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Phani Majumdar(1911-1994)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Phani Majumdar
Phani Majumdar was born on 28 December 1911 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Faridpur, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Hang Tuah (1956), Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar) (1955) and Oonche Log (1965). He died on 16 May 1994 in Bombay [now Mumbai], Maharashtra, India.
BornDecember 28, 1911
DiedMay 16, 1994(82)
BornDecember 28, 1911
DiedMay 16, 1994(82)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Hang Tuah (1956)
Hang Tuah
8.3
  • Director
  • 1956
Dev Anand and Geeta Bali in Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar) (1955)
Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar)
5.5
  • Director
  • 1955
Ashok Kumar, K.R. Vijaya, and Feroz Khan in Oonche Log (1965)
Oonche Log
7.3
  • Director
  • 1965
Akashdeep (1965)
Akashdeep
7.2
  • Director
  • 1965

Credits

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Director

  • Moon Over Malaya
    • Director
  • Malaya
    • Director
  • Lankau
    • Director
  • Common Accidents
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Fire
    Short
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Babul
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Mamta
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Shri Aurobindo: Glimpses of His Life
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Munna
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Apna Ghar Apni Kahani
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Maa (1968)
    Maa
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Toofan Men Pyar Kahan (1966)
    Toofan Men Pyar Kahan
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Akashdeep (1965)
    Akashdeep
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Birthday
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Kanyadaan
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Mamta
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Ashok Kumar, K.R. Vijaya, and Feroz Khan in Oonche Log (1965)
    Oonche Log
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Aarti (1962)
    Aarti
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1962

Writer

  • Antim Nyay (1993)
    Antim Nyay
    3.6
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • Jaan Hatheli Pe (1987)
    Jaan Hatheli Pe
    5.7
    • scenario
    • 1987
  • Ek Chadar Maili Si (1986)
    Ek Chadar Maili Si
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Dada Dadi Ki Kahaniyan (1986)
    Dada Dadi Ki Kahaniyan
    7.9
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1986–1987
  • Badaltey Rishtey (1978)
    Badaltey Rishtey
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Prem Nazir in Kaalachakram (1973)
    Kaalachakram
    5.7
    • story
    • 1973
  • Kaajal (1965)
    Kaajal
    6.5
    • screenplay (as Phanimajumdar)
    • 1965
  • Ashok Kumar, K.R. Vijaya, and Feroz Khan in Oonche Log (1965)
    Oonche Log
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963)
    Meri Surat Teri Ankhen
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Bhaiyya (1961)
    Bhaiyya
    6.1
    • story
    • 1961
  • Sathi Hara (1961)
    Sathi Hara
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1961
  • Hang Tuah (1956)
    Hang Tuah
    8.3
    • adapted screenplay
    • 1956
  • Dev Anand and Geeta Bali in Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar) (1955)
    Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar)
    5.5
    • written by
    • 1955
  • Baadbaan (1954)
    Baadbaan
    7.1
    • story
    • 1954
  • Dev Anand and Ramola in Hum Bhi Insaan Hain (1948)
    Hum Bhi Insaan Hain
    7.5
    • scenario
    • 1948

Actor

  • Mashaira (1942)
    Mashaira
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Phani Mazumdar
  • Born
    • December 28, 1911
    • Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Faridpur, Bangladesh]
  • Died
    • May 16, 1994
    • Bombay [now Mumbai], Maharashtra, India

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  • Trivia
    Only Indian filmmaker to have directed in 9 languages.

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