List of works by Ritwik Ghatak
Filmography -- Films
Table:
Year
Film
English Title
Actors
Release Date

1952
Nagarik
The Citizen
Kali Banerjee, Prabha Devi, Satindra Bhattacharya, Shobha Sen, Gangapada Basu, Anil Chatterjee, Ketaki Dutta, Kesto Mukherjee, Gita Shome
Premiere: 20 September 1977.

Release: 30 September 1977.

1958
Ajantrik
The Unmechanical / The Pathetic Fallacy
Kali Banerjee, Gangapada Basu, Satindra Bhattacharya, Kajal Gupta, Gyanesh Mukherjee Anil Chatterjee, Tulsi Chakrabarti
23 May 1958

1958
Bari Theke Paliye
The Runaway
Kali Banerjee, Master Parambhattarak Lahiri, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Keshto Mukherjee. Jahor Roy
24 July 1959

1960
Meghe Dhaka Tara
The Cloud-Capped Star
Anil Chatterjee, Supriya Choudhuri, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gita Ghatak, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Dwiju Bhawal, Niranjan Roy, Satindra Bhattacharya, Gita Dey
14 April 1960

1961
Komal Gandhar
E-Flat
Supriya Choudhuri, Abanish Banerjee Gita Dey, Anil Chatterjee, Bijon Bhattacharya, Chitra Sen, Dwiju Bhawal, Mantu Ghosh, Satindra Bhattacharya
31 march 1961

1962
Subarnarekha
Subarnarekha
Abhi Bhattacharya, Madhabi Mukherjee, Bijon Bhattacharya, Satindra Bhattacharya, Gita Dey, Ritwik Ghatak
1 October 1965

1973
Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
A River Called Titash
Rosi Samad, Kobori Sarwar, Rawshan Zamil, Fakirul Hasan Bairagi, Prabir Mitra, Ritwik Ghatak
27 July 1973

1974
Jukti Takko Aar Gappo
Reason, Debate and a Story
Ritwik Ghatak, Tripti Mitra, Saoli Mitra, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gnanesh Mukherjee, Sugato Burman, Ananya Ray, Master Ritoban Ghatak, Jahar Roy, Utpal Dutt
30 September 1977

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Nagarik ( Bengali : নাগরিক ) , also spelled as Nagorik , The Citizen in English , was the first feature-length film directed by Indian director Ritwik Ghatak . Completed in 1952 , it preceded Satyajit Ray 's Pather Panchali as perhaps the first example of an art film in Bengali cinema , but is deprived of that honor , since it was released twenty-four years later , after Ghatak 's death . On 20 September 1977 , it finally premiered at the New Empire theatre in Kolkata , India . Ritwik Ghatak directed only eight feature films , but is generally regarded as one of the few truly original Indian talents in cinema by directors such as Satyajit Ray and critics such as Derek Malcolm .
Kali Banerjee ( 20 November 1921 - 5 July 1993 ) was an Indian film actor , who worked in the 1950s-1970s in Bengali cinema . He is best known for his work with film directors like Satyajit Ray in Parash Pathar ( 1958 ) and Ritwik Ghatak in Nagarik ( 1952 ) and Ajantrik ( 1958 ) .
Shobha Sen ( 17 September 1923 - 13 August 2017 ) ( also known as Sova Sen ) was Bengali theatre and film actress .
Ajantrik ( known internationally as The Unmechanical , The Mechanical Man or The Pathetic Fallacy ) is a 1958 Indian Bengali film written and directed by parallel filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak . The film is adapted from a Bengali short story of the same name written by Subodh Ghosh . A comedy-drama film , Ajantrik is one of the earliest Indian films to portray an inanimate object , in this case an automobile , as a character in the story . It achieves this through the use of sounds recorded post-production to emphasize the car 's bodily functions and movements . The film was considered for a special entry in the Venice Film Festival in 1959 .
Anil Chatterjee ( Chattopadhyay ) Bengali : অনিল চ্যাটার্জী ( চট্টোপাধ্যায় ) ( 25 October 1929 - 17 March 1996 ) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor . [ citation needed ] He acted or performed in about 150 movies , including a few in Hindi . He played different shades , though mostly as a character actor , as well as in leading roles and at times as an antagonist , despite the limited opportunities he received . Irrespective of the roles , he left an indelible impression on the viewers and the critics . He also acted in the leading role in a tele-serial named Naqab in the national network of Doordarshan . He is one of the very few selected actors who worked with Satyajit Ray , Ritwik Ghatak , Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen ; with the first three directors , he performed with on more than a number of occasions . His performance in the title role of the film Deshbandhu Chittaranjan [ a biopic on the noted and revered freedom-fighter and barrister Chittaranjan Das ( 1870-1925 ) , who was conferred the title of Deshbandhu ( Friend of the Country ) ] won the appreciation of Basanti Devi , the wife of the Deshbandhu ( she is said to have personally blessed the actor ) . Born in Calcutta , West Bengal , India , he graduated from St. Xavier 's College , Kolkata - the institution to which he remained attached all through as an office-bearer and member of The Alumnoram Soceitas ( Alumni Society ) of the College . Prior to that , he completed his schooling from Delhi , having stood first in entire North India in the Senior Cambridge Examinations . In his college days , he became associated with Utpal Dutt and acted in a number of plays . He was also a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly [ MLA ] , having won the by-election from the erstwhile Chowringhee Assembly Constituency as a Left Front supported Independent candidate .
Tulsi Chakraborty or Tulsi Chakrabarti ( Bengali : তুলসী চক্রবর্তী ; 3 March 1899 - 11 December 1961 ) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Bengali cinema in the 1940s and 1950s . His most notable role could be the lead role in Parash Pathar , directed by Satyajit Ray .
Bari Theke Paliye ( English-language title : Runaway or The Runaway ) is a 1958 Bengali film by director Ritwik Ghatak . It stars Parambhattarak Lahiri , Kali Bannerjee , Nripati Chatterjee , Padma Devi , and Gyanesh Mukherjee . This film was directed by alternative Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak in Kolkata ( then Calcutta ) in 1958 . The plot is about a misbehaving boy who runs away from his village and goes to Calcutta .
Keshto Mukherjee ( 7 August 1905 - 2 March 1982 ) was an Indian film actor and comedian . He was born in Bombay , India . He specialised in comic drunkard roles in Hindi films . Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films , he used to share a very good relation with the iconic director Ritwik Ghatak and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro 's films such as the trickster in Bari Theke Paliye , the madman in Ajantrik or character roles in Nagarik and Jukti Takko Aar Gappo .
Jahar Roy ( 19 September 1919 - 11 August 1977 ) was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema . He was known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay . Roy came from a Bengali Baidya family having its root in Mahilara , Barishal ( of the present Bangladesh ) . Roy earned a substantial fan following even though he was a character actor . And all thanks to his roly-poly build , he was a frequent choice of directors who wanted to add comedy to serious movies . Roy 's first major film roles were in Purbarag directed by Ardhendu Mukherjee , and in Anjangarh ( 1948 ) directed by Bimal Roy . Among his countless performances are Dhonny Meye , Chadmabeshi and Bhanu Goenda Jahor Assistant . He acted in a couple of films under the direction of Satyajit Ray . Although a small role , Roy portrayed the male servant of Tulsi Chakrabarti in Parash Pathar . There was a meatier role in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne where he played the role of a crooked war-mongering minister of an innocent and peace-loving king . He also performed the song Cho Cho Kya Sharam Ki Baat in Chhadmabeshi . At the end of his career , when he was ailing , he did a cameo in Ritwik Ghatak 's autobiographical film Jukti Takko Aar Gappo .
Meghe Dhaka Tara ( Bengali : মেঘে ঢাকা তারা Mēghē Ḍhākā Tārā , meaning The Cloud-Capped Star ) is a 1960 film written and directed by Ritwik Ghatak , based on a social novel by Shaktipada Rajguru with the same title . It stars Supriya Choudhury , Anil Chatterjee , Gita Dey , Bijon Bhattacharya , Niranjan Roy , and Gyanesh Mukherjee . It was part of a trilogy consisting of Meghe Dhaka Tara ( 1960 ) , Komal Gandhar ( 1961 ) , and Subarnarekha ( 1962 ) , all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of Bengal during the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it .
Supriya Devi ( Supriya Choudhury ; 8 January 1933 - 26 January 2018 ) was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema for more than 50 years . She is best known for her portrayal of Neeta in Ritwik Ghatak 's Bengali film Megha Dhaka Tara ( 1960 ) . She was conferred the Filmfare Award and the BFJA Award twice . In 2011 , she received the Banga-Vibhushan , the highest civilian honour in West Bengal . In 2014 , she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India , the fourth highest civilian award in India , for her contributions to the entertainment industry . She made her debut in Uttam Kumar starrer Basu Paribar ( 1952 ) under the direction of Nirmal Dey and successively appeared in Prarthana ( 1952 ) directed by Pranab Ray . She , then took a hiatus and returned to filmdom in Marmabani ( 1958 ) under Sushil Majumdar 's direction . She rose to prominence after she had appeared in the Uttam Kumar blockbuster Sonar Harin ( 1959 ) , directed by Mangal Chakraborty . At the beginning of the 1960s , she came to a bigger attention for her successive roles in films such as Meghe Dhaka Tara ( 1960 ) , Shuno Baranari ( 1960 ) , Komal Gandhar ( 1961 ) , Swaralipi ( 1961 ) , Agnisanskar ( 1961 ) to name a few . She made her Bollywood debut opposite Dharmendra in Begaana ( 1963 ) under Sadashiv Rao Kavi 's direction .
Bijon Bhattacharya ( Bengali : বিজন ভট্টাচার্য ) ( 17 July 1915 - 19 January 1978 ) was a prominent Indian theatre and film Personality from Bengal . Bhattacharya was born in 1915 at Faridpur ( now in Bangladesh ) to a Hindu , Bengali Brahmin family , and was an early witness to the destitution and penury of the peasantry of that land . He became a member of the Indian Peoples Theatre Association ( IPTA ) , a left-leaning group of artists who aimed at reflecting the suffering of the poor in their work to effect an improvement for them . One of Bijon 's most celebrated plays , Nabanna ( Harvest ) , based on the Bengal famine of 1943 , was an IPTA production , and an inspiration of the film Dharti Ke Lal , which he co-wrote with film 's director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas , another IPTA member . He died on 19 January 1978 .
Gita Ghatak ( Geeta Ghatak ) ( January 23 , 1931 - November 17 , 2009 ) was an Indian actress and singer . She mainly acted in Bengali cinema . Gita Ghatak was also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet . She had her primary lessons in Tagore songs from celebrated artistes like Sailajaran Majumdar and Indira Debi Choudhurani , having a brief stint in Indian classical music too in her long music career of 65 years . She was closely associated with the All India Radio , Kolkata . She was also a teacher at South Point School , Kolkata ( where she taught all sorts of subjects including English , Maths , as well as music ) .
Gita Dey ( 5 August 1931 - 17 January 2011 ) was an Indian actress in Bengali cinema , theatre and Bengali folk theater . She became a stage artist at the age of 6 years . She came to the film industry in 1943 . Her first film release was Ahuti ( 1941 ) as a child actress . She acted in over two hundred Bengali language films and over two thousand stage shows . She acted in the movie Teen Kanya under the direction of Satyajit Roy and Rittik Ghatak 's Meghe Dhaka Tara , Subarnarekha , Komal Gandhar , Kato Ajanare . She also acted in Hindi movies such as Parineeta ( 2005 ) with Vidya Balan and Sanjay Dutt and other movies . She was associated with All India Radio for a long time doing Shruti Natok . She received the Presidential Award for Lifetime Achievement from Dr. A.P.J . Abdul Kalam and many other awards during her lifetime .
Komal Gandhar ( Bengali : কোমল গান্ধার Kōmal Gāndhār ) , also known as A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale , is a 1961 Bengali film written and directed by noted film maker Ritwik Ghatak . The title refers to the Hindustani equivalent of E-flat . It was part of the trilogy , Meghe Dhaka Tara ( 1960 ) , Komal Gandhar , and Subarnarekha ( 1962 ) , all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it , though this was the most optimistic film of his oeuvre . The film explores three themes juxtaposed in the narrative : the dilemma of Anusuya , the lead character , the divided leadership of IPTA , and the fallout from the partition of India .
Chitra Sen is a Bengali actress and dancer . She has worked mainly in theatres but she has also worked in films and televisions . She started her career under Jnyanesh Mukhopadhyay . She has also worked with Rabi Ghosh . In Swapnasandhani , she has worked with her son Kaushik Sen .
Subarnarekha ( Bengali : সুবর্ণরেখা Subarṇarekhā ) is an Indian Bengali film directed by Ritwik Ghatak . It was produced in 1962 but not released until 1965 . It is a part of the trilogy , Meghe Dhaka Tara ( 1960 ) , Komal Gandhar ( 1961 ) , and Subarnarekha ( 1962 ) , all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it .
Madhabi Mukherjee , née Chakraborty , ( born 10 February 1942 ) is an Indian actress .She was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the Bengali film Dibratrir Kabya [ citation needed ] . She has acted in some of the most critically acclaimed films in Bengali cinema and considered one of the greatest actresses of Bengali cinema .
Titas Ekti Nadir Naam ( Bengali : তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম ) , or A River Called Titas , is a 1973 Bangladeshi film directed by Ritwik Ghatak . The movie was based on a novel by the same name , written by Adwaita Mallabarman . The movie explores the life of the fishermen on the bank of the Titas River in Brahmanbaria , Bangladesh . Rosy Samad , Golam Mostafa , Kabori , Prabir Mitra , and Roushan Jamil acted in the main roles . The shooting of the movie took a toll on Ghatak 's health , as he was suffering from tuberculosis at the time . Alongside Satyajit Ray 's Kanchenjungha ( 1962 ) and Mrinal Sen 's Calcutta 71 ( 1972 ) , Titas Ekti Nadir Naam is one of the earliest films to resemble hyperlink cinema , featuring multiple characters in a collection of interconnected stories , predating Robert Altman 's Nashville ( 1975 ) .
Jukti Takko Aar Gappo ( Jukti tôkko aːr gôppo , English : Reason , Debate and a Story ) is a 1974 Bengali film directed by Ritwik Ghatak . Jukti Takko Aar Gappo was Ritwik Ghatak 's last film . The film won National Film Award 's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 .
Tripti Mitra ( née Tripti Bahaduri ; 25 October 1925 - 24 May 1989 ) was a popular Indian actress of Bengali theatre and films , and wife of Sombhu Mitra , noted theatre director , with whom she co-founded pioneering theatre group Bohurupee in 1948 . She has acted in films like Jukti Takko Aar Gappo and Dharti Ke Lal . She was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award , the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists , given by Sangeet Natak Akademi , India 's National Academy for Music , Dance and Drama in 1962 for Theatre acting , and the Padma Shri in 1971 by Government of India in Arts field .
Utpal Dutt ( listen ( help·info ) ) ( 29 March 1929 - 19 August 1993 ) was an Indian actor , director , and writer-playwright . He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre , where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre , when he founded the Little Theatre Group in 1949 . This group enacted many English , Shakespearean and Brecht plays , in a period now known as the Epic theatre period , before it immersed itself completely in highly political and radical theatre . His plays became an apt vehicle for the expression of his Marxist ideologies , visible in socio-political plays such as Kallol ( 1965 ) , Manusher Adhikar , Louha Manob ( 1964 ) , Tiner Toloar and Maha-Bidroha . He also acted in over 100 Bengali and Hindi films in a career spanning 40 years , and remains most known for his roles in films such as Mrinal Sens Bhuvan Shome ( 1969 ) , Satyajit Rays Agantuk ( 1991 ) , Gautam Ghoses Padma Nadir Majhi ( 1993 ) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee 's breezy Hindi comedies such as Gol Maal ( 1979 ) and Rang Birangi ( 1983 ) . He also did a small role of a sculptor in a detective show called Byomkesh Bakshi on Doordarshan in the early 90s , shortly before his death . The episode was called 'Seemant Heera ' . He received National Film Award for Best Actor in 1970 and three Filmfare Best Comedian Awards . In 1990 , the Sangeet Natak Akademi , India 's National Academy of Music , Dance and Theatre , awarded him its highest award , the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime contribution to theatre .