Ritwik Ghatak
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 4, 1925
- Place of birth
- Dacca, East Bengal, British India
- Died
- February 6, 1976
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 for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for Arts in 1970.
Movies with Ritwik Ghatak
- The Golden Thread 1965 · ★ 6.5
- A River Called Titas 1973 · ★ 6.8
- Reason, Debate and a Story 1974 · ★ 6.5
- The Uprooted 1950 · ★ 8.0
- Ramkinkar Baij 1975 · ★ 9.0
Movies directed by Ritwik Ghatak
- The Cloud-Capped Star 1960 · ★ 7.2
- The Golden Thread 1965 · ★ 6.5
- A River Called Titas 1973 · ★ 6.8
- Ajantrik 1958 · ★ 7.0
- Reason, Debate and a Story 1974 · ★ 6.5
- A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale 1961 · ★ 6.4
- The Citizen 1977 · ★ 8.0
- Runaway 1958 · ★ 7.5
- My Lenin 1970 · ★ 5.5
- Fear 1965 · ★ 9.0
- Where the River Padma Flows 1971 · ★ 9.0
- Scientists of Tomorrow 1967 · ★ 7.0
- Ustad Alauddin Khan 1963 · ★ 7.0
- Ramkinkar Baij 1975 · ★ 9.0
- Places of Historic Interest in Bihar 1955 · ★ 9.0
- Oraon 1957 · ★ 9.0
- Puruliar Chhau 1970 · ★ 7.0
- The Life of the Adivasis 1955
- The Question 1970
- The Knave of Trumps 1968