Veteran Film Director Tarun Majumdar Dies

Majumdar was admitted to the state-run SSKM Hospital on June 14 with old age ailments and kidney problems.

Acclaimed film director Tarun Majumdar, who is known for making movies based on compelling tales highlighting the life of middle-class families, died in a Kolkata hospital on Monday following prolonged illness, hospital authorities said.

He was 92.

Majumdar was admitted to the state-run SSKM Hospital on June 14 with old age ailments and kidney problems.

"Tarun Majumdar passed away at around 11.17 AM today. He has been critical for some time and his condition deteriorated further this morning. His heart beat and pulse rate had dropped and he had stopped responding to any treatment," an official of the hospital said.