Filmmaker Tarun Majumdar admitted to hospital

Filmmaker Tarun Majumdar admitted to SSKM Hospital

Padma Shri-winning filmmaker Tarun Majumdar has been admitted to hospital at the age of 92. The veteran filmmaker suffering from multiple diseases. He has been suffering from kidney problems for the last 22 years. He is also suffering from lung problems and diabetes. A team of five doctors led by Dr. Somnath Kundu, and Dr. Soumitra Ghosh, kept him under observation. Majumdar has also been tested for covid due to respiratory problems although the report has not been received yet. Tarun Majumdar admitted to SSKM Hospital.

Tarun Majumdar has been honored with four National Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards, and an Anandalok Award for his remarkable work. In 1990, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri. He alongside Sachin Mukherji and Dilip Mukherji made his directorial debut with Chaowa Pawa in 1959, which was Starred by one of the best on-screen pairs Uttam Kumar Suchitra Sen. Majumdar received his first National Award for Kancher Swarga in 1963.  He gifted us blockbuster films like Balika Badhu (1967), Kuheli (1971), Shriman Prithviraj (1973), Fuleswari (1974), Dadar Kirti (1980), Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985) and Apan Amar Apan (1990). We wish him a speedy recovery.

Source - Hindustan Times