31-08-1963
Birthday
Virgo
Zodiac Sign
-
Genres
5
Total Films
Also known as (male)
Kolkata, India
Place of Birth
31-08-1963
Birthday
Virgo
Zodiac Sign
-
Genres
5
Total Films
Ritu
Also Known As (male)
Kolkata, India
Place of Birth
actor
5 Works
producer
1 Works
director
53 Works
writer
27 Works
other
2 Works
Bird of Dusk
An insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought. The film is about an artist's relationship to his city Calcutta and is based on his personal memoirs, archival material, and conversations with cast, crew, and family.Year:
2018
Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
Rudra Chatterjee (Rituparno Ghosh), as a young man defied the social convention, and became a choreographer instead of an engineer. As he prepares with his team to stage Tagore's Chitrangada, he meets Partho (Jisshu Sengupta), who is a drug-addict percussionist introduced to the team by the main dancer Kasturi (Raima Sen). Soon, Rudra develops a chemistry with Partho and they are deep in a passionate love affair. During the course of their relationship, they decide to adopt a child. But there is one problem; same-sex couples are not permitted to adopt children. So Rudra decides to go through a gender change treatment to embrace the womanhood he longs for. But will this surgery change his life and fulfill all his long-cherished dreams? A 'film-within-film' only this time the film-within is Tagore's epochal epic Chitrangada - "our identity is what we wish to be".Year:
2015
Chitrangada
Rudra and Partho's desire to adopt a child leads Rudra to take the most crucial decision. Rudra decides to undergo sex reassignment surgery, so that they can be legally considered a couple and allowed to adopt a baby.Year:
2012
Memories in March
The film is the effective exploration of a situation wherein a bereaved mother comes to terms with her late son’s sexual identity.Year:
2011
Just Another Love Story
Delhi-based trans documentary filmmaker, Abhiroop Sen, wants to make a documentary film on the life of famous jatra thespian, Chapal Bhaduri. But in doing so Sen recognises that their life resembles Chapal's life. 'Just Another Love Story' revolves around the trauma, the setbacks, and the heartache experienced by the trans community.Year:
2010
