
Directing
Rituparno Ghosh
Born — Died
1963-08-31 — 2013-05-30
Place of birth
Kolkata, India
Known for
Directing
Credits
44 titles
Rituparno Ghosh was an Indian film director, actor, writer, and lyricist. They received recognition for their second feature film 'Unishe April' which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Having won 19 National Awards and their contemporaries Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose, Rituparno heralded contemporary Bengali cinema to greater heights.
Known for
7.7A young woman is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies. Based on the novel by Rabindranath Tagore.
Chokher Bali
2003
6.8In late 19th Century, Bengal Bhubaneswar Chowdhury (Jackie Shroff) is a wealthy and tyrannical Zamidar (Squire). He has two main obsessions: his desperate attempts for an heir, which even his new second wife Jashomati seems unable to deliver; and competing with his regional rivals to produce the most magnificent effigy of a goddess for the annual Durga Puja ceremony. This year he concocts a master plan - why not change the face of the goddess for the most powerful woman on Earth - Queen Victoria. Meantime his two wives Mahomaya and Jashomati try to look out for one another especially as Bhubeneshwar begins to sexually assault his younger wife each night. Traumatised and lonely, Jashomati is dangerously drawn towards the youthful sculptor who has been employed to create the great effigy of Durga, Goddess of destruction.
Antarmahal
2005
5.5The film is the effective exploration of a situation wherein a bereaved mother comes to terms with her late son’s sexual identity.
Memories in March
2011
7.4Tells the story of two lovers, separated by destiny, who meet again one day. This encounter allows each to realize the truth about the lives they are living.
Raincoat
2004
6.7A tender coming-of-age drama that explores the evolving dynamics between a mother and daughter against the serene backdrop of Darjeeling. The film beautifully captures themes of adolescence, longing, and the complexities of familial relationships, offering a heartfelt glimpse into the delicate threads that bind us.
Titli
2002
NRAn insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought. The film is about an artist's relationship to his city Calcutta and is based on his personal memoirs, archival material, and conversations with cast, crew, and family.
Bird of Dusk
2018
Film credits
2010s · 4 titles
5.5The film is the effective exploration of a situation wherein a bereaved mother comes to terms with her late son’s sexual identity.
Memories in March
2011
NRAn insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought. The film is about an artist's relationship to his city Calcutta and is based on his personal memoirs, archival material, and conversations with cast, crew, and family.
Bird of Dusk
2018
6.2Rudra and Partho's desire to adopt a child leads Rudra to take the most crucial decision. Rudra decides to undergo sex reassignment surgery, so that they can be legally considered a couple and allowed to adopt a baby.
Chitrangada
2012
4.3Delhi-based trans documentary filmmaker, Abhiroop Sen, wants to make a documentary film on the life of famous jatra thespian, Chapal Bhaduri. But in doing so Sen recognises that their life resembles Chapal's life. 'Just Another Love Story' revolves around the trauma, the setbacks, and the heartache experienced by the trans community.
Just Another Love Story
2010
Behind the camera
7.7A young woman is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies. Based on the novel by Rabindranath Tagore.
Chokher Bali
2003
7.7A young woman is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies. Based on the novel by Rabindranath Tagore.
Chokher Bali
2003
6.8In late 19th Century, Bengal Bhubaneswar Chowdhury (Jackie Shroff) is a wealthy and tyrannical Zamidar (Squire). He has two main obsessions: his desperate attempts for an heir, which even his new second wife Jashomati seems unable to deliver; and competing with his regional rivals to produce the most magnificent effigy of a goddess for the annual Durga Puja ceremony. This year he concocts a master plan - why not change the face of the goddess for the most powerful woman on Earth - Queen Victoria. Meantime his two wives Mahomaya and Jashomati try to look out for one another especially as Bhubeneshwar begins to sexually assault his younger wife each night. Traumatised and lonely, Jashomati is dangerously drawn towards the youthful sculptor who has been employed to create the great effigy of Durga, Goddess of destruction.
Antarmahal
2005
6.8In late 19th Century, Bengal Bhubaneswar Chowdhury (Jackie Shroff) is a wealthy and tyrannical Zamidar (Squire). He has two main obsessions: his desperate attempts for an heir, which even his new second wife Jashomati seems unable to deliver; and competing with his regional rivals to produce the most magnificent effigy of a goddess for the annual Durga Puja ceremony. This year he concocts a master plan - why not change the face of the goddess for the most powerful woman on Earth - Queen Victoria. Meantime his two wives Mahomaya and Jashomati try to look out for one another especially as Bhubeneshwar begins to sexually assault his younger wife each night. Traumatised and lonely, Jashomati is dangerously drawn towards the youthful sculptor who has been employed to create the great effigy of Durga, Goddess of destruction.
Antarmahal
2005
5.5The film is the effective exploration of a situation wherein a bereaved mother comes to terms with her late son’s sexual identity.
Memories in March
2011
7.4Tells the story of two lovers, separated by destiny, who meet again one day. This encounter allows each to realize the truth about the lives they are living.
Raincoat
2004
7.4Tells the story of two lovers, separated by destiny, who meet again one day. This encounter allows each to realize the truth about the lives they are living.
Raincoat
2004
6.7A tender coming-of-age drama that explores the evolving dynamics between a mother and daughter against the serene backdrop of Darjeeling. The film beautifully captures themes of adolescence, longing, and the complexities of familial relationships, offering a heartfelt glimpse into the delicate threads that bind us.
Titli
2002
6.7A tender coming-of-age drama that explores the evolving dynamics between a mother and daughter against the serene backdrop of Darjeeling. The film beautifully captures themes of adolescence, longing, and the complexities of familial relationships, offering a heartfelt glimpse into the delicate threads that bind us.
Titli
2002
7.5The film starts with the veteran thespian Harish Mishra, he is gravely ill. His co-star, Shabnam, is wracked with worry, but their director, Siddharth, keeps strangely distant and refuses to visit his ailing star. In flashbacks, their story emerges.
The Last Lear
2008
7.5The film starts with the veteran thespian Harish Mishra, he is gravely ill. His co-star, Shabnam, is wracked with worry, but their director, Siddharth, keeps strangely distant and refuses to visit his ailing star. In flashbacks, their story emerges.
The Last Lear
2008
5.4The sudden death of Indraneel, a poet, averts a possible divorce and takes Radhika on a fantastic inward journey of discovering her own roots through the language of poetry and lost love. A publisher asks Radhika to complete Indraneel's works. This compels her to study his work, and thus begins her journey into the past.
Shob Charitro Kalponik
2009
5.4The sudden death of Indraneel, a poet, averts a possible divorce and takes Radhika on a fantastic inward journey of discovering her own roots through the language of poetry and lost love. A publisher asks Radhika to complete Indraneel's works. This compels her to study his work, and thus begins her journey into the past.
Shob Charitro Kalponik
2009
6.2Rudra and Partho's desire to adopt a child leads Rudra to take the most crucial decision. Rudra decides to undergo sex reassignment surgery, so that they can be legally considered a couple and allowed to adopt a baby.
Chitrangada
2012
6.2Rudra and Partho's desire to adopt a child leads Rudra to take the most crucial decision. Rudra decides to undergo sex reassignment surgery, so that they can be legally considered a couple and allowed to adopt a baby.
Chitrangada
2012
7.4A quiet drama about a lonely, sad, middle-aged woman, Banalata, who has lived a solitary existence since her husband-to-be died the night before their wedding from a snake bite. Never having quite gotten over the tragedy, she rarely ventures out and is clearly very lonely. This changes when she agrees to allow a film production to shoot in a wing in her sprawling estate.
Bariwali
2000
7.4A quiet drama about a lonely, sad, middle-aged woman, Banalata, who has lived a solitary existence since her husband-to-be died the night before their wedding from a snake bite. Never having quite gotten over the tragedy, she rarely ventures out and is clearly very lonely. This changes when she agrees to allow a film production to shoot in a wing in her sprawling estate.
Bariwali
2000
7.0Months after an accident following his marriage, a husband finds that the veiled woman he brought home is not his wife.
Noukadubi
2011
7.0Months after an accident following his marriage, a husband finds that the veiled woman he brought home is not his wife.
Noukadubi
2011
NRA filmmaker, averse to starting a family, intends to cast a disapproving couple's school-going son in a movie. What follows is a light-hearted journey that could potentially make him rethink his preferences about having a child.
Khela
2008
NRA filmmaker, averse to starting a family, intends to cast a disapproving couple's school-going son in a movie. What follows is a light-hearted journey that could potentially make him rethink his preferences about having a child.
Khela
2008
NRA filmmaker, averse to starting a family, intends to cast a disapproving couple's school-going son in a movie. What follows is a light-hearted journey that could potentially make him rethink his preferences about having a child.
Khela
2008
NRA bilingual satirical comedy about the seven-year itch of a married couple, and how their life turns topsy-turvy with the entry of what seems to be an ordinary pair of antique sunglasses.
Sunglass
2013
NRA bilingual satirical comedy about the seven-year itch of a married couple, and how their life turns topsy-turvy with the entry of what seems to be an ordinary pair of antique sunglasses.
Sunglass
2013
7.3An actress mysteriously dies after the "Shubho Mahurat," a celebration of the first shot of the film. A journalist and her perceptive aunt investigate.
Shubho Muharat
2003
7.3An actress mysteriously dies after the "Shubho Mahurat," a celebration of the first shot of the film. A journalist and her perceptive aunt investigate.
Shubho Muharat
2003
6.5Family tension runs high when four grown siblings reunite at their elderly mother’s home. When the mother reveals that she might sell off the estate, the announcement stirs up painful memories and uncovers a long-buried secret.
Utsab
2000
6.5Family tension runs high when four grown siblings reunite at their elderly mother’s home. When the mother reveals that she might sell off the estate, the announcement stirs up painful memories and uncovers a long-buried secret.
Utsab
2000
5.4Marital strife follows when an aging filmmaker meets an actress who bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife in her younger days.
Abohomaan
2009
5.4Marital strife follows when an aging filmmaker meets an actress who bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife in her younger days.
Abohomaan
2009
NRAn anthology of eleven short films from eleven directors featuring stories of life in Mumbai.
Mumbai Cutting
2008
7.5Sudhamoy is forced to depend on his daughter's earnings. His life takes a drastic turn when his wife falls ill and gets hospitalized.
Asukh
1999
7.5Sudhamoy is forced to depend on his daughter's earnings. His life takes a drastic turn when his wife falls ill and gets hospitalized.
Asukh
1999
6.2Satyanweshi is a 2013 Bengali mystery-thriller film directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. This was Ghosh's last full length film as a director. Indian film director Sujoy Ghosh portrayed the character Bymomkesh Bakshi in this film.
Satyanweshi
2013
6.2Satyanweshi is a 2013 Bengali mystery-thriller film directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. This was Ghosh's last full length film as a director. Indian film director Sujoy Ghosh portrayed the character Bymomkesh Bakshi in this film.
Satyanweshi
2013
6.4Gandharva Kumar's arrival disrupts the festival mood of Durga Puja at Ratanlal Babu's house. He captivates the grandchildren of Ratanlal — Babu, Habul, and Tinni — with his magic tricks. Gandharva Kumar then reveals a long-forgotten secret wherein he claims to be heir to the family property of Ratanlal Babu. This creates shock in the entire family and casts gloom, resulting in dramatic incidents.
Hirer Angti
1992
6.4Gandharva Kumar's arrival disrupts the festival mood of Durga Puja at Ratanlal Babu's house. He captivates the grandchildren of Ratanlal — Babu, Habul, and Tinni — with his magic tricks. Gandharva Kumar then reveals a long-forgotten secret wherein he claims to be heir to the family property of Ratanlal Babu. This creates shock in the entire family and casts gloom, resulting in dramatic incidents.
Hirer Angti
1992
7.7A female dancer becomes famous but loses her relationship with her daughter on the way.
Unishe April
1994
7.7A female dancer becomes famous but loses her relationship with her daughter on the way.
Unishe April
1994
8.7One night, the newlywed Romita is molested by five men until Jhinuk, a teacher, helps save her. But even after the incident ends, the two women are faced with several hurdles.
Dahan
1998
