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Indian actor and film director
Rajen Tarafdar
Tarafdar in Akaler Shandhaney
Born7 July 1917
Rajshahi, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died23 November 1987 (1987-11-24) (aged 70)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director, actor and writer

Rajen Tarafdar (7 July 1917 – 23 November 1987) was an Indian film director, actor, and screenwriter. 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).

Awards

Award Year Category Film Result Ref.
National Award 1960 Best feature film in Bengali Ganga Won
1975 Palanka Won
BFJA Award 1976 Best Screenplay Sansar Simante Won
1988 Best Director Nagpash Won

Filmography

Year Film Language Writer Screenplay Director Actor Ref.
1957 Antariksha Bengali Yes Yes Yes
1960 Ganga Yes Yes
1962 Agnisikha Yes
1964 Jiban Kahini Yes
1967 Akash Chhnoa Yes Yes Yes
1975 Palanka Yes
Sansar Simante Yes Tarun Majumdar
1979 Ganadevata Yes
1980 Akaler Shandhaney Mrinal Sen Yes
1983 Arohan Hindi Shyam Benegal Yes
1984 Khandhar Mrinal Sen Yes
1986 Basundhara Bengali Sekhar Chatterjee Yes
1987 Nagpash Yes

References

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