RITWIK GHATAK

Born: 4 November 1925, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ritwik Ghatak was born on November 4, 1925 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India as Ritwik Kumar Ghatak. He was a director and writer, known for The Cloud-Capped Star (1960), Madhumati (1958) and Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo (1974). He was married to Surama Ghatak.

Ritwik Kumar Ghatak was an Indian film director and screenwriter. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality, partition and feminism.

Died: 6 February 1976, Kolkata

 Films

Amar Lenin (1970)

Musafir (1957)

Runaway (1958)

The Citizen (1977)

Subarnarekha (1965)