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Gauri Prasanna Mazumder
Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)
Gauri Prasanna Majumdar (5 December 1925 – 20 August 1986) was an Indian lyricist and writer known for his work in Indian cinema and Bangladeshi cinema. He is most commonly associ…
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Gauri Prasanna Majumdar (5 December 1925 – 20 August 1986) was an Indian lyricist and writer known for his work in Indian cinema and Bangladeshi cinema. He is most commonly associated with the black-and-white era of Bengali cinema when he penned several enduring classics for films. Often considered 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 for best lyricist for Swaralipi (1962), Palatak (1964), Anthony Firingee (1968), Bon Palashir Padabali (1974), Sanyasi Raja (1976) and Anurager Chhoan (1987, posthumously). He also won the National Film Awards of Bangladesh for Sesh Porjonto (1969). Majumdar was a contemporary of Nachiketa Ghosh, Robin Chattopadhyay, Hemanta Mukherjee, Uttam Kumar, and Kishore Kumar. He had also worked extensively with R D Burman, Kishore Kumar, Sandhya Mukherjee, and Manna Dey. He was closely associated with music composer Neeta Sen. His lyrics were known for expressing emotions, sculpting feelings, and his command over words.
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1984
Lal Golap
Movie Lyricist
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1984
Seemantaraag
Movie Lyricist
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1983
Protidan
Movie Lyricist
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1982
Matir Swarga
Movie Lyricist
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1981
Saheb
Movie Lyricist
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1980
Paka Dekha
Movie Lyricist
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1980
Two Worlds
Movie Lyricist
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1979
Brojobuli
Movie Lyricist
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1978
Pranoy Pasha
Movie Lyricist
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1977
Pratima
Movie Lyricist
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1977
Babu Moshai
Movie Lyricist
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1977
Asadharan
Movie Lyricist
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1976
Closer to the Moon
Movie Lyricist
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1976
Sei Chokh
Movie Lyricist
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1976
Anandamela
Movie Lyricist
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1976
Hotel Snow Fox
Movie Lyricist
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1976
Aaj Ka Mahatma
Movie Writer
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1975
Sanyasi Raja
Movie Lyricist
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1974
Mouchak
Movie Lyricist
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1974
Asati
Movie Lyricist
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1973
Agnibhramar
Movie Lyricist
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1973
Sriman Prithviraj
Movie Lyricist
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1973
Ballad of the Wildflower
Movie Lyricist
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1973
Nani Gopaler Biye
Movie Lyricist
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1972
Stree
Movie Lyricist
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1972
Andha Atit
Movie Lyricist
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1971
Sansar
Movie Lyricist
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1971
Jiban Jigyasa
Movie Lyricist
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1971
Khunje Berai
Movie Lyricist
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1971
Kuheli
Movie Lyricist
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1970
Nishi Padma
Movie Lyricist
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1970
Princess
Movie Lyricist
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1970
Padma Golap
Movie Lyricist
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1969
Chiradiner
Movie Story
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1969
Sabarmati
Movie Lyricist
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1967
Antony Firingee
Movie Lyricist
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1966
Shudhu Ekti Bachhar
Movie Writer
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1965
Suryatapa
Movie Story
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1965
Portrait of a Princess
Movie Lyricist
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1964
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