Rituparno Ghosh

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Rituparno Ghosh was an acclaimed Indian filmmaker, writer, and actor known for his sensitive, character-driven films that revitalized contemporary Bengali cinema and explored complex themes of gender, identity, and human relationships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf LGBTQ+ icon
actor
film director
person
producer
screenwriter
television presenter
actedIn Arekti Premer Golpo
Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
Memories in March
adaptedWork Chitrangada
Chokher Bali
Noukadubi
adaptedWorkOf Rabindranath Tagore
awardReceived Filmfare Awards East
surface form: Filmfare Award (East)

National Film Award for Best Direction
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
National Film Award for Best Screenplay
National Film Award – Special Jury Award
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1963-08-31
dateOfDeath 2013-05-30
directed Abohoman
Antar Mahal
Bariwali
Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
Chokher Bali
Dahan
Dosar
Noukadubi
Raincoat
Satyanweshi
Shob Charitro Kalponik
The Last Lear
Unishe April
Utsab
educatedAt Jadavpur University
employer Doordarshan
advertising agencies in Kolkata
ethnicGroup Bengali
familyName Ghosh
fieldOfWork acting
advertising
film direction
screenwriting
television
fullName Rituparno Ghosh self-link
genre art film
drama film
givenName Rituparno Ghosh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rituparno
hasTheme family dynamics
female subjectivity
gender identity
marital relationships
queer experience
sexuality
influencedBy Rabindranath Tagore
Satyajit Ray
knownFor exploration of gender and sexuality
exploration of human relationships
revitalizing Bengali cinema
sensitive character-driven storytelling
languageSpoken Bengali
English
movement contemporary Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema
surface form: new wave Bengali cinema

parallel cinema
nativeLanguage Bengali
notableAwardForWork National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
surface form: Dahan won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
surface form: Raincoat won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi

Unishe April won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
notableWork Abohoman
Antar Mahal
Arekti Premer Golpo
Bariwali
Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
Chokher Bali
Dahan
Dosar
Memories in March
Noukadubi
Raincoat
Satyanweshi
Shob Charitro Kalponik
The Last Lear
Unishe April
Utsab
occupation actor
advertising professional
film director
producer
screenwriter
television presenter
placeOfBirth India
Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

West Bengal
placeOfDeath India
Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

West Bengal
religion Hinduism
residence Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
sexOrGender non-binary
workedInLanguage Bengali
Hindi
yearsActive 1980s–2013

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Bengali cinema hasNotableDirector Rituparno Ghosh
Tollywood hasNotableDirector Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh fullName Rituparno Ghosh self-link
Rituparno Ghosh givenName Rituparno Ghosh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rituparno
Prosenjit Chatterjee workedWith Rituparno Ghosh