Kanika Majumdar

Kanika Majumdar

Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Kanika Majumdar was born in (1935 - 2019) Mymensingh, then East Bengal (now Bangladesh) to an elite Brahmin family. She made her acting debut in the famous director Mrinal Sen's Punascha. Although, her first released film was Satyajit Ray's film Teen Kanya.

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Three Daughters 1961 (7.6)

Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.
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Basanta Bilap 1973 (7)

A romantic comedy about a series of clashes between the female residents of a ladies' hostel Basanta Bilap, and four boys of the neighbourhood, aided and abetted by their boudi (sister-in-law).
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Over Again 1961

Difficulties erupt between a married couple when their relationship gets hit by societal pressures, norms, and deep-rooted patriarchy.