Rajen Tarafdar

Rajen Tarafdar (7 July 1917 – 23 November 1987) was an Indian film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was the recipient of two National Awards and two BFJA Awards.

Ganga (1960)

Film about the lives of people on the banks of the Ganges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Jnanesh Mukhopadhyay  •  Sandhya Roy  •  Mani Srimani  •  Ruma Guha Thakurta

Film about the lives of people on the banks of the Ganges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Jnanesh Mukhopadhyay  •  Sandhya Roy  •  Mani Srimani  •  Ruma Guha Thakurta

In Search of Famine (1981)

A young, idealistic director arrives in a village to make a picture set during the Great Bengal Famine. It’s a film that he hopes will reveal the problems and privations still current in rural India.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mrinal Sen
CAST:  Radhamohan Bhattacharya  •  Dhritiman Chatterjee  •  Smita Patil  •  Biplab Chatterjee

A young, idealistic director arrives in a village to make a picture set during the Great Bengal Famine. It’s a film that he hopes will reveal the problems and privations still current in rural India.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mrinal Sen
CAST:  Radhamohan Bhattacharya  •  Dhritiman Chatterjee  •  Smita Patil  •  Biplab Chatterjee

Khandhar (1984)

Subhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Ruins fascinate him. While in the village, he gets acquainted with a young woman, Jamini, who has had her heart broken in the past, by another visitor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mrinal Sen
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Annu Kapoor  •  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Pankaj Kapur

Subhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Ruins fascinate him. While in the village, he gets acquainted with a young woman, Jamini, who has had her heart broken in the past, by another visitor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mrinal Sen
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Annu Kapoor  •  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Pankaj Kapur

Antariksha (1957)

This is a story about a landlord in a local rural Bengal. He is very stubborn, egoist, commanding person. Every steps of his move has logical conclusions, with reasons and vision. He doesn't want to commit himself for any cause. But Jayanta doesn't always agree ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Chhabi Biswas  •  Premangshu Bose  •  Dilip Roy  •  Sandhya Roy

This is a story about a landlord in a local rural Bengal. He is very stubborn, egoist, commanding person. Every steps of his move has logical conclusions, with reasons and vision. He doesn't want to commit himself for any cause. But Jayanta doesn't always agree ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Chhabi Biswas  •  Premangshu Bose  •  Dilip Roy  •  Sandhya Roy

Palanka (1975)

Rajmohan remains in Pakistan at the time of partition and sells Maqbool a giant bed, which upsets the local Muslims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Utpal Dutt  •  Sandhya Roy  •  Anwar Hossain  •  Fariyad Ahmed

Rajmohan remains in Pakistan at the time of partition and sells Maqbool a giant bed, which upsets the local Muslims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Utpal Dutt  •  Sandhya Roy  •  Anwar Hossain  •  Fariyad Ahmed

Jiban Kahini (1964)

An insurance agent who's deeply in debt tries to commit suicide, but thinks better of it when he meets a young man who's even more desperate than he is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Sandhya Roy  •  Bikash Roy  •  Anup Kumar  •  Bhanu Banerjee

An insurance agent who's deeply in debt tries to commit suicide, but thinks better of it when he meets a young man who's even more desperate than he is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Sandhya Roy  •  Bikash Roy  •  Anup Kumar  •  Bhanu Banerjee