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Rituparno Ghosh(1963-2013)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Music Department
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Locarno Film Festival 2003 - Press conference for Chokher Bali (2003).
Rituparno Ghosh is a Bengali film director. He has won 12 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad. He began directing in advertising. In 1992, he made a low-key film debut with a children's feature titled Hirer Angti (The Diamond Ring). His second movie Unishe April (19 April), won the 1995 National Film Award Since then, Ghosh has directed Dahan, Utsab, Chokher Bali, Asukh, Bariwali, Antarmahal and Raincoat (in Hindi). He won the National Award for best direction for his bengali film "Abohoman" starring Jishu Sengupta, Ananya Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey and Mamata Shankar in India in 2010.
BornAugust 31, 1963
DiedMay 30, 2013(49)
BornAugust 31, 1963
DiedMay 30, 2013(49)
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  • Awards
    • 16 wins & 10 nominations total

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Known for

Rituparna Sengupta in Dahan (1998)
Dahan
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1998
Choker Bali: A Passion Play (2003)
Choker Bali: A Passion Play
7.2
  • Writer(as Rituporno Ghosh)
  • 2003
Asukh (1999)
Asukh
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1999
Abohomaan (2009)
Abohomaan
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2009

Credits

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Writer

  • The Elder Son (2019)
    The Elder Son
    7.6
    • original idea
    • 2019
  • Sunglass (2013)
    Sunglass
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Jeevan Smriti (2013)
    Jeevan Smriti
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Satyanweshi (2013)
    Satyanweshi
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Chitrangada (2012)
    Chitrangada
    6.4
    • Writer
    • story
    • writer
    • 2012
  • Arjun Chakrabarty and Mimi Chakraborty in Gaaner Opare (2010)
    Gaaner Opare
    8.6
    TV Series
    • story and screenplay
    • 2010–2011
  • Noukadubi (2011)
    Noukadubi
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 2011
  • Memories in March (2010)
    Memories in March
    7.3
    • writes & rhymes
    • 2010
  • Aarekti Premer Golpo (2010)
    Aarekti Premer Golpo
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Abohomaan (2009)
    Abohomaan
    7.5
    • story and screenplay
    • 2009
  • Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009)
    Shob Charitro Kalponik
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2009
  • Prosenjit Chatterjee and Manisha Koirala in Khela (2008)
    Khela
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • story (as Rituparna Ghosh)
    • 2008
  • Mumbai Cutting (2008)
    Mumbai Cutting
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Preity G Zinta, and Arjun Rampal in The Last Lear (2007)
    The Last Lear
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • dialogues
    • 2007
  • Views of the Inner Chamber (2005)
    Views of the Inner Chamber
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 2005

Director

  • Tahar Naamti Ranjana
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Sunglass (2013)
    Sunglass
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Jeevan Smriti (2013)
    Jeevan Smriti
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Satyanweshi (2013)
    Satyanweshi
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Chitrangada (2012)
    Chitrangada
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Noukadubi (2011)
    Noukadubi
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Aarekti Premer Golpo (2010)
    Aarekti Premer Golpo
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Abohomaan (2009)
    Abohomaan
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009)
    Shob Charitro Kalponik
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Prosenjit Chatterjee and Manisha Koirala in Khela (2008)
    Khela
    7.3
    • Director (as Rituparna Ghosh)
    • 2008
  • Mumbai Cutting (2008)
    Mumbai Cutting
    6.2
    • Director (segment "Urge")
    • 2008
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Preity G Zinta, and Arjun Rampal in The Last Lear (2007)
    The Last Lear
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2007
  • The Companion (2006)
    The Companion
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Views of the Inner Chamber (2005)
    Views of the Inner Chamber
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Ajay Devgn and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Raincoat (2004)
    Raincoat
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2004

Music Department

  • Fish, Sweets & More (2013)
    Fish, Sweets & More
    6.6
    • lyricist
    • 2013
  • Memories in March (2010)
    Memories in March
    7.3
    • lyricist
    • 2010
  • Abohomaan (2009)
    Abohomaan
    7.5
    • lyricist
    • 2009
  • Ajay Devgn and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Raincoat (2004)
    Raincoat
    7.7
    • lyricist
    • 2004

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Rituparna Ghosh
  • Born
    • August 31, 1963
    • Calcutta, West Bengal, India
  • Died
    • May 30, 2013
    • Kolkata, West Bengal, India(cardiac arrest)
  • Parents
    • Sunil Ghosh
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

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  • Trivia
    Won total 12 National Film awards.

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