Rajen Tarafdar | |
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Born | 7 July 1917[1] |
Died | 23 November 1987 | (aged 70)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Film director, actor and writer |
Rajen Tarafdar (7 July 1917 – 23 November 1987) was an Indian film director, actor, and screenwriter.[2][3] He was the recipient of two National Awards and two BFJA Awards.
He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft in Calcutta in 1940 with a degree in popular arts. He was initially a graphic designer in an advertising agency before devoting himself to cinema. His directorial debut was Antariksha (1957) which also marked the debut of actress Sandhya Roy.[4]
Award | Year | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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National Award | 1960 | Best feature film in Bengali | Ganga | Won | [5] |
1975 | Palanka | Won | [6] | ||
BFJA Award | 1976 | Best Screenplay | Sansar Simante | Won | [7] |
1988 | Best Director | Nagpash | Won | [8] |
Year | Film | Language | Writer | Screenplay | Director | Actor | Ref. |
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1957 | Antariksha | Bengali | Yes | Yes | Yes | [9] | |
1960 | Ganga | Yes | Yes | [10] | |||
1962 | Agnisikha | Yes | [11] | ||||
1964 | Jiban Kahini | Yes | [12] | ||||
1967 | Akash Chhnoa | Yes | Yes | Yes | [13] | ||
1975 | Palanka | Yes | [14] | ||||
Sansar Simante | Yes | Tarun Majumdar | [15] | ||||
1979 | Ganadevata | Yes | [16] | ||||
1980 | Akaler Shandhaney | Mrinal Sen | Yes | [17] | |||
1983 | Arohan | Hindi | Shyam Benegal | Yes | [18] | ||
1984 | Khandhar | Mrinal Sen | Yes | [19] | |||
1986 | Basundhara | Bengali | Sekhar Chatterjee | Yes | [20] | ||
1987 | Nagpash | Yes | [21] |