Renowned
Bengali
film
director
Padma
Shri
Tarun
Majumdar
passed
away
on
Monday
(July
4,
2022)
in
the
city
due
to
age-related
ailments.
He
was
91
and
is
survived
by
his
wife
Sandhya
Roy.
He
had
been
admitted
to
the
state-run
SSKM
Medical
College
&
Hospital
in
Kolkata
on
June
14
due
to
age-related
health
issues.
His
condition
deteriorated
on
Sunday
evening.
He
was
put
on
life
support
since
then.
Sadly,
he
breathed
his
last
at
11.17
am
on
Monday.
Majumdar's
demise
is
indeed
a
big
loss
for
Indian
cinema.
After
all,
he
has
been
a
mentor
to
several
legendary
artists
such
as
Moushumi
Chatterjee,
Tapan
Paul,
Debasree
Roy
and
his
wife
Sandhya
Roy.
He
had
won
multiple
honours
like
National
Award,
Bengal
Film
Journalists'
Association
Award
and
Filmfare
Awards
(East).
Tapas
Majumdar
had
always
supported
the
Left
Front
government.
Chief
Minister
Mamata
Banerjee
expressed
her
condolences.
Tarun
Majumdar
directed
films
such
as
Chaowa
Pawa,
Palatak,
Balika
Badhu,
Kuheli,
Shriman
Prithviraj,
Thagini,
Fuleswari,
Dadar
Kirti,
Pathbhola,
Alo
and
so
on.