Remembering Rituparno Ghosh on his birthday

Pioneering filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh would have been 58 today. Apart from winning 19 national awards, his movies received accolades worldwide. He worked with the biggest stars of Indian moviedom, from Aishwarya Rai to Amitabh Bachchan.

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Like the pillar of Bengali cinema, Satyajit Ray, Rituparno Ghosh too started his career with an advertising agency and among his most famous taglines was 'Bongo Jeeboner Ongo', for that quintessentially Kolkata product, Boroline.

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Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sensharma in Rituparno Ghosh's Dosar. Prosenjit on his Instagram page narrated a heartfelt letter for Ghosh on the filmmaker's 58th birth anniversary. Ghosh was known for his creativity and aesthetics, as well as the soulful portrayal of women in his cinema. He was also known for his notable contribution to the LGBTQ movement.

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Rituparno Ghosh with Aparna Sen. An ardent admirer of Rabindranath Tagore, Ghosh made three films based on the Nobel laureate's work, Chokher Bali (2003), Nouka Dubi (2011), and Chitranganda (2012). Ghosh also directed a documentary, Jiban Smriti, based on the autobiography of Tagore.

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Rituparno Ghosh lived life on his terms and blazed a trail seldom seen in Bengali cinema. Other than being a filmmaker, he was the editor of two esteemed Bengali magazines. His contribution to the small screen was also immense. His shows Gaaner Opare and Ebong Rituparno are considered milestones of the Bengali television industry.

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