Director Tarun Majumdar taken ill, admitted to ICU

Tarun Majumdar, noted director, fell seriously ill and is undergoing treatment at Kolkata's PG Government Hospital over the past seven days. Currently, he is in the intensive care unit of the hospital, where he was admitted with liver complications.

Majumdar became famous in the Bengali film industry during the 60s and 80s, producing several famous films. He was also married to Bengali film actress Sandhya Roy.

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Born in the Bogra district of Bangladesh on January 8, 1931, Majumdar made his directorial debut with "Chaowa Pawa". The movie was made in 1959, starring Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen and Tulsi Chakraborty. After that, he went on to make one famous film after the next. In total, he made around 36 movies, with his last movie being "Bhalobashar Bari" in 2012. In the same year, he also made his last documentary, "Adhikar"

Majumdar won the National Film Award four times in his career, the BFJA Award seven times, the Filmfare Award five times and the Anandalok Puraskar once. Alongside this, he also received India's highest state honour, the Padma Shri, in 1990.