Srijit Mukherji pays tribute to Tarun Majumdar

Veteran director Tarun Majumdar’s demise on Monday has cast a pall of gloom on the Bengali film fraternity. On June 29, Srijit Mukherji had written on social media: “Tarun Majumdar’s Cinema Para Diye is a must read for anyone remotely connected with films. Or actually, just make it anyone. The prose is lucid and evocative, the empathy is moving, the anecdotes range from rib-tickling to heart-wrenching and while one might not agree with every observation especially the passages on Bengali Modern Songs, he makes some priceless points. A True Legend, for a reason. (sic)”

On Monday, after the stalwart’s demise, Srijit expressed his grief on social media. “The last of the legendary constellation which included Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen and Tapan Sinha as well and the person whose cinematic greatness cracked the rare alchemical code of box office success, film festival glory and awards acclaim regularly leaves us today. Nimontron, Shreeman Prithviraj, Shongshar Shimaante, Pawlatok, Knacher Shawrgo, Thogini, Gawnodebota, Chawa Pawa, Balika Bodhu, Dadar Kirti - the list is prolific and exemplary. Farewell to the ever-underrated Tarun Majumdar - travel well, Legend. (sic),” he wrote.