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Rajen Tarafdar
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Tarafdar in Akaler Shandhaney
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| Born | 7july 1917 |
| Died | 23 November 1987 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | 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) which also marked the debut of actress Sandhya Roy.
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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