FILM DIRECTOR

Ritwik Ghatak

1925 - 1976

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Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 1925 – 6 February 1976) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, his works remained largely underrated and ignored during his lifetime. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality, partition and feminism. He won the National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 for his Jukti Takko Aar Gappo and Best Director's Award from Bangladesh Cine Journalist's Association for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ritwik Ghatak is the 1,076th most popular film director (down from 758th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 31st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bangladeshi Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ritwik Ghatak ranks 1,076 out of 2,041Before him are Aaron Norris, Timur Bekmambetov, John Lee Hancock, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Chuck Russell, and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. After him are Mikhail Kozakov, Kihachi Okamoto, Ivan Perestiani, Ronny Yu, Michael Winner, and Gregory La Cava.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Ritwik Ghatak ranks 367Before him are Pyotr Todorovsky, Asunción Balaguer, Mahmoud Fayad, Albert Eschenmoser, Jimmy Reed, and Gunther Schuller. After him are Tomisaku Kawasaki, Bernard Morel, Phillip V. Tobias, Irina Arkhipova, Miklós Szilvási, and Roque Olsen. Among people deceased in 1976, Ritwik Ghatak ranks 190Before him are Zainul Abedin, Kosta Tomašević, Fritz Rasp, Taos Amrouche, Abram Room, and Jimmy Reed. After him are Alexander Brailowsky, Hugo Wieslander, Mortimer Wheeler, Stith Thompson, Jens Bjørneboe, and Carl Benjamin Boyer.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Ritwik Ghatak ranks 41 out of 74Before him are Zainul Abedin (1914), Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918), Motiur Rahman Nizami (1943), Kalpana Datta (1913), Pritilata Waddedar (1911), and Mrinal Sen (1923). After him are A. K. Fazlul Huq (1873), Suchitra Sen (1931), Humayun Ahmed (1948), Nurul Amin (1893), Bagha Jatin (1879), and Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Bangladesh

Among film directors born in Bangladesh, Ritwik Ghatak ranks 2Before him are Mrinal Sen (1923). After him are Bimal Roy (1909).