Ritwik Ghatak(1925-1976)

Director
Writer
Actor

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Ritwik Ghatak

Ritwik Ghatak was born on 4 November 1925 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Reason, Debate and a Story (1974), Musafir (1957) and The Cloud-Capped Star (1960). He was married to Surama Ghatak. He died on 6 February 1976 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

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Awards
- 6 wins & 2 nominations

Known for

Reason, Debate and a Story (1974)

Reason, Debate and a Story

7.0

Director

1974

Musafir (1957)

7.8

Writer

1957

The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)

The Cloud-Capped Star

7.8

Director(as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)

1960

Heerer Prajapati

Writer

1968

Credits

Director

Nagarik
7.9
- Director
- 1977
Ramkinkar
7.5
Short
- Director
- 1975
Reason, Debate and a Story
7.0
- Director
- 1974
A River Called Titas
7.2
- Director
- 1973
Where the Padma Flows
Short
- Director
- 1971
Durbar Gati Padma
7.5
Short
- Director
- 1971
Yeh Kyun?
Short
- Director
- 1970
Amar Lenin
7.8
Short
- Director
- 1970
Puruliar Chhou Nritya
8.0
- Director
- 1970
Scientists of Tomorrow
7.4
Short
- Director
- 1967
Rendezvous
7.2
Short
- Director
- 1965
Fear
7.4
Short
- Director
- 1965
Subarnarekha
7.3
- Director
- 1965
Ustad Alauddin Khan
8.5
Short
- Director
- 1963
Scissors
Short
- Director
- 1962

Writer

Nagarik
7.9
- Writer
- 1977
Vanadevatha
- story
- 1976
Reason, Debate and a Story
7.0
- writer (as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
- 1974
A River Called Titas
7.2
- screenplay
- 1973
Heerer Prajapati
- script
- 1968
Subarnarekha
7.3
- screenplay
- story extension
- 1965
Rajkanya
6.9
- dialogue
- screenplay
- story
- 1965
Komal Gandhar
7.2
- writer (as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
- 1961
The Cloud-Capped Star
7.8
- scenario (as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
- 1960
Madhumati
7.7
- story (as Ritwick Ghatak)
- 1958
Bari Theke Paliye
8.0
- writer
- 1958
Pathetic Fallacy
7.5
- scenario
- 1958
Musafir
7.8
- screenplay
- story
- 1957
The Life of the Adivasis
Short
- Writer
- 1955

Actor

Personal details

Alternative names
- Ritwick Ghatak
Born
- November 4, 1925
- Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]
Died
- February 6, 1976
- Calcutta, West Bengal, India(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Surama Ghatak? - February 6, 1976 (his death, 3 children)
Publicity listings
- 1 Biographical Movie
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
Ghatak is regarded as one of the best Indian directors of the 20th Century, together with Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen. Despite that, he is still largely unknown in and outside of India. Fortunately, this is slowly changing as his films become accessible again and can now be studied in detail.

Quotes
In relation to man and his society, experiment can not dangle on void. It must belong. Belong to man.

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