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Gauriprasanna Majumdar (5 December 1925 – 20 August 1986) was an Indian lyricist and writer known for his work in
Indian cinema The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on p ...
. He is most commonly associated with the black and white era of Bengali cinema, when he penned several enduring classics for films. Often considered as one of the greatest and most prominent lyricists of the golden era of Bengali cinema, he is a recipient of numerous accolades. He won the
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...
for best lyricist for ''Swaralipi'' (1962), ''
Palatak '' Palatak'' is a 1963 Bengali film directed by Jatrik. The film features actors Anup Kumar, Sandhya Roy and Ruma Guha Thakurta in the lead roles. The film was based on ''Angti Chattujjer Vai'', a Bengali short story of Manoj Basu. Shyam ...
'' (1964), ''
Anthony Firingee Anthony Firingee (1786–1836; , ), born as Hensman Anthony, was a Bengali language kavigan singer-writer and folk poet of Portuguese people, Portuguese origin known for his works in Bengali devotional songs in the early part of the 19th century ...
'' (1968), ''
Bon Palashir Padabali ''Bon Palashir Padabali'' is a 1973 Indian Bengali language romantic action drama film co-written and directed by Uttam Kumar. It is an adaptation of a 1960 same name novel by Ramapada Chowdhury. The film was released on 9 February 1973, unde ...
'' (1974), ''
Sanyasi Raja ''Sanyasi Raja (''trans... ''The Monk King)'' is a 1975 Indian Bengali language period action thriller film directed by Pijush Bose and produced by Ashim Sarkar, under the banner of Usha Films. Based on the real life incident of the Bhawal cas ...
'' (1976) and ''Anurager Chhoan'' (1987, posthumously). He also won
National Film Awards The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...
of Bangladesh for ''Sesh Porjonto'' (1969).


Career

Majumdar was a contemporary of
Nachiketa Ghosh Nachiketa Ghosh (28 January 1925 – 12 October 1976) was a Bengali music director in India. He mainly composed for Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia ...
, Robin Chattopadhyay,
Hemanta Mukherjee Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemant Kumar, was an Indian music director and a playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, along with several other India ...
,
Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar (born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), widely known as Mahanayak (), was an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema ...
and
Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...
. He had also worked extensively with
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,
Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...
,
Sandhya Mukherjee Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee (also spelled Mukhopadhyay; 4 October 1931 – 15 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She received Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian honour of the Indian sta ...
and
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. He was closely associated with music composer Neeta Sen. His lyrics was known for expressing emotions, sculpt feelings and his command over words. His works include ''Mago Vabna Keno'', ''.


Discography


Legacy

On 12 February 2011, marking the 25th anniversary of his death, a musical evening was organized at
Nazrul Mancha Nazrul Mancha (Bengali: নজরুল মঞ্চ) is an auditorium in Kolkata, India. Named after Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, the auditorium is notably used as the venue for the Dover Lane Music Conference in January each year, where aud ...
, Kolkata to pay tribute to his legacy and contribution to Bengali Cinema.
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, Shaan,
Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...
,
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and Arati Mukherjee among others were in attendance. Sovan Chatterjee, the mayor of
Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
at that time, along with
Satabdi Roy Satabdi Roy ()(born 5 October 1969) is an Indian actress, film director and politician. As an actress she is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. As an actress, she ruled the array of commer ...
and Debasish Kumar set the ball rolling for the evening. In October 2012 he was awarded the prestigious Bangladesh Mukti Yoddha Sammanana Trophy (posthumously) by
Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her ...
, the Honourable Prime Minister of
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for his famous composition "'' Shono Ekti Mujiburer Theke''" and "''Mago Vabna Keno''" which became the anthem for
Bangladesh War of Liberation The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...
in 1971.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Majumdar, Gauriprasanna 1924 births 1986 deaths People from Pabna District Bengali-language lyricists Bangladeshi lyricists Music of Bangladesh Indian lyricists 20th-century Indian musicians Musicians from Kolkata People from the Bengal Presidency