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Phani Majumdar was a pioneering Indian film director, who worked in Hindi cinema, most known for his film Street Singer (1938) starring K.L. Saigal noted for its song, Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye, Meena Kumari classic Aarti (1962) and Oonche Log (1965).
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).
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Hang Tuah (English: The Legend Of Hang Tuah) is a 1956 Singaporean Malay-language historical drama film directed by Phani Majumdar. It is the first Malay film to be fully shot in Eastman colour film.
Nov 25, 2014 · The story of the revered 15 th century Malay warrior Hang Tuah and his four sworn brothers is made into a film by the Shaw Brothers, directed by a seasoned filmmaker from India (Phani Majumdar); based on an English book The Adventures of Hang Tuah by an Irish-born colonial civil servant (Mubin Sheppard) which in turn was freely ...
Phani Majumdar, the legendary filmmaker who directed classics such as Street Singer, Baadbaan, Oonche Log, Aarti, to name a few, had an illustrious career spanning films in several languages including Hindi, Bengali, Maithili and Malay.
Jun 21, 1994 · Phani Majumdar, film director: born Faridpur, East Bengal 1911; died Bombay 16 May 1994. PHANI MAJUMDAR was a pioneer of Indian cinema, working in the late 1930s with PC Barua, India's...
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).
