Filmmaker Tarun Majumdar passes away

Filmmaker Tarun Majumdar passes away at 91

Another sad news for Tollywood fans and those who belong to the industry. Filmmaker Tarun Majumdar has passed away. On Monday (4th July) morning, the veteran director breathed his last. He was admitted to SSKM Hospital on June 14 due to multiple diseases like kidney and lung problems. He was also suffering from diabetes. He was suffering from kidney problems for the last 22 years. But the workaholic filmmaker did not stop his work.

Once his physical condition improved, it did not last long. His condition started deteriorating the last night. He was not very well. Doctors have tried their best to save him. Dialysis was also attempted but the physical condition of the director was not suitable for conducting the process. He was kept on ventilation where the veteran director breathed his last and we lost him.

Tarun Majumdar was born on 8th January 1931. He was 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).