Rajen Tarafdar’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Indian actor
Was Author 
Film director 
Actor 
Writer 
Screenwriter 
From India 
Type Film, TV, Stage & Radio 
Literature 
Gender male
Birth 7 June 1917, Provinces of India
Death 23 November 1987
(aged 70 years)

Rajen Tarafdar (June 7, 1917 – November 23, 1987) was an Indian film director, actor, and screenwriter born in Rajsahi, British India (now in Bangladesh). 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.

Filmography

As director

  • Nagpash (1987)
  • Palanka (1975)
  • Akash Chhnoa (1967)
  • Jiban Kahini (1964)
  • Agnisikha (1962)
  • Ganga
  • Antariksha (1957)

As actor

Though he was a notable director, he acted in a few great films as well.

  • Aakaler Sandhane (1980) by Mrinal Sen
  • Arohan (1983) by Shyam Benegal
  • Khandhar (1984) by Mrinal Sen
  • Basundhara (1986)

As writer

  • Ganadevata (1979)-(screenplay)
  • Sansar Simante (1976)-Screenplay
  • * Ganga

Awards won by Rajen Tarafdar

  • National Award for best feature film in Bengali (1960)- Ganga
  • National Award for best feature film in Bengali (1975)- Palanka
  • BFJA Best Director Award (1988) – Nagpash
  • BFJA Award for Best Screenplay (1976)-Sansar Simante
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