We are talking about 1955-56. Nagarik had been made, and its release scotched in 1952. He married Surama in mid-1955. The story of those years – Ritwik’s time in the city he called ‘rotten’ and ‘crude ...
On Ritwik Ghatak's 50th death anniversary, here's remembering the visionary filmmaker through the site-specific installation ...
“In Ritwik Ghatak, there was a voice in cinema that wanted to address the political mayhem of the Bengal partition,” said actor-director Parambrata Chakraborty at a tribute for Bengali auteur Ritwik ...
A centenary tribute, this collection frames Ritwik Ghatak's tempestuous genius into a vivid portrait beyond myth and ...
The exhibition at Nandan Foyer was inaugurated by veteran actress Madhabi Mukherjee, Ghatak's leading lady in Subarnarekha (1965) and his son. On the birth centenary of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, the ...
On the birth centenary of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival has put up an exhibition with his memorabilia at the main festival venue. The exhibition at Nandan Foyer ...
Born in 1925 in Dhaka, Ritwik Ghatak came from among millions forced to leave Bangladesh because of the 1943 famine as well as the Partition. Psychic trauma and dilemmas wrought by displacement ...
The 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is paying tribute to legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak on his birth centenary with a special exhibition and screenings of three of his most ...
At the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival, a special session honored filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. Legendary director Adoor Gopalakrishnan, in conversation with Anup Singh, reflected on Ghatak's ...
Once a proud ancestral residence, the Rajshahi home of legendary filmmaker Ritwik Kumar Ghatak now stands in ruins—its walls weathered, rooms overrun by wild growth, and memories fading into dust.
On his birth centenary, Ghatak’s legacy includes flashes of cinematic brilliance, award-winning stories, and teaching the art to generations of filmmakers. His 1960s trilogy looked memorably at the ...
Charaiveti! Charaiveti! With these enchanting words (which means keep moving) from the Aitareya Brahmana, Ritwik Ghatak’s film Subarnarekha (Golden Thread) begins as a scroll moves upwards showing the ...