Ritwik Ghatak

Born: 1925-11-04

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.


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A River Called Titas

as Tilakchand
Released: 1973-07-27

An in-depth look at the lives and struggles of a fishing community living by the River Titas in...

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The Golden Thread

as Music teacher
Released: 1965-10-01

After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar...

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Reason, Debate and a Story

as Nilkantha Bagchi
Released: 1974-01-01

Four men, each peculiar in his own way, embark on a quest to reason with the estranged wife of...

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Ramkinkar Baij

as Himself
Released: 1975-01-01

Ramkinkar Baij is an incomplete personality study or documentary on sculptor Ramkinkar Baij...

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The Uprooted

as uncredited
Released: 1950-01-02

After Partition, a large group of farmers from East Bengal have to migrate to Calcutta.

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