family morality. (Photo: IMDB)
8 / 8Aalo (2003) This film starring a stand-alone performance by Rituaprna Sengupta in the titular lead role, was also based on a short story. It followed the story of a city-bred urban girl coming to a village in order to take care of her husband’s rural estate and in the process developing lasting relationships with the women of the village. Beyond the simple and moving narrative, this film will forever be remembered for its deeply moving renditions of popular Rabindra sangeet numbers. (Photo: IMDB)
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