Rituparno Ghosh was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his second feature film Unishe April which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Having won 19 National Awards, along with his contemporaries Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose, Rituparno heralded contemporary Bengali cinema to greater heights. Ghosh died on 30 May 2013 in Kolkata after a heart attack. Ghosh was also one of the openly homosexual personalities in Indian cinema.
Ghosh at MAMI festival in 2010
Bengali Award Winning Film Director Rituparno Ghosh, Charcoal on Paper by Amitabh Mitra
Rituparno Ghosh (left) with Subhash Ghai (right) and Debojyoti Mishra (behind) at the audio release of Noukadubi
Rituparno Ghosh with Amitabh Bachchan (right) at the set of The Last Lear
Unishe April is a 1994 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Renu Roy under the banner of Spandan Films. It stars Aparna Sen and Debashree Roy while Prosenjit Chatterjee and Deepankar De appear in supporting roles. The music of the film was composed by Jyotishka Dasgupta.
Theatrical Poster
Unishe April is considered one of the best works of Ghosh as it gave him widespread reputation