Ritwik Ghatak
Directing
- Born
- November 4, 1925 · Dacca, East Bengal, British India
- Died
- February 6, 1976 (age 50)
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak was a Bengali filmmaker and script writer. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality. Although their roles were often adversarial, they were ardent admirers of each other's work and, in doing so, the three directors charted the independent trajectory of parallel cinema, as a counterpoint to the mainstream fare of Hindi cinema in India. Ghatak received many awards in his career, including National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 for his Jukti Takko Aar Gappo and Best Director's Award from Bangladesh Cine Journalist's Association for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for Arts in 1970.
Known for
The Cloud-Capped Star
April 13, 1960
The Golden Thread
October 1, 1965
A River Called Titas
July 27, 1973
Ajantrik
May 23, 1958
Reason, Debate and a Story
January 1, 1974
Madhumati
September 12, 1958
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
March 30, 1961
The Citizen
September 20, 1977
Runaway
June 24, 1958
My Lenin
April 20, 1970
Heerer Prajapati
August 1, 1968
Ustad Alauddin Khan
February 6, 1963
Behind the camera25
- 1977The Citizen Screenplay, Director
- 1975Ramkinkar Baij Production Design, Screenplay, Director
- 1974Reason, Debate and a Story Director, Original Music Composer, Story, Screenplay
- 1973A River Called Titas Writer, Director
- 1971Where the River Padma Flows Director, Story, Music
- 1970Puruliar Chhau Director
- 1970My Lenin Writer, Director
- 1970The Question Director
- 1968Heerer Prajapati Writer
- 1968