FILM DIRECTOR

Rituparno Ghosh

1963 - 2013

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Rituparno Ghosh (Bengali: [ˈritupɔɾno ɡʱoʃ] ; 31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rituparno Ghosh is the 1,928th most popular film director (down from 1,902nd in 2019), the 1,311th most popular biography from India (down from 1,210th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rituparno Ghosh ranks 1,928 out of 2,041. Before him are Rajkumar Hirani, Zak Penn, Andrew Haigh, Adina Pintilie, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and Michael Dougherty. After him are Darren Lynn Bousman, Rupert Wyatt, John August, Nina Kusturica, Tim Story, and Nicole Holofcener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Rituparno Ghosh ranks 883. Before him are George Monbiot, Laura Ingraham, Theo Snelders, Bill Wennington, Keith Ellison, and Maurizio Stecca. After him are Stavros Theodorakis, Preki, Cecilia Rouse, Nellee Hooper, Debbie Armstrong, and Izumi Yokokawa. Among people deceased in 2013, Rituparno Ghosh ranks 541. Before him are Thompson Oliha, Reshma, Christopher Evan Welch, Risë Stevens, Lázaro Rivas, and Chi Cheng. After him are Kenny Ball, Sushmita Banerjee, Hakimullah Mehsud, Besik Kudukhov, Soraya Jiménez, and Rod Grams.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rituparno Ghosh ranks 1,311 out of 1,861. Before him are Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Anita Nair (1966), Karun Chandhok (1984), Shashi Deshpande (1938), Siddhartha Mukherjee (1970), and R. Madhavan (1970). After him are Rati Agnihotri (1960), Sanaya Irani (1983), Ritika Singh (1994), Uday Chopra (1973), Urmila Matondkar (1974), and Sonakshi Sinha (1987).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Rituparno Ghosh ranks 47. Before him are Farah Khan (1965), Puri Jagannadh (1966), Shakti Samanta (1926), Sai Paranjpye (1938), S. S. Rajamouli (1973), and Rajkumar Hirani (1962). After him are Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Prakash Jha (1952), Kiran Rao (1973), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Mani Kaul (1944), and Prabhu Deva (1973).

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