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Ritwik Ghatak

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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Born:
Nov 4, 1925 In Dacca, East Bengal, British India
Movie/TV Credits:
5
First Appeared:
In the movie The Uprooted 1950-01-02
Latest Project:
Movie Ramkinkar Baij 1975-01-01
Known For
Filmography
Movie Ramkinkar Baij Himself 1975-01-01
Movie Reason, Debate and a Story Nilkantha Bagchi 1974-01-01
Movie A River Called Titas Tilakchand 1973-07-27
Movie The Golden Thread Music teacher 1965-10-01
Movie The Uprooted Unknown 1950-01-02