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Goutam Ghose
Born
1950-7-24 (age 76)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India


Occupation
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Goutam Ghose (Template:IPA) (also spelled Gautam Ghosh; born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, actor, music director and cinematographer who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, in 1997.

In 2012, the Government of West Bengal honored him with the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement. Acknowledging his contributions to film, he was awarded the Knighthood of the Star of the Italian Solidarity in July 2006.[1][2]

Early life

Goutam Ghose was born on 24 July 1950 in Calcutta, India to Santana and Prof. Himangshu Kumar Ghose. His kindergarten days began at the St John's Diocesan School (now an all-girls school). He studied there till class 4 and then moved to the neighboring Cathedral Missionary Boys' School. He graduated from the University of Calcutta.[3]

Career

He started making documentaries in 1973. Took active part in group theatre movement in Calcutta. Also dedicated some time as a Photojournalist. Made his first documentary– New Earth in 1973 followed by Hungry Autumn. Since then, he has made a number of feature films and documentaries. Ghose was greatly influenced by the movies of Akira Kurosawa' Homage (arts), Satyajit Ray's Adventure film, Ritwik Ghatak's Hyperlink cinema, Rajen Tarafdar's Partition of India in Film , Mrinal Sen's New Indian Cinema and Ajoy Kar's Social realism who had heralded a new era in Bengali movie through his works.

His most successful films were Antarjali Jatra, Padma Nadir Majhi, Abar Aranye, Template:Lang, Shankhachil and Template:Lang. He came into limelight for these films.[4]

Filmography

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Feature films
Year Title Language Director Actor Producer Notes
1980 Maa Bhoomi Telugu Template:Yes Template:No
1981 Dakhal Bengali Template:Yes Template:No
1982 Grihajuddha Bengali Template:No Template:Yes
1984 Paar Hindi Template:Yes Template:No
1987 Template:Lang Bengali Template:Yes Template:No
1992 Padma Nadir Majhi Bengali Template:Yes Template:No Indo-Bangladesh joint production
1993 Patang Hindi Template:Yes Template:No
1996 Vrindavan Film Studios Italian Template:No Template:Yes
1997 Gudia Hindi Template:Yes Template:No
2001 Dekha Bengali Template:Yes Template:No
2003 Abar Aranye Bengali Template:Yes Template:No
2006 Yatra Hindi Template:Yes Template:No
2009 Template:Lang Bengali Template:Yes Template:No
2010 Template:Lang Bengali Template:Yes Template:No Indo-Bangladesh joint production
2011 Template:Lang Bengali Template:No Template:Yes
2012 Ekla Akash Bengali Template:No Template:Yes
2013 Shunyo Awnko Bengali Template:Yes Template:No
2014 Chotushkone Bengali Template:No Template:Yes
2016 Shankhachil Bengali Template:Yes Template:No Indo-Bangladesh joint production
2017 Beyond the Clouds English / Hindi Template:No Template:Yes
2018 Guptodhoner Sandhane Bengali Template:No Template:Yes
2019 Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo Bengali Template:No Template:Yes
2021 Jhilli– Discards Bengali Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
2022 Raahgir – The Wayfarers Hindi Template:Yes Template:No
2025 Parikrama English / Hindi / Italian Template:Yes Template:No
Documentary
Year Title Language Director
1973 New Earth English Template:Yes
1974 Hungry Autumn English Template:Yes
1986 The Land of Sand Dunes English Template:Yes
1988 In search of Theater- Utpal Dutta on Utpal Dutta Bengali/English Template:Yes
1989 Sange Meel Se Mulaqat- On Ustad Bismillah Khan Hindi Template:Yes
1990 Mohor- On Kanika Banerjee Hindi Template:Yes
1996 Beyond the Himaylayas English Template:Yes
1999 Ray: life and work on Satyajit Ray English Template:Yes
2000 Kalahandi English Template:Yes
2004 Impermanance- On Dalai Lama English Template:Yes
2005 Journey with Jyoti Basu Bengali/English Template:Yes
2007 Rivers of Knowledge- A Film on Asiatic Society English Template:Yes
2008 In Search of Raja- On Raja Ram Mohan Roy English Template:Yes
2012 L'archivio a oriente Italian, Persian, Chinese Template:Yes
2013 Subha & Me- On Artist Subhaprasanna Bengali/English Template:Yes
2014 The Magic of Making- On K. G. Subramanyan English Template:Yes
2017 A Temple to Solomon- On Calcutta High Court English Template:Yes
Short film
Year Title Language Director
1987 Ek Ghat Ki Kahani Hindi Template:Yes
1993 Sham Hi Toh Hai Hindi Template:Yes
Fakir 1998 Hindi Template:Yes
2021 Somoyer Smritimala [5][6] Bengali Template:Yes

Awards and recognitions

Hungry Autumn (A documentary) :

  • Main Award, Oberhausen Film Festival (1978)

Land of Sand Dunes (A documentary):

Meeting a Milestone (A documentary):

Maa Bhoomi:

Dakhal:

Paar:

Antarjali Jatra:

Padma Nadir Majhi:

Patang:

Beyond the Himalayas (A documentary):

Gudia:

Dekha:

Kalahandi (A documentary):

A Treasure in the Snow (A documentary):

Abar Aranye:

Impermanence (A documentary):

Yatra:

Moner Manush:

Shankhachil:

Special Awards:

  • Is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, 1997
  • Was awarded the Knighthood of the "Star of the Italian Solidarity" in July 2006
  • Awarded the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement in film direction in 2012[7]
  • UNESCO Award (1985)
  • Kalakar Awards[8]
  • PIFF Distinguished Award (2024)[9][10]

Honours

As an avant-garde poet

Ghose has portrayed the role of a Hungry generation poet in Srijit Mukherji's film Template:Lang (2011) and also penned the poems of the character he played.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Toward a Politics of the (Im)Possible: The Body in Third World Feminisms{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Anthem Press(1 November 2010). ISBN 978-1-84331-855-2
  2. ↑ Interview: Weight of the world(16 March 2008). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Welcome to GoutamGhose.com. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Quiet flows the disquieting river. The Daily Star(13 October 2019). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Somoyer Smritimala (Bengali,2022). Talking about cinema(2023-07-23). Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  6. ↑ Goutam Ghose: Gargee still has a thirst for learning. The Times of India(2021-04-08). Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  7. ↑ 48th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. ↑ Kalakar award winners. Kalakar website. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  9. ↑ Ameen Sayani, MM Keeravani to be honoured at 22nd Pune International Film Festival. The Indian Express(2024-01-12). Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  10. ↑ Goutam Ghose Awards. The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  11. ↑ Academy invites record 774 new members; 39 percent female, 30 percent people color. Hollywood Reporter(29 June 2017). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. ↑ News Archive. Adamas University. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  13. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315872/awards/

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