Ritwik Ghatak
Indian Bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925-1976) · India · On the map · Directors · Died at 50
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, his works remained largely underrated and ignored during his lifetime.
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Ramkinkar BaijFilm, Director, Writer1974
Reason, Debate and a StoryFilm, Director, Writer1973
A River Called TitasFilm, Director, Writer1970Padma Shri in artsAward
My LeninFilm, 1970Director, Writer1968
Heerer PrajapatiFilm, Writer1967
Scientists of TomorrowFilm, Director1965
FearFilm, Director, Writer1963
Ustad Alauddin KhanFilm, Director, Writer1961
A Soft Note on a Sharp ScaleFilm, Director, Writer1958
AjantrikFilm, Director, Writer1957
MusafirFilm, Writer1955Places of Historic Interest in BiharFilm, Director1950
The UprootedFilm1925Born4 November 1925People around Ritwik
- Gita Dey Ritwik produced Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)
Bijon Bhattacharya Ritwik directed Subarnarekha and Bedeni- Anil Chatterjee Ritwik produced Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)
- Keshto Mukherjee Ritwik directed Ajantrik and Bari Theke Paliye
Supriya Devi Ritwik produced Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)
Madhabi Mukherjee Ritwik directed Subarnarekha (1965)
Abhi Bhattacharya Ritwik directed Subarnarekha (1965)
Shobha Sen Ritwik directed Bedeni, also in Chinnamul (1950)
Kabori Sarwar Ritwik directed Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (1973)- Rosy Afsari Ritwik directed Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (1973)
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Abul Hayat Ritwik directed Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (1973)
Dilip Kumar Ritwik wrote Madhumati and Musafir
Bimal Roy Directed Madhumati (1958)
Adoor Gopalakrishnan Influenced by Ritwik
Hrishikesh Mukherjee Directed Musafir (1957)- Chhabi Biswas Ritwik directed Kato Ajanare
Karuna Banerjee Ritwik directed Kato Ajanare
Chetana Das Ritwik directed Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (1973)Debabrata Biswas Ritwik produced Komal Gandhar (1961)
Chitra Sen Ritwik produced Komal Gandhar (1961)
Jahor Roy Also in Runaway and The Golden Thread
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Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality, partition and feminism. He won the 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.
