Remembering Rituparno Ghosh on His Birth Anniversary With Some of His Phenomenal Works

Bengal has produced some of the finest gems when it comes to art and culture. One of these phenomenal artists was filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, who was born on August 31, 1963. The director had started his journey as a creative artist at an advertising agency and went on to make films in the future. He took Bengali cinema to different heights.

Ghosh had won some of the most renowned awards and accolades. His second feature film Unishe April received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. He went on to win 19 National Awards. One of the most prominent queer personality of Indian cinema, Ghosh passed away at the age of 49 due to a heart attack.

He has left behind his work which has left an unforgettable influence on us. Here are some of the movies directed by Ghosh.

1. Chokher Bali: Rabindranath Rabindranath Tagore’s story Chokher Bali has been adapted several times. One of the finest adaptations was made by Ghosh in a movie released in 2003. The movie starred Aishwarya Rai as Binodini and Raima Sen as Ashalata, both referred to each other as Chokher Bali. Other important characters were Prosenjit Chatterjee and Tota Roy Chowdhury. The film, which was originally shot in Bengali, also had a Hindi release.

2. Raincoat: The 2004 movie starring Ajay Devgn and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles was an adaptation of The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. The story depicts the tale of two lovers who were separated by destiny. However, they meet coincidentally and have a life-changing experience.

3. Utsab: The movie, released in 2000, is another Bengali drama, which made Ghosh win a National Award. The movie revolves around emotional changes and events in a family during the occasion of Durga Puja.

4. Abohomaan: The National Award-winning film deals with what happens when a married film director falls in love with an actress who is of his son’s age. The movie stars Deepankar De, Mamata Shankar, Ananya Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta and Riya Sen.

5. Shob Charito Kalponik: The 2009 Bengali film by Ghosh also received a National Award. The name of the movie loosely translates to ‘All Characters Are Imaginary.’ It starred Bipasha Basu, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Jisshu Sengupta in lead roles.