About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1911-12-28
Place of birth:
Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Bangladesh]
Website:
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Phani Majumdar

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
1965 Oonche Log Directing Director 59
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1965 Aakash Deep Directing Director N/A
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1962 Aarti Directing Director N/A
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1958 Doktor Directing Director N/A
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1958 Moon Over Malaya Directing Director N/A
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1958 Masharakat Pinchang Directing Director N/A
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1957 Kaseh Sayang Directing Director N/A
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1956 My Son Sazali Directing Director 58
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1956 Hang Tuah Directing Director 59
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1955 Faraar Directing Director N/A
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1952 Tamasha Directing Director N/A
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1951 Our Struggle Directing Director N/A
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1949 Pyala Directing Director N/A
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1940 Doctor Directing Director N/A
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1938 Street Singer Directing Director 58
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Writing
1986 Ek Chadar Maili Si Writing Screenplay 59
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1978 Badaltey Rishtey Writing Screenplay 58
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1978 Badaltey Rishtey Writing Writer 58
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1973 Kaalachakram Writing Writer N/A
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1965 Oonche Log Writing Screenplay 59
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1961 Sathi Hara Writing Story N/A
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1961 Sathi Hara Writing Screenplay N/A
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1952 Tamasha Writing Screenplay N/A
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1938 Abhagin Writing Screenplay N/A
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1938 Abhigyan Writing Screenplay N/A
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1938 Street Singer Writing Writer 58
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1937 Mukti Writing Story N/A
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