Rituparno Ghosh

Infobox Actor

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name = Rituparno Ghosh
ঋতুপর্ণ ঘোষ
birthdate = birth date and age|1963|8|31
occupation = Film director

Rituparno Ghosh (Bangla: ঋতুপর্ণ ঘোষ "Ritupôrno Ghosh") is a young Bengali film director whose work has met with considerable critical acclaim in recent years, both in his native India and abroad.

Biography

Ghosh was born and raised in Kolkata, West Bengal. He attended high school at South Point High School, and studied economics at Jadavpur University. His father was a documentary filmmaker, basically a painter, as was his mother in filmmaking.

Career

He cut his directorial teeth in advertising. In 1992, he made a low-key film debut with a children's feature titled "Hirer Angti" "(The Diamond Ring)". However, with his second movie "Unishe April (19th April)", Ghosh attracted serious critical attention. The movie won the 1995 National Film Award in India for best film. Since then, Ghosh has directed a series of critical hits, notably "Dahan", "Utsab", "Chokher Bali", "Asukh", "BaRioali", "Antarmahal" and "Raincoat" (in Hindi).

"Chokher Bali" featured Aishwarya Rai. The resulting public visibility of this movie has catapulted Ghosh into the front ranks of the Indian film industry.

Filmography

* "Hirer Angti (The Diamond Ring)" (1992)
* "Unishe April (19th April)" (1994)
* "Dahan (Crossfire)" (1997)
* "Bariwali (The Lady of the House)" (1999)
* "Asukh (Malaise)" (1999)
* "Utsab (The Festival)" (2000)
* "Titli (The First Monsoon Day)" (2002)
* "Shubho Mahurat" (2003)
* "Chokher Bali (A Passion Play)" (2003)
* "Raincoat" (2004)
* "Antar Mahal (Views of the Inner Chamber)" (2005)
* "Dosar (The Companion)" (2006)
* "The Last Lear" (2007)
* "Khela" (2008)
* "Sunglass" (2008)
* "Shob Charitro Kalponik" (2008)
* "Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam" (2009)

Trivia

Ghosh cites Ingmar Bergman, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Bille August, Quentin Tarantino, Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Wong Kar-wai, and Pedro Almodóvar as directorial influences.

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