Ritwik Ghatak
Biography
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.
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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 StarDirector, Screenplay7.2
The Golden ThreadMusic teacher, Director, Writer6.5
A River Called TitasTilakchand, Writer, Director6.8
AjantrikWriter, Director
Reason, Debate and a StoryNilkantha Bagchi, Director, Screenplay
MadhumatiWriter
A Soft Note on a Sharp ScaleScreenplay, Director
The CitizenScreenplay, Director
RunawayDirector, Writer
My LeninWriter, Director
The UprootedFilm
Heerer PrajapatiWriter
Filmography
- 1977The CitizenFilm: Screenplay, Director
- 1975Ramkinkar BaijFilm: Screenplay, Director
- 1974Reason, Debate and a StoryFilm: Nilkantha Bagchi, Director, Screenplay
- 1973A River Called TitasFilm: Tilakchand, Writer, Director
- 1971Where the River Padma FlowsFilm: Director
- 1970Puruliar ChhauFilm: Director
- 1970My LeninFilm: Writer, Director
- 1970The QuestionFilm: Director
- 1968Heerer PrajapatiFilm: Writer
- 1968The Knave of TrumpsFilm: Director
- 1967Scientists of TomorrowFilm: Director
- 1965The Golden ThreadFilm: Music teacher, Director, Writer
- 1965Portrait of a PrincessFilm: Screenplay
- 1965FearFilm: Director
- 1963Ustad Alauddin KhanFilm: Screenplay, Director
- 1961A Soft Note on a Sharp ScaleFilm: Screenplay, Director
- 1960The Cloud-Capped StarFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1958MadhumatiFilm: Writer
- 1958RunawayFilm: Director, Writer
- 1958AjantrikFilm: Writer, Director
- 1957OraonFilm: Director
- 1957MusafirFilm: Screenplay
- 1955Places of Historic Interest in BiharFilm: Director
- 1955The Life of the AdivasisFilm: Director
- 1950The UprootedFilm
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