Rituparno Ghosh
Biography: Rituparno Ghosh was an Indian film director, actor, writer, and lyricist. They received recognition for their second feature film 'Unishe April' which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Having won 19 National Awards and their contemporaries Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose, Rituparno heralded contemporary Bengali cinema to greater heights.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 31, 1963
Deathday: May 30, 2013
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Chitrangada
2012-05-24
Chitrangada
Overview: Rudra and Partho's desire to adopt a child leads Rudra to take the most crucial decision. Rudra decides to undergo sex reassignment surgery, so that they can be legally considered a couple and allowed to adopt a baby.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 2012-05-24
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Just Another Love Story
2010-11-01
Just Another Love Story
Overview: Delhi-based trans documentary filmmaker, Abhiroop Sen, wants to make a documentary film on the life of famous jatra thespian, Chapal Bhaduri. But in doing so Sen recognises that their life resembles Chapal's life. 'Just Another Love Story' revolves around the trauma, the setbacks, and the heartache experienced by the trans community.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 2010-11-01
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Memories in March
2011-04-01
Memories in March
Overview: The film is the effective exploration of a situation wherein a bereaved mother comes to terms with her late son’s sexual identity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 2011-04-01
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Bird of Dusk
2018-06-24
Bird of Dusk
Overview: An insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought. The film is about an artist's relationship to his city Calcutta and is based on his personal memoirs, archival material, and conversations with cast, crew, and family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 2018-06-24
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Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
2015-01-01
Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
Overview: Rudra Chatterjee (Rituparno Ghosh), as a young man defied the social convention, and became a choreographer instead of an engineer. As he prepares with his team to stage Tagore's Chitrangada, he meets Partho (Jisshu Sengupta), who is a drug-addict percussionist introduced to the team by the main dancer Kasturi (Raima Sen). Soon, Rudra develops a chemistry with Partho and they are deep in a passionate love affair. During the course of their relationship, they decide to adopt a child. But there is one problem; same-sex couples are not permitted to adopt children. So Rudra decides to go through a gender change treatment to embrace the womanhood he longs for. But will this surgery change his life and fulfill all his long-cherished dreams? A 'film-within-film' only this time the film-within is Tagore's epochal epic Chitrangada - "our identity is what we wish to be".
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-01
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