On his 99th birth anniversary, Ritwik Ghatak remains a visionary whose lens captured the wounds of Partition, the depths of ...

Ritwik Ghatak had already made directorial debut with Nagarik (1952) by then but had to postpone its release due to lack of funds. ‘Musafir’ gave him the chance to add enough resources to ...

In 2006, Channel 4 TV in the United Kingdom dedicated a season to renowned Bengali director Ritwik Ghatak. Four of Ghatak’s masterpieces were aired: Meghe Dhaka Tara, Subarnarekha, Komal Gandhar ...

This quote, said by Ritwik Ghatak, directly resonates with the person who has loved and created cinema and left a landmark for the future. A legendary filmmaker who changed the course of history for ...

The reach of Ghatak's work extends from scripts of popular films like Madhumati, to his Partition films Subarnarekha (1962) and Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960). To celebrate 50 years of Ritwik Ghatak's ...

In the third episode, we will discuss Ritwik Ghatak’s one of the most underrated films ‘Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo’, a cinematic autobiography of Ghatak himself. ‘Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo’ is ...

Ritwik Ghatak is better known as an auteur whose works signify the gloom and disorder associated with the partition of Bengal. His struggle was immense in his short-lived life of 50 years, ...

November 4 is auteur Ritwik Ghatak’s 96th birth anniversary. While many know his films, few are acquainted with his written work comprising essays and stories whose appeal transcends time, place ...

Ritwik Ghatak, who was born in Dhaka on November 4, 1925, began his career as a writer at a very young age. Following the Partition in 1947, Ritwik experienced a lot of restlessness and rootlessness.

2010 marks 50 years of Ritwik Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara'. Many critics worldwide argue it to be India's best. Author, curator and film historian Amrit Gangar p ...