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 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Rituparno Ghosh is the 1,999th most popular film director (down from 1,903rd in 2024), the 1,315th 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 1,999 out of 2,041. Before him are Sébastien Lifshitz, Adina Pintilie, Chris Roberts, Mstyslav Chernov, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and Michael Dougherty. After him are Darren Lynn Bousman, Rupert Wyatt, Jeff Tremaine, Scott Waugh, John August, and Sabine Derflinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Rituparno Ghosh ranks 1,046. Before him are Gilberto Milos, Heinz Weis, László Fábián, Keith Ellison, Maurizio Stecca, and Sergey Fokichev. After him are Wally Masur, Brian Tochi, Bryan Batt, Stavros Theodorakis, Preki, and Cecilia Rouse. Among people deceased in 2013, Rituparno Ghosh ranks 546. Before him are Reshma, Christopher Evan Welch, Risë Stevens, Lázaro Rivas, Helga Arendt, 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 1,315 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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