Rituparno Ghosh
Film director · Virgo
About
Rituparno Ghosh was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his second feature film Unishe April which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Having won 19 National Awards, along with his contemporaries Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose, Rituparno heralded contemporary Bengali cinema to greater heights. Ghosh died on 30 May 2013 in Kolkata after a heart attack. Ghosh was one of the openly homosexual personalities in Indian cinema.
Personal details
- Also known as
- Ritu, Ritu Da
- Born
- August 31, 1963
- Birthplace
- Kolkata
- Nationality
- Indian
- Education
- Jadavpur University, South Point School
- Years active
- 1992–2013
Awards
- Banga Bibhushan
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film
- National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film
- National Film Award for Best Screenplay
- National Film Award for Best Direction
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film
- National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English
