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Ritwik Ghatak
Director 1925 - 1976

Ritwik Ghatak

Dacca, East Bengal, British India

Ritwik Kumar Ghatak was a Bengali filmmaker and script writer. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality. Although their roles were often adversarial, they... Read full bio →

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Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo

Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo

Ritwik Ghatak 1974 2h

Four men, each peculiar in his own way, embark on a quest to reason with the estranged wife of the protagonist. This is considered to be Ghatak's autobiographical film.

Titash Ekti Nadir Naam

Titash Ekti Nadir Naam

Ritwik Ghatak 1973 2h 39m

An in-depth look at the lives and struggles of the community of fishermen living by the river Titash.

Subarnarekha

Subarnarekha

Ritwik Ghatak 1965 2h 3m

After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar leaves a shanty town on the outskirts of Calcutta where he lives with a group of refugees from East Bengal.

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