Rituparno Ghosh <br ঘোষ
Born	August 31, 1963 (1963-08-31) (age 46) Kolkata
Occupation	Film director

Rituparno Ghosh (Bangla: ঋতুপর্ণ ঘোষ Ritupôrno Ghosh) is a Bengali film director. He has won a National Film Award in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

[edit] 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, a painter, and introduced his mother to film making.

[edit] Career

He began directing in advertising. In 1992, he made a low-key film debut with a children's feature titled Hirer Angti (The Diamond Ring). His second movie Unishe April (19 April), won the 1995 National Film Award in India for best film. Since then, Ghosh has directed Dahan, Utsab, Chokher Bali, Asukh, Bariwali, Antarmahal and Raincoat (in Hindi).

[edit] Filmography

• Hirer Angti (The Diamond Ring) (1992)
• Unishe April (19 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)
• Antarmahal (Views of the Inner Chamber) (2005)
• Dosar (The Companion) (2006)
• The Last Lear (2007)
• Khela (Get Set Go) (2008)
• Sunglass (2008)
• Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009)
• Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam (2009)

[edit] Awards

Won ^[1]

• Bombay International Film Festival
  • 1999 - FIPRESCI Prize (Special Mention) - Asukh (Malaise)
  • 2002 - FIPRESCI Prize (Jury Prize) - Titli (The First Monsoon Day)

• Berlin International Film Festival
  • 2000 - NETPAC Award - Bariwali (Lady of the House)

• National Film Awards
  • 2003 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali - Shubho Mahurat

Nominated ^[1]

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  • 1998 - Crystal Globe (**2004 - Crystal Globe (Best Film) - Raincoat

• Locarno International Film Festival
  • 2003 - Golden Leopard (Best Film) - Chokher Bali (A Passion Play)
  • 2005 - Golden Leopard (Best Film) - Antarmahal (Views of the Inner Chamber)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rituparno Ghosh at the Internet Movie Database

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