Goutam Ghose

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Goutam Ghose
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Born
Goutam Ghose

(1950-07-24) 24 July 1950 (age 74)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Education University of Calcutta
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Actor
  • music director
  • cinematographer
SpouseNeelanjana Ghose (1978-present)
ChildrenAnandi Ghose Ishaan Ghose

Goutam Ghose (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.

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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, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Rajen Tarafdar, Mrinal Sen and Ajoy Kar who had heralded a new era in Bengali movie through his works.

His most successful films were Antarjali Jatra , Padma Nadir Majhi , Abar Aranye , Kaalbela , Shankhachil and Moner Manush . He becomes limelight for those Movie. [4]

Filmography

Denotes film that has not yet been released
Feature films
YearTitleLanguageDirectorActorProducer
1980 Maa Bhoomi TeluguYesNo
1981 Dakhal BengaliYesNo
1982 Grihajuddha BengaliNoYes
1984 Paar HindiYesNo
1987 Antarjali Jatra BengaliYesNo
1992 Padma Nadir Majhi BengaliYesNo
1993 Patang HindiYesNo
1996Vrindavan Film StudiosItalianNoYes
1997 Gudia HindiYesNo
2001 Dekha BengaliYesNo
2003 Abar Aranye BengaliYesNo
2006 Yatra HindiYesNo
2009 Kaalbela BengaliYesNo
2010 Moner Manush BengaliYesNo
2011 Baishe Srabon BengaliNoYes
2012 Ekla Akash BengaliNoYes
2013 Shunyo Awnko BengaliYesNo
2014 Chotushkone BengaliNoYes
2016 Shankhachil BengaliYesNo
2017 Beyond the Clouds English/HindiNoYes
2018 Guptodhoner Sandhane BengaliNoYes
2019 Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo BengaliNoYes
2021 Jhilli– Discards BengaliNoNoYes
2022 Raahgir – The Wayfarers HindiYesNo
2025ParikramaEnglish/Hindi/ItalianYesNo


Documentary
YearTitleLanguageDirector
1973New EarthEnglishYes
1974Hungry AutumnEnglishYes
1986The Land of Sand DunesEnglishYes
1988In search of Theater- Utpal Dutta on Utpal Dutta Bengali/EnglishYes
1989 Sange Meel Se Mulaqat- On Ustad Bismillah Khan HindiYes
1990Mohor- On Kanika Banerjee HindiYes
1996Beyond the HimaylayasEnglishYes
1999Ray: life and work on Satyajit Ray EnglishYes
2000KalahandiEnglishYes
2004Impermanance- On Dalai Lama EnglishYes
2005Journey with Jyoti Basu Bengali/EnglishYes
2007Rivers of Knowledge- A Film on Asiatic SocietyEnglishYes
2008In Search of Raja- On Raja Ram Mohan Roy EnglishYes
2012L'archivio a orienteItalian, Persian, ChineseYes
2013Subha & Me- On Artist Subhaprasanna Bengali/EnglishYes
2014The Magic of Making- On K. G. Subramanyan EnglishYes
2017A Temple to Solomon- On Calcutta High Court EnglishYes
Short film
YearTitleLanguageDirector
1987Ek Ghat Ki KahaniHindiYes
1993Sham Hi Toh HaiHindiYes
Fakir 1998HindiYes
2021Somoyer Smritimala [5] [6] BengaliYes

Awards and recognitions

Hungry Autumn (A documentary) :

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:

Honours

As an avant-garde poet

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

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Anirban Das (1 November 2010). Toward a Politics of the (Im)Possible: The Body in Third World Feminisms. Anthem Press. pp. 127–. ISBN   978-1-84331-855-2 . Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Weight of the world". The Hindu . 16 March 2008. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to GoutamGhose.com". Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Kavita (13 October 2019). "Quiet flows the disquieting river". The Daily Star . New Delhi . Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Somoyer Smritimala (Bengali,2022)". Talking about cinema. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Goutam Ghose: Gargee still has a thirst for learning". The Times of India. 8 April 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ameen Sayani, MM Keeravani to be honoured at 22nd Pune International Film Festival". The Indian Express. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Goutam Ghose Awards". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  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 27 February 2024.
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