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Ritwik Ghatak (1925–1976)

Director | Writer | Actor

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Ghatak was a professor at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), and among his students were John Abraham, Kumar Shahani and Mani Kaul. See more trivia »

Born:

Ritwik Kumar Ghatak
in Dacca, East Bengal, British India [now Dhaka, Bangladesh]

Died:

(age 50) in India
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1975 Ramkinkar (documentary)
 
1974 Reason, Debate and a Story
 
1973 A River Called Titash
 
1971 Durbar Gati Padma (short)
 
1970 Amar Lenin (documentary short)
 
1970 Puruliar Chhou Nritya (documentary)
 
1970 Yeh Kyun? (documentary short)
 
1967 Scientists of Tomorrow
 
1965 Fear
 
1965 Rendezvous (documentary short)
 
1965 The Golden Thread
 
1963 Ustad Alauddin Khan (documentary)
 
1962 Scissors (short)
 
1961 A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
 
1960 The Cloud-Capped Star (as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
 
1959 Kato Ajanare
 
1958 Runaway
 
1958 Ajantrik
 
1955 Adivasiyon Ka Jeevan Srot (documentary)
 
1955 Bihar Ke Darshaniya Sthan
 
1955 Oraon (documentary)
 
1954 Naramedh Yagna
 
1952 Nagarik
 
1951 Bedeni
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
1974 Reason, Debate and a Story (writer / as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
 
1973 A River Called Titash (script)
 
1968 Heerer Prajapati (script)
 
1965 The Golden Thread (screenplay / story extension)
 
1961 A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale (writer / as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
 
1960 The Cloud-Capped Star (scenario / as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
 
1958 Runaway (writer)
 
1958 Ajantrik (scenario)
 
1958 Madhumati (story / as Ritwick Ghatak)
 
1957 Musafir (screenplay / story)
 
1952 Nagarik
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
1974 Reason, Debate and a Story
Neelkantha (uncredited)
 
1973 A River Called Titash
Tilakchand
 
1965 The Golden Thread
Music teacher (uncredited)
 
1950 Chinnamul
 
1950 Tathapi
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1961 A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale (producer)
 
1960 The Cloud-Capped Star (producer - as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1973 A River Called Titash (composer: music theme)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 Thana Theke Aschi (special acknowledgment - as Ritwik Kumar Ghatak)
 
2006 The Namesake (dedicatee)
 
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Ritwick Ghatak | Ritwik Kumar Ghatak | Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak
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Trivia:

Ghatak was a professor at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), and among his students were John Abraham, Kumar Shahani and Mani Kaul. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio