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Rituparno Ghosh

Indian film director, actor, writer, and lyricist (1963–2013)
Person Human Q32923

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
August 31, 1963
Date of death
May 30, 2013
Place of birth
Kolkata
Place of death
Kolkata
Country of citizenship
India[10]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, actor, writer, director
Educated at
Jadavpur University, South Point School[11][12]
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[21]
Award received
Banga Bibhushan, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film, National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film, National Film Award for Best Screenplay, National Film Award for Best Direction, National Film Award for Best Feature Film, National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[24]
Family name
Ghosh[26]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Residence
Kolkata[25]
Sexual orientation
homosexuality[23]
Social media followers
19k (19k–19k, n=3)[29][30][31]
Start of work period
1992[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ritu en Ritu Da en Rituparno Ghosh de Rituparno Gosh fa ریتوپارنو گوش hi रितु hi रितु दा hi रितुपर्ण घोष ko 리투파르노 고쉬 zh 日普帕诺·高仕
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000109999576, 000000011921519X
VIAF cluster ID
95589599, 170415999
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2005207121
GND ID
138987394, 1024219267
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rituparno.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p201825
AlloCiné person ID
156574
Awards & Winners artist ID
067tk6
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15527973h
CANTIC ID
981058509030906706
Douban movie celebrity ID
1050477
Douban personage ID
27256240
Show all 40 identifiers +28
Elonet person ID
206493
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Rituparno-Ghosh
FAST ID
1988845
FIPRESCI person ID
rituparno-ghosh
Filmweb.pl person ID
193292
Find a Grave memorial ID
111449817
Freebase ID
/m/067tk6
George Eastman Museum people ID
146595
HAND ID
2A8D-2B51-0BE7-BE1C-165F
IMDb ID
nm0315916
IdRef ID
115085718
Kinobox person ID
226354
Kinopoisk person ID
547440
LdiF person ID
206194
Libraries Australia ID
52728240
MovieMeter person ID
52264
NLA Trove people ID
1521488
NLP ID
a0000002710445
NUKAT ID
n2009152963
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810695060405606
PORT person ID
213042
RERO ID (legacy)
A013297305
TMDB person ID
52264
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058509030906706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfMj84jY3G9DcbhvRBF8C
X (Twitter) username
RITUPARNOGHOSH
Yale LUX ID
person/59fa7883-deb2-4314-a1fa-4ec1eaeeb343
ČSFD person ID
16090

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 9
Raincoat, Chokher Bali, Antarmahal, The Last Lear, Abohoman, Bariwali, Shubho Mahurat, Unishe April +1 more
Films written 7
Raincoat, Chokher Bali, Antarmahal, The Last Lear, Abohoman, Shubho Mahurat, Unishe April
Award received 6
National Film Award for Best Direction, National Film Award for Best Feature Film, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film, National Film Award for Best Screenplay, Banga Bibhushan
Occupation 4
actor, writer, film director, screenwriter
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
India
Educated at 1
Jadavpur University
Family name 1
Ghosh
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Kolkata
Place of death 1
Kolkata
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Residence 1
Kolkata
Sex or gender 1
male
Sexual orientation 1
homosexuality
← Producer 1
Unishe April
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Summary

Rituparno Ghosh was born on August 31, 1963[1], in Kolkata[2]. He died on May 30, 2013[3], in Kolkata[4]. He worked as a film director[5], screenwriter[6], actor[7], writer[8], and director[9].

FAQs

Where was Rituparno Ghosh born?

Rituparno Ghosh was born in Kolkata[2].

Where did Rituparno Ghosh die?

Rituparno Ghosh passed away in Kolkata[4].

What did Rituparno Ghosh do for work?

Rituparno Ghosh worked as a film director[5], screenwriter[6], actor[7], writer[8], and director[9].

Where did Rituparno Ghosh go to school?

Rituparno Ghosh was educated at Jadavpur University[11] and South Point School[12].

What awards did Rituparno Ghosh receive?

Honors received include Banga Bibhushan[13], National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi[14], and National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[15].

Related Entities

India Jadavpur University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . ibtimes.com. ibtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 2A8D-2B51-0BE7-BE1C-165F
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  2. 14w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-ঋতুপর্ণ ঘোষ.wav, LL-Q29401 (asm)-Nayan j Nath-ঋতুপৰ্ণ ঘোষ.wav
    "Created claim: Pronunciation audio: LL-Q29401 (asm)-Nayan j Nath-ঋতুপৰ্ণ ঘোষ.wav"
  3. 23w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 146595
    "Created claim: George Eastman Museum people ID: 146595, Matched to Rituparno Ghosh (#118190907) in George Eastman M…"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film director, screenwriter, actor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32084: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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