Biography
Phani Majumdar (28 December 1911 - 16 May 1994) was a pioneering Indian film director, who worked in Bengali & Hindi cinema. He also worked in Singapore, where he notably made Hang Tuah (1955) in Malay, which was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Starting in the 1930s, leading film director P.C. Barua at New Theatres Studio of Calcutta was founded by B. N. Sircar, who during this period made classics like Devdas (1935). He moved to Bombay in 1941 and worked with Bombay Talkies studio, he made Tamanna (1942) with Suraiya and Mohabbat (1943) with Shanta Apte and Andolan (1951). He made films in Punjabi, Magadhi (Bhaiya, 1961) and Maithili (Kanyadaan, 1965). His Oonch Log was actor Feroz Khan's first hit and won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film. Noted film director-producer Shakti Samanta assisted Majumdar in Tamasha, Baadbaan, and Dhobi Doctor at Bombay Talkies before working independently. He was married to Monica Desai, sister of actress, Leela Desai.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 26
Director 15
Writer 10
Antim Nyay (1993)
Kaalachakram (1973)
Oonche Log (1965)
Kaajal (1965)
Aakash Deep (1965)
Aarti (1962)
Sathi Hara (1961)
Doktor (1958)
Masharakat Pinchang (1958)
Moon Over Malaya (1958)
Kaseh Sayang (1957)
My Son Sazali (1956)
Hang Tuah (1956)
Faraar (1955)
Tamasha (1952)
Our Struggle (1951)
Pyala (1949)
Doctor (1940)
Abhagin (1938)
Abhigyan (1938)
Street Singer (1938)
Mukti (1937)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1911-12-28
Deathday1994-05-16 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceFaridpur Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh
ReligionHinduism
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
Also Known AsPhoni Majumdar, ফনী মজুমদার
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