Ritwik Ghatak
Indian Bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925–1976)
1.35body-of-work score · ranked #695 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- November 4, 1925 · Dhaka
- Died
- February 6, 1976 · Kolkata
- Nationality
- British Raj, India, Dominion of India
- Work
- film director, film actor, screenwriter, film producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1Meghe Dhaka Taraমেঘে ঢাকা তারা
1960 · India · drama, musical
Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #152 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1990 #5 · Criterion Collection spine #993
1.074 citations - 2Titash Ekti Nadir Naamতিতাস একটি নদীর নাম
1973 · Bangladesh / India · drama
Criterion Collection spine #687
0.161 citation - 30.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 14 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1958Ajantrik
- 1959Bari Theke Paliye
- 1960Meghe Dhaka Tara
- 1961Komal Gandhar
- 1963Ustad Alauddin Khan
- 1964Bagalar Banga Darshan
- 1965Fear
- 1965Subarnarekha
- 1970Amar Lenin
- 1973Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
- 1974Jukti Takko Aar Gappo
- 1977Nagarik
- —Bedeni
- —Kato Ajanare