SENSITIVE FILMMAKER RITUPARNO GHOSH!

Rituparno Ghosh in & as 'Chitragandha' (2012).

Today is 8th death anniversary of sensitive writer-filmmaker-actor of Bengali cinema..Rituparno Ghosh!

Rituparna Sengupta in 'Dahan' (1997).

I remember our 'International Film Festival of India' held at New Delhi in 1996. His 'Unishe April' was a opening film of 'Indian Panorama' section in it. After that we had good interaction with him. That film was about the sentimental relationship between mother and daughter..in which Aparna Sen & Debashree Roy played the roles nicely. Plot and treatment of that film recollected Ingmar Bergman's classic film.. 'Automn Sonata' (1978)..which I mentioned!

After that his films were regularly screened in film festivals..in which I remember premier of his film 'Dohan' in 'MAMI's first film festival at Mumbai in 1997! In this social issue based film Rituparna Sengupta acted excellent! Latter he also handled sensitive family issue in film 'Dosar' (2006).

His approach of film making was feminist! He also inspired from the great master Satyajit - Ray! Some of his films reflected it..like 'Utsab' (2000) which recollected Ray's film 'Ghare - Baire' (1985). And that I said him after it's premier in 'MAMI's film festival at Mumbai!

He was admirer of great Rabindranath Tagore and made three films on Tagore's literature in which includes Aishwarya Rai acted 'Chokher Bali' (2001), Prosenjit and Raima Sen acted.. 'Nauka Dubi' (2010) & 'Chitragandha' (2012) in which he acted too! And he made film 'The Last Lear' (2008) about an emotional struggle of aging Shakespearean actor for which he - directed Amitabh Bachchan!

Rituparno Ghosh discussing with BigB..'The Last Lear' (2007).

 

 

 

 

In his career spanning of two decades he made 25 films and won 12 National Awards..with international recognition.

 

His last bilingual film 'Taak - Jhaank' (2013)  was honoured at '19th Kolkata International Film Festival'!

A Homage!!

- Manoj Kulkarni