Goutam Ghose


Goutam Ghose is an Indian film director, actor, music director and cinematographer who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, in 1997.
In 2012, the Government of West Bengal honored him with the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement. Acknowledging his contributions to film, he was awarded the Knighthood of the Star of the Italian Solidarity in July 2006.
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Early life

Goutam Ghose was born on 24 July 1950 in Calcutta, India to Santana and Prof. Himangshu Kumar Ghose. His kindergarten days began at the St John's Diocesan School. He studied there till class 4 and then moved to the neighboring Cathedral Missionary Boys' School. He graduated from the University of Calcutta.

Career

He started making documentaries in 1973. Took active part in group theatre movement in Calcutta. Also dedicated some time as a Photojournalist. Made his first documentary– New Earth in 1973 followed by Hungry Autumn. Since then, he has made a number of feature films and documentaries. Ghose was greatly influenced by the movies of Akira Kurosawa' Homage (arts), Satyajit Ray's Adventure film, Ritwik Ghatak's Hyperlink cinema, Rajen Tarafdar's Partition of India in Film, Mrinal Sen's New Indian Cinema and Ajoy Kar's Social realism who had heralded a new era in Bengali movie through his works.
His most successful films were Antarjali Jatra, Padma Nadir Majhi, Abar Aranye, Kaalbela, Shankhachil and Moner Manush. He becomes limelight for those Movie.

Filmography

YearTitleLanguageDirectorActorProducerNotes
1980Maa BhoomiTelugu
1981DakhalBengali
1982GrihajuddhaBengali
1984PaarHindi
1987Antarjali JatraBengali
1992Padma Nadir MajhiBengaliIndo-Bangladesh joint production
1993PatangHindi
1996Vrindavan Film StudiosItalian
1997GudiaHindi
2001DekhaBengali
2003Abar AranyeBengali
2006YatraHindi
2009KaalbelaBengali
2010Moner Manush BengaliIndo-Bangladesh joint production
2011Baishe SrabonBengali
2012Ekla AkashBengali
2013Shunyo AwnkoBengali
2014ChotushkoneBengali
2016ShankhachilBengaliIndo-Bangladesh joint production
2017Beyond the CloudsEnglish / Hindi
2018Guptodhoner SandhaneBengali
2019Shantilal O Projapoti RohoshyoBengali
2021Jhilli– DiscardsBengali
2022Raahgir – The WayfarersHindi
2025ParikramaEnglish / Hindi / Italian

YearTitleLanguageDirector
1973New EarthEnglish
1974Hungry AutumnEnglish
1986The Land of Sand DunesEnglish
1988In search of Theater- Utpal Dutta on Utpal DuttaBengali/English
1989Sange Meel Se Mulaqat- On Ustad Bismillah KhanHindi
1990Mohor- On Kanika BanerjeeHindi
1996Beyond the HimaylayasEnglish
1999Ray: life and work on Satyajit RayEnglish
2000KalahandiEnglish
2004Impermanance- On Dalai LamaEnglish
2005Journey with Jyoti BasuBengali/English
2007Rivers of Knowledge- A Film on Asiatic SocietyEnglish
2008In Search of Raja- On Raja Ram Mohan RoyEnglish
2012L'archivio a orienteItalian, Persian, Chinese
2013Subha & Me- On Artist SubhaprasannaBengali/English
2014The Magic of Making- On K. G. SubramanyanEnglish
2017A Temple to Solomon- On Calcutta High CourtEnglish

YearTitleLanguageDirector
1987Ek Ghat Ki KahaniHindi
1993Sham Hi Toh HaiHindi
Fakir1998Hindi
2021Somoyer SmritimalaBengali

Awards and recognitions

Hungry Autumn :
  • Main Award, Oberhausen Film Festival
Land of Sand Dunes :
Meeting a Milestone :
Maa Bhoomi:
Dakhal:
Paar:
Antarjali Jatra:
Padma Nadir Majhi:
Patang:
Beyond the Himalayas :
Gudia:
Dekha:
Kalahandi :
A Treasure in the Snow :
Abar Aranye:
Impermanence :
Yatra:
Moner Manush:
Shankhachil:
Special Awards:
  • Is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, 1997
  • Was awarded the Knighthood of the "Star of the Italian Solidarity" in July 2006
  • Awarded the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement in film direction in 2012
  • UNESCO Award
  • Kalakar Awards
  • PIFF Distinguished Award

Honours

As an avant-garde poet

Ghose has portrayed the role of a Hungry generation poet in Srijit Mukherji's film Baishe Srabon and also penned the poems of the character he played.