Rituparno Ghosh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rituparno Ghosh

Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1963

Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 30-May-2013

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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RITUPARNOGHOSH

Rituparno Ghosh (31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was a prolific 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.
Ghosh died on 30 May 2013 in Kolkata after a heart attack.
Ghosh was also one of the openly queer personalities in Indian culture.
Ghosh was influenced by the works of Satyajit Ray and was an avid reader of Rabindranath Tagore.
Tagore's work is frequently referenced to in his films.
He also made a documentary titled Jeevan Smriti on the life of Tagore.
In his career spanning almost two decades, he won 12 National and numerous International awards.
His unreleased Bengali movie Sunglass (also known as Taak Jhaank) was honoured and released at the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival.