Ritwik Ghatak

Ritwik Ghatak

DirectorWriterActorArtComposer Nov 4 (died age 50) Dacca, East Bengal, British India 1950–1977 (27 year career)
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Biography

Ritwik Kumar Ghatak was a Bengali filmmaker and script writer. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality. Although their roles were often adversarial, they were ardent admirers of each other's work and, in doing so, the three directors charted the independent trajectory of parallel cinema, as a counterpoint to the mainstream fare of Hindi cinema in India. Ghatak received many…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (45)

Movies (45)

The Citizen

The Citizen

1977

Director

8.0
The Citizen

The Citizen

1977

Screenplay

8.0
Ramkinkar Baij

Ramkinkar Baij

1975

Director

Ramkinkar Baij

Ramkinkar Baij

1975

Production Design

Ramkinkar Baij

Ramkinkar Baij

1975

Screenplay

Reason, Debate and a Story

Reason, Debate and a Story

1974

Director

6.4
Reason, Debate and a Story

Reason, Debate and a Story

1974

Original Music Composer

6.4
Reason, Debate and a Story

Reason, Debate and a Story

1974

Screenplay

6.4
Reason, Debate and a Story

Reason, Debate and a Story

1974

Story

6.4
A River Called Titas

A River Called Titas

1973

Director

6.7
A River Called Titas

A River Called Titas

1973

Writer

6.7
Where the River Padma Flows

Where the River Padma Flows

1971

Director

Where the River Padma Flows

Where the River Padma Flows

1971

Music

Where the River Padma Flows

Where the River Padma Flows

1971

Story

My Lenin

My Lenin

1970

Director

2.0
My Lenin

My Lenin

1970

Writer

2.0
Puruliar Chhau

Puruliar Chhau

1970

Director

Heerer Prajapati

Heerer Prajapati

1968

Writer

Scientists of Tomorrow

Scientists of Tomorrow

1967

Director

Fear

Fear

1965

Director

Fear

Fear

1965

Music

Fear

Fear

1965

Script

Fear

Fear

1965

Story

Rajkanya

Rajkanya

1965

Dialogue

Rajkanya

Rajkanya

1965

Screenplay

Rajkanya

Rajkanya

1965

Story

The Golden Thread

The Golden Thread

1965

Director

6.4
The Golden Thread

The Golden Thread

1965

Writer

6.4
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1964

Supervising Technical Director

Ustad Alauddin Khan

Ustad Alauddin Khan

1963

Director

Ustad Alauddin Khan

Ustad Alauddin Khan

1963

Screenplay

A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale

A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale

1961

Director

5.9
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale

A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale

1961

Producer

5.9
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale

A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale

1961

Screenplay

5.9
The Cloud-Capped Star

The Cloud-Capped Star

1960

Director

7.3
The Cloud-Capped Star

The Cloud-Capped Star

1960

Screenplay

7.3
Runaway

Runaway

1958

Director

6.3
Runaway

Runaway

1958

Writer

6.3
Ajantrik

Ajantrik

1958

Director

6.8
Ajantrik

Ajantrik

1958

Writer

6.8
Madhumati

Madhumati

1958

Writer

6.8
Musafir

Musafir

1957

Screenplay

Oraon

Oraon

1957

Director

Places of Historic Interest in Bihar

Places of Historic Interest in Bihar

1955

Director

The Life of the Adivasis

The Life of the Adivasis

1955

Director