Noted film-makar of Kolkata - Rituparno Ghosh passes away this morning
at his residence. He died from a massive heart-attack while he was
sleeping and the doctors confirmed his death at 7:30 am today. He was
only 49 and was suffering from pancreatitis, for which he had to take
various medicines daily. Fans of him thronged his residence in south
Kolkata this morning including ministers of the State Government.
Noted actor Soumitra Chatterjee said, it is unbelievable. We lost a
skilled filmmaker. He has made 19 films, out of which 12 films bagged
national film awards. His films acclaimed internationally too.
Rituparno lamented that his films never been considered for Oscar
nomination, which is regrettable.
He was born on 31 August in the year 1963 in Kolkata and brought up
here too. His parents were related to film industry. His father was a
noted documentary filmmaker.
Rituparno studied at South Point school and then graduated in
Economics from Jadavpur University.
He ma...
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