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Tarashankar Banerjee(1898-1971)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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Tarashankar Banerjee was born on 23 July 1898 in Labhpur, Bengal Presidency, British India. Tarashankar was a writer and director, known for The Music Room (1958), Saptapadi (1961) and Bipasha (1962). Tarashankar died on 14 September 1971 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
BornJuly 23, 1898
DiedSeptember 14, 1971(73)
BornJuly 23, 1898
DiedSeptember 14, 1971(73)
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Known for

The Music Room (1958)
The Music Room
7.8
  • Writer(as Tarashankar Bandhopadhaya)
  • 1958
Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen in Saptapadi (1961)
Saptapadi
8.3
  • Writer(as Tarashankar Bandopadhyay)
  • 1961
Bipasha (1962)
Bipasha
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1962
Amrapali
  • Director(as Shri Tarashankar)
  • 1959

Credits

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Writer



  • Bedeni
    8.6
    • story
    • 2011
  • Views of the Inner Chamber (2005)
    Views of the Inner Chamber
    7.2
    • original idea (as Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay)
    • 2005
  • Kavya Madhavan and Nedumudi Venu in Jeevan Masai (2001)
    Jeevan Masai
    • based on the novel by
    • 2001
  • Shabana, A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman, and Bapparaj in Chapa Dangar Bou (1986)
    Chapa Dangar Bou
    7.2
    • novel
    • 1986
  • Agradani (1983)
    Agradani
    7.9
    • story
    • 1983
  • Rekha, Rajesh Khanna, and Rakhee Gulzar in Aanchal (1980)
    Aanchal
    6.5
    • story (as Tara Shankar)
    • 1980
  • Ganadevata (1979)
    Ganadevata
    8.1
    • novel (as Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay)
    • 1979
  • Dui Purush (1978)
    Dui Purush
    7.2
    • novel (as Tarashankar Bandyoapdhyay)
    • 1978
  • Sharada in Snehadeepame Mizhi Thurakku (1972)
    Snehadeepame Mizhi Thurakku
    • story
    • 1972
  • Har Mana Har (1972)
    Har Mana Har
    7.1
    • novel
    • 1972
  • Arogya Niketan (1969)
    Arogya Niketan
    7.5
    • novel (as Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay)
    • 1969
  • Padithal Mattum Podhuma (1962)
    Padithal Mattum Podhuma
    6.6
    • story
    • 1962
  • The Expedition (1962)
    The Expedition
    7.9
    • original story (as Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay)
    • 1962
  • Bipasha (1962)
    Bipasha
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Hansuli Banker Upakatha (1962)
    Hansuli Banker Upakatha
    7.6
    • story (as Tarashankar Bannerjee)
    • 1962

Music Department



  • Ganadevata (1979)
    Ganadevata
    8.1
    • lyricist (as Tarashankar)
    • 1979
  • Raikamal (1955)
    Raikamal
    7.1
    • lyricist (as Tarashankar)
    • 1955

Director



  • Amrapali
    • Director (as Shri Tarashankar)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Tarashankar Bandhopadhaya
  • Born
    • July 23, 1898
    • Labhpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
  • Died
    • September 14, 1971
    • Calcutta, West Bengal, India(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Member of the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, 1960-1966. Awarded the highest Indian literary award, the Gyanapith Award, in 1967.

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