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Ritwik Ghatak

Ritwik Ghatak
  • Name: Ritwik Ghatak
  • Birthday: 1925-11-04
  • Also known as: ঋত্বিক কুমার ঘটক,Ritwik Ghatak,Ritwik Kumar Ghatak
  • Place of birth: Dacca, East Bengal, British India
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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. 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... Read More

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Title Release date
Ramkinkar Baij   as  Himself 1975-01-01
Reason, Debate and a Story   as  Nilkantha Bagchi 1974-01-01
A River Called Titas   as  Tilakchand 1973-07-27
The Golden Thread   as  Music teacher 1965-10-01
The Uprooted 1950-01-02