Ritwik Ghatak News
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East and West Bengal filmmakers come together for restoration of Ray, Sen, Ghatak ancestral homes
The ancestral homes of the three masters of Indian cinema are in a worsening state of decay in parts...
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Ritwick Ghatak's family objects to BJP's use of clippings from his films
The Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing sought to use clippings from the late filmmaker's a...
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IFFI 2019: Restored versions of Ritwik Ghatak’s Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, Uday Shankar’s Kalpana to be screened
This year marks the 50th edition at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa....
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Ritwik Ghatak, filmmaker who created his own language of cinema – Death anniversary special
From his debut film to his last creation, Ritwik Ghatak remained a thoroughly political filmmaker,...
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Supriya Debi's remarkable turn as Ritwik Ghatak's Nita in Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960) – Death anniversary special
The actress said it was not very difficult for her to identify with the tragedy of the film, having...
Article Hindi
60 years of Madhumati: The flawless cinematic experience of Bimal Roy's classic
The film, starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala, not only enjoyed sweeping commercial success, but...
Article Bengali
Ritwik Ghatak's wife Surama dies at 91
She breathed her last at 12.30 am at the MR Bangur Hospital's intensive care unit....
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Satyajit Ray and his equations with contemporary Bengali filmmakers – Birth anniversary special
The great filmmaker, who was born on 2 May 1921, was a man of strong likes and dislikes....
Article Bengali
Madhabi Mukherjee explains why Charulata is a crown, not a burden
On her 76th birthday (she was born on 10 February 1942), the legendary Bengali actress recounted her...
Article Bengali Hindi
Ritwick Ghatak and his melodrama of Partition – Death anniversary special
On the director's 42nd death anniversary (he died on 6 February 1976), we see how his style him...
Article Bengali
India's oldest cinematographer Ramananda Sengupta dies at 101
Sengupta has worked with legends like French film maker Jean Renoir, Ritwick Ghatak and Mrinal Sen....
Article Hindi
I’m continuously discovering stuff about dad: Bimal Roy's daughter Rinki
On Bimal Roy’s 108th birth anniversary (12 July), Rinki Roy Bhattacharya speaks about her book...
Article Bengali Hindi
When Ritwik Ghatak teamed up with Asrani and Subhash Ghai
Known for his incisive depiction of reality, Ritwik Ghatak was far from the glitz of commercial Yet,...