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Biography
Rituparno Ghosh was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his second feature film Unishe April which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Having won 19 National Awards, along with his contemporaries Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose, Rituparno heralded contemporary Bengali cinema to greater heights. Ghosh died on 30 May 2013 in Kolkata after a heart attack. Ghosh was one of the openly homosexual personalities in Indian cinema.
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Awards & recognition
- Banga Bibhushan · 2013
- National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention · 2012
- National Film Award — Best Feature Film in English · 2007
- National Film Award — Best Feature Film in Hindi · 2004
- National Film Award — Best Bengali Feature Film · 1998
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- National Film Award — Best Feature Film · 1994
- National Film Award — Best Direction
- National Film Award — Best Screenplay
- National Film Award — Best Bengali Feature Film
