Ishaan Ghose

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Ishaan Ghose
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NationalityIndian
Years active2003–present
Known forDirector, Producer, Cinematographer
Notable work Jhilli
Parent

Ishaan Ghose is an Indian film director, editor, writer and cinematographer from West Bengal, India. [1] [2] [3] He is the son of an Indian filmmaker Goutam Ghose who works primarily in Bengali cinema. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Early life

Ishaan Ghose was born to an Indian filmmaker Goutam Ghose and costume designer Neelanjana Ghose. [8] [4]

Career

He started working as a camera assistant in 2011 and continued till 2015, when he filmed documentaries till, he got his first chance to work independently with his father's Indo-Bangladesh co-production Shankhachil . In 2016, he and his sister Anandi began documenting the ragpickers in the Tiljala area for an NGO. They photographed them and spent a lot of time with them, but they had to stop because the NGO was having legal problems. It took him 12 years till he felt he had the confidence to step into direction independently. He frequently worked as an assistant or the cinematographer's assistant on documentaries, commercials, and feature films before plunging into the world of cinematic creativity and directed Jhilli . [4] [9]

Filmography

YearTitleEnglish TitleDirectorProducerCinematographerLanguageRef
2016 Shankhachil Conch ShellNoNoYes Bengali [10]
2019 Raahgir The WayfarersNoNoYes Hindi [11]
2021 Jhilli DiscardsYesYesYes Bengali [12] [13]

Awards

YearFilmCategoryOccasionsRemarksRef
2016 Shankhachil Best Cinematography Filmfare Awards East Nominated [14]
2022 Jhilli Innovation in Moving Images

Best Film

Kolkata International Film Festival Won [15] [16]
2022 Jhilli INT'L Narrative Feature Mammoth Lakes Film Festival Honorable Mention [17]

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