Rajen Tarafdar facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Rajen Tarafdar
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Tarafdar in Akaler Shandhaney
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| Born | 7july 1917 |
| Died | November 23, 1987 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director, actor and writer |
Rajen Tarafdar (born July 7, 1917 – died November 23, 1987) was an Indian film director, actor, and screenwriter. This means he directed movies, acted in them, and wrote the stories for them. He was very talented and won several important awards for his work in films.
He studied art at the Government College of Art & Craft in Calcutta and finished his studies in 1940. Before he started making movies, he worked as a graphic designer in an advertising company. His first movie as a director was called Antariksha, which came out in 1957. This film was also the first movie for actress Sandhya Roy.
Awards and Recognition
Rajen Tarafdar received special awards for his amazing work in the film industry. These awards show how much his movies were appreciated.
National Film Awards
He won two National Awards, which are very important awards for films in India.
| Award | Year | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| National Award | 1960 | Best feature film in Bengali | Ganga | Won | |
| 1975 | Palanka | Won |
BFJA Awards
He also won two BFJA Awards. These awards are given by film journalists in Bengal.
| Award | Year | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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| BFJA Award | 1976 | Best Screenplay | Sansar Simante | Won | |
| 1988 | Best Director | Nagpash | Won |
Films He Worked On
Here is a list of some of the films Rajen Tarafdar worked on. You can see if he was the writer, director, or an actor for each movie.
| 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 |
