Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily rememb ...

was an Indian filmmaker and also a playwright poet and writer of short stories. Ghatak started his creative career as a poet and a fiction writer. Then he began writing for the theater and became involved with Gananatya Sangha and

Indian People's Theatre Association Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) is the oldest association of theatre-artists in India. IPTA was formed in 1943 during the British rule in India, and promoted themes related to the Indian freedom struggle. Its goal was to bring cultur ...

. Later he moved to film direction. He also wrote more than 50 essays on film. Satyajit Ray wrote that these essays "cover(ed) every possible aspect of the cinema".

Filmography

Films

Director and scriptwriter

Story & scriptwriter

Actor

Short films and documentaries

* ''The Life of the Adivasis'' (1955) * ''Places of Historic Interest in Bihar'' (1955) * ''Oraon'' (1957) * ''Scissors'' (1962) * '' Ustad Alauddin Khan'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1965) * ''Rendezvous'' (1965) * ''Civil Defence'' (1965) * ''Scientists of Tomorrow'' (1967) * ''Yeh Kyon'' (''Why''/''The Question'') (1970) * '' Amar Lenin'' (''My Lenin'') (1970) * ''Puruliar Chhau'' (''The Chhau Dance of Purulia'') (1970) * ''Durbar Gati Padma'' (''The Turbulent Padma'') (1971)

Incomplete films and documentaries

* '' Bedeni'' (1951) * '' Kato Ajanare'' (1959) *

Bagalar Banga Darshan Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembe ...

(1964–65) * ''Ronger Golam'' (1968) * ''Indira Gandhi'' (1972) * '' Ramkinkar'' (1975)

Films on Ritwik Ghatak

* ''Ekti Nadir Naam'' (The Name of a River) (2002) by Anup Singh. * '' Meghe Dhaka Tara'' (2013) directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee.

Screenplays aborted before shooting

* ''Raja'' (1956) * ''Amritokumbher Sandhane'' (1957) * ''Akal Basonto'' (1957) * ''Arjan Sardar'' (1958) * ''Balidan'' (1962) * ''Aranyak'' (1963) * ''Nakshi Kanthar Math'' (1963) * ''Elephant taming in Gouripur'' (1963) * ''Shyam Se Neha Lagei'' (1964) * ''Janmabhumi (Pandit Mashai)'' (1965) * ''Chaturanga'' (1966) * ''Hirer Prajapati'' (1966) * ''Sansar Simante'' (1968) * ''Echoes from Vietnam in Bengal'' (1968) * ''Kumar Sambhaber Ashtom Swargo'' (1969) * ''Sat Lahari'' * ''Natun Phasal'' * ''Ajay and Gabroo'' * ''Those forgotte ones'' * ''Shei Bishnupriya'' (1974) * ''Mannequin'' (1974) * ''Hath'' * ''Princess Kalaboti'' * ''Buddhu Bhutum'' (1975) * ''Lojja'' (1975)

Theatre

* ''Chandragupto'' (

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), actor * '' Achalayoton'' (

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) (1943), director and actor * ''Kalo Sayor'' (Ghatak) (1947–48), actor and director * ''Kalonko'' ( Bhattacharya) (1951), actor * ''Dolil'' (Ghatak) (1952), actor and director * ''Kato Dhane Kato Chaal'' (Ghatak)(1952) * ''Officer'' (Gogol) (1953), actor, * ''Ispaat'' (Ghatak) (1954–55), un-staged * '' Khorir Gondi'' (

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) * '' Galileo Chorit'' (Brecht) * ''Jagoran'' (Atindra Mozumdar), actor * ''Jalonto'' (Ghatak) * ''Jwala'' (Ghatak) * '' Dakghar'' (Tagore) * ''Dheu'' (Biru Mukhopadhay) * ''Dhenki Swarge geleo Dhan bhane'' (Ghatak/Panu Paul) * ''Natir Puja'' (Tagore) * ''

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'' ( Bhattacharya) * ''Nildarpan'' ( Dinabandhu Mitra), actor * ''Nicher Mahal'' ( Gorky), un-staged * ''Netajike nie'' (Ghatak) * ''Poritran'' (Tagore) * ''Falguni'' (Tagore) * ''Bidyasagar'' (

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) * ''

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'' (Tagore) * ''Vangabandor'' (Panu Paul), actor * ''Voter vet'' (Panu Paul), actor * ''Musanfiro ke lie'' (Gorky), actor * '' Macbeth'' (

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), actor * ''

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'' (Tagore) * ''Sanko'' (Ghatak), actor * ''Sei Meye'' (Ghatak), director * ''Strir Patro'' (Tagore) * ''Hojoborala'' (

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) * ''Pashanda Pandit ''

Bibliography

Books

* ''Ritwik Ghatak stories'' * ''Galileo Charit'' (Bengali translation of

's ''Life of Galileo'') * ''Chalachitra, Manush Ebong Aro Kichu'' Dey's publishers * ''Cinema and I'', Ritwik Memorial Trust, Kolkata * ''On the cultural "Front"'', Ritwik Memorial Trust * ''Rows and Rows of Fences: Ritwik Ghatak on Cinema'', Seagull Books Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata * ''Ritwik Ghatak Stories'', Translated from Bengali by Rani Ray, New Delhi, Shrishti publishers and distributors

Short stories

* ''Akashgangar srot dhore'' * ''Ezahar'' * ''Shikha'' * ''Ecstasy'' * ''Rupkotha'' * ''Raja'' * ''Parashpathar'' * ''Bhuswarga Achanchal'' * ''Sphotik Patro'' * ''Chokh'' * ''Comrade'' * ''Sarak'' * ''Prem'' * ''Jhankar'' * ''Mar''

Articles and essays on film

References

Sources

;Primary sources * * *

Citations

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