Ritwik Ghatak

Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Ghatak
Born	Ritwik Kumar Ghatak; 4 November 1925; Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died	6 February 1976 (aged 50); Calcutta, West Bengal, India (now Kolkata)
Education	Ballygunge Government High School, Rajshahi Collegiate School
Alma mater	Presidency College, Calcutta University
Occupations	Director; writer;
Years active	1952–1976
Works	Filmography; Bibliography; Theatrical Works;
Spouse	Surama Ghatak
Children	3
Relatives	Aroma Dutta (niece); Manish Ghatak (brother); Mahasweta Devi (niece); Parambrata Chatterjee (grandnephew); Nabarun Bhattacharya (brother's grandson) ; Bijon Bhattacharya (niece's spouse)
Awards	Padma Shri (1970); National Film Award for Best Story (1974)

Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (listen^ⓘ; 4 November 1925 – 6 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality, partition and feminism. He won the National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 for his Jukti Takko Aar Gappo and Best Director's Award from Bangladesh Cine Journalist's Association for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for Arts in 1970.

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