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List Of Works Of Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Ghatak was an Indian filmmaker and also a playwright poet and writer of short stories. Ghatak started his creative career as a poet and a fiction writer. Then he began writing for the theater and became involved with Gananatya Sangha and Indian People's Theatre Association. Later he moved to film direction. He also wrote more than 50 essays on film. Satyajit Ray wrote that these essays "cover(ed) every possible aspect of the cinema". Filmography Films Director and scriptwriter Story & scriptwriter Actor Short films and documentaries * ''The Life of the Adivasis'' (1955) * ''Places of Historic Interest in Bihar'' (1955) * ''Oraon'' (1957) * ''Scissors'' (1962) * '' Ustad Alauddin Khan'' (1963) * ''Fear'' (1965) * ''Rendezvous'' (1965) * ''Civil Defence'' (1965) * ''Scientists of Tomorrow'' (1967) * ''Yeh Kyon'' (''Why''/''The Question'') (1970) * '' Amar Lenin'' (''My Lenin'') (1970) * ''Puruliar Chhau'' (''The Chhau Dance of Purulia'') (1970) * ''Durb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritwik Ghatak (Young Age Photo)
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, his works remained largely underrated and ignored during his lifetime. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality, partition and feminism. He won the 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. Education Family Ritaban Ghatak, his son, is also a filmmaker and is involved in the Ritwik Memorial Trust. He has restored Ritwik's ''Bagalar Banga Darshan'', ''Ronger Golam'' and completed his unfinished documentary on Ramkinkar. Ritaban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komal Gandhar
''Komal Gandhar'' ( ''Kōmal Gāndhār''), also known as ''A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale'', is a 1961 Bengali film written and directed by legendary film maker Ritwik Ghatak. The title refers to the Hindustani equivalent of " E-flat". It was part of the trilogy composed of '' Meghe Dhaka Tara'' (1960), Komal Gandhar and '' Subarnarekha'' (1962), all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it, though this was the most optimistic film of his oeuvre. The film explores three themes juxtaposed in the narrative: the dilemma of Anusuya, the lead character, the divided leadership of IPTA, and the fallout from the partition of India. Overview The film title was taken from the line of a poemBook: Punascha, poem: Komal–Gandhar; by Rabindranath Tagore that meant a ''sur'' or note, E-flat. As in other films by Ghatak, music plays a pivotal role in the movie. Through the microcosmic perspectivising of a group of devoted and uncompromisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhumati
''Madhumati'' is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language paranormal romance film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, story and screenplay written by Ritwik Ghatak and dialogues written by Rajinder Singh Bedi. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Dilip Kumar in lead roles, with Pran and Johnny Walker in supporting roles. The plot focuses on Anand, a modern man who falls in love with a tribal woman named Madhumati. But they face challenges in their relationship finally leading to a paranormal consequence. The film was ranked 11th in the Outlook Magazine's 25 leading Indian directors' poll for selecting ''Bollywood's greatest films'' in 2003. ''Madhumati'' was filmed in various Indian locations, including Ranikhet, Ghorakhal, Vaitarna Dam and Aarey Milk Colony. The soundtrack album was composed by Salil Chowdhury and the lyrics were written by Shailendra. The film was released on 12 September 1958. It earned ₹40 million in India and became the highest-grossing Indian film of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. Popularly known as ''Hrishi-da'', he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his Social problem film, social films that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art film, art cinema". He is known for a number of films, including ''Anari (1959 film), Anari'', ''Satyakam'', ''Chupke Chupke (film), Chupke Chupke'', ''Anupama (1966 film), Anupama'', ''Anand (1971 film), Anand'', , ''Guddi (1971 film), Guddi'', ''Gol Maal'', ''Majhli Didi'', ''Chaitali (film), Chaitali'', ''Aashirwad (film), Aashirwad'', ''Bawarchi'', ''Khubsoorat'', , and . He also remained the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musafir (1957 Film)
() is a 1957 Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, being his directorial debut. The screenplay and story were written by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ritwik Ghatak respectively. The film is about a house and the lives of three families who live in it, so in essence, it is three stories linked by the house. The first part stars Suchitra Sen, Shekhar in the lead role; The second part stars Kishore Kumar, Nirupa Roy, in the lead roles; The third part stars Dilip Kumar, Usha Kiran in the lead roles. The film was a profitable venture for Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Plot Episode 1 – Marriage Shakuntala (Suchitra Sen) and her husband Ajay ( Shekhar) elope and move into a new house together. The landlord Mahadev Chaudhary (David) helps the couple move to the rented house, which is the main protagonist of the film. While Shakuntala makes the house into a beautiful home, her husband gets busy with work. She meets the neighbouring tea vendor (Mohan Choti) and meets the next door "aunty", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt (; 29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little Theatre Group" in 1949. This group enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period now known as the "Epic theatre" period, before it immersed itself completely in highly political and radical theatre. His plays became an apt vehicle for the expression of his Marxist ideologies, visible in socio-political plays such as ''Kallol'' (1965), ''Manusher Adhikar'', ''Louha Manob'' (1964), ''Tiner Toloar'' and ''Maha-Bidroha''. He also acted in over 100 Bengali and Hindi films in a career spanning 40 years, and remains most known for his roles in films such as Mrinal Sen’s ''Bhuvan Shome'' (1969), Satyajit Ray’s '' Agantuk'' (1991), Gautam Ghose’s '' Padma Nadir Majhi'' (1992) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's breezy Hindi comedie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tripti Mitra
Tripti Mitra (''née'' Bahaduri; 25 October 1925 – 24 May 1989) was a popular Indian actress of Bengali theatre and films, and wife of Sombhu Mitra, noted theatre director, with whom she co-founded pioneering theatre group ''Bohurupee'' in 1948. She has acted in films like '' Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'' and '' Dharti Ke Lal''. She was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama in 1962 for Theatre acting, and the Padma Shri in 1971 by Government of India in Arts field. Early life and education Tripti Mitra was born in Dinajpur (British India) on 25 October 1925. Her father was Ashutosh Bhaduri and mother was Shailabala Debi. In Dinajpur Minor School she studied up to class six, then she came to Kolkata and got admission in Pyaricharan School. After passing Higher Secondary Examination from that school, she got admission in Ashutosh College. Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukti Takko Aar Gappo
''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'' (''Jukti tôkko aːr gôppo'', ''Reason, Debate and a Story'') is a 1974 Bengali film directed by auteur of Indian cinema Ritwik Ghatak. ''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'' was Ritwik Ghatak's last film. The film was believed to have a cinematography way ahead of its time. The film won National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974. Synopsis In this film Ghatak plays Nilkantha Bagchi, an alcoholic, disillusioned intellectual, in the character's own words, "a broken intellectual". His wife leaves him, taking his books and records which were his only remaining property. When Bagchi objects, Durga replies that it is so that his son grows up with these books and music. However, he manages to keep a fan which he sells to buy country liquor to start his unusual and abstract journey. His first companion is Nachiketa, a homeless woman who comes to his house just when he is about to leave. She is Bongobala, a woman who has lost her homeland, Bangladesh, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shobha Sen
Shobha Sen (17 September 1923 – 13 August 2017; also known as Sova Sen) was an Indian theatre and film actress in Bengali theatre and Bengali cinema.Anit Mukerjea (28 June 2004)"A Woman of Grit"Asia Africa Intelligence Wire (From The Statesman (India)) Career After graduating from Bethune College, she joined Gananatya Sangstha and acted in the lead female role of ''Nabanna''. She joined the Little Theatre Group in 1953-54, which later became the People's Theatre Group. Since then, she has acted in many productions of the group, chief among them are: ''Barricade'', ''Tiner Taloyar'' and ''Titumir''. She has also worked in some films, including '' Ek Adhuri Kahani''. On 10 April 2010, Sen received the Mother Teresa International Award. Personal life Shobha Sen married two times, and had one child by each marriage. Her first husband, Deba Prasad Sen, was a freedom fighter. They had one son, Udayan Sen, before the marriage ended in divorce. In 1960, she married actor and theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagarik
''Nagarik'' (), also spelled as ''Nagorik'' (), was the first feature-length film directed by legendary Indian director Ritwik Ghatak. Completed in 1952, it preceded Satyajit Ray's ''Pather Panchali'' as perhaps the first example of an art film in Bengali cinema, but is deprived of that honor, since it was released twenty-four years later, after Ghatak's death. On 20 September 1977, it finally premiered at the New Empire theatre in Kolkata, India. Ghatak directed only eight feature films, but is generally regarded as one of the auteurs of Indian cinema and virtually unsurpassed as a creator of powerful imagery and epic style by directors such as Satyajit Ray and of transcendental power and extraordinariness by critics such as Derek Malcolm. Synopsis Ramu, a fresh graduate is searching for a job like many others in post- Partition Kolkata. His mother is yearnful of older times when the family used to live in a better house, but she bears her suffering quietly, for the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
''Titash Ekti Nadir Naam'', or ''A River Called Titas'', is a 1973 Bengali language film directed by Ritwik Ghatak and produced as a joint collaboration between India and Bangladesh. It is based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Adwaita Mallabarma. Set in pre-independence India, the film follows the Malo fishing community along the Titas River. After rescuing a woman abducted by river bandits, her decision to raise a child alone challenges the community’s rigid traditions surrounding marriage, motherhood, and social order. Rosy Samad, Golam Mostafa, Kabori, Prabir Mitra, and Roushan Jamil starred in lead roles.Silver Jubilee, Bangladesh Film Archive celebrations, Events on the 2nd day Ersahad Kamol, The Daily Star, 11 June 2004. Ghatak, then suff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
