Goutam Ghose

Goutam Ghose
Born
Goutam Ghose

(1950-07-24) 24 July 1950 (age 76)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
EducationUniversity of Calcutta
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Actor
  • music director
  • cinematographer
SpouseNeelanjana Ghose (1978–2025)
ChildrenAnandi Ghose, Ishaan Ghose

Goutam Ghose (Bengali pronunciation: [ɡou̯tom ɡʱoʃ]) (also spelled Gautam Ghosh; born 24 July 1950) 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.

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 (now an all-girls 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, 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 came into limelight for these films.

Filmography

Denotes film that has not yet been released

As film director

Feature films
Year Title Language Director Music Cinematographer Notes
1980Maa BhoomiTeluguYesYesNo
1981DakhalBengaliYesYesYes
1984PaarHindiYesYesYes
1987Antarjali JatraBengaliYesYesYes
1992Padma Nadir MajhiBengaliYesYesYes Indo-Bangladesh joint production
1993PatangHindiYesYesYes
1997GudiaHindiYesYesYes
2001DekhaBengaliYesYesYes
2003Abar AranyeBengaliYesYesYes
2006YatraHindiYesYesYes Also editor
2009KaalbelaBengaliYesYesYes
2010Moner ManushBengaliYesYesNo Indo-Bangladesh joint production
2013Shunyo AwnkoBengaliYesNoNo
2016ShankhachilBengaliYesNoNo Indo-Bangladesh joint production
2022Raahgir – The WayfarersHindiYesNoNo
2025 Parikrama English / Hindi / ItalianYesNoNo
Documentaries
Year Title Language
1973New EarthEnglish
1974Hungry AutumnEnglish
1986The Land of Sand DunesEnglish
1988 In search of Theater- Utpal Dutta on Utpal Dutta Bengali/English
1989Sange Meel Se Mulaqat- On Ustad Bismillah KhanHindi
1990 Mohor- On Kanika Banerjee Hindi
1996Beyond the HimaylayasEnglish
1999Ray: life and work on Satyajit RayEnglish
2000 Kalahandi English
2004Impermanance- On Dalai LamaEnglish
2005 Journey with Jyoti Basu Bengali/English
2007 Rivers of Knowledge- A Film on Asiatic Society English
2008 In Search of Raja- On Raja Ram Mohan Roy English
2012L'archivio a orienteItalian, Persian, Chinese
2013 Subha & Me- On Artist Subhaprasanna Bengali/English
2014 The Magic of Making- On K. G. Subramanyan English
2017 A Temple to Solomon- On Calcutta High Court English
Short films
Year Title Language
1987 Ek Ghat Ki Kahani Hindi
1993 Sham Hi Toh Hai Hindi
1998 Fakir Hindi
2021 Somoyer Smritimala Bengali

As actor

As actor
Year Title Role Language Notes
1982Grihajuddha SandipanBengali
1996Vrindavan Film Studios Italian
2011Baishe Srabon Nibaron ChakrabortyBengali
2012Ekla Akash Bengali
2014Chotushkone Sakyo/AnimeshBengali Dual roles
2017Beyond the Clouds AkshiEnglish / Hindi
2018Guptodhoner Sandhane Harinarayan Singha RoyBengali Cameo appearance
2019Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo editor of The SentinelBengali

Awards and recognitions

Hungry Autumn (documentary):

Land of Sand Dunes (documentary):

Meeting a Milestone (documentary):

Maa Bhoomi:

Dakhal:

Paar:

Antarjali Jatra:

Padma Nadir Majhi:

Patang:

Beyond the Himalayas (documentary):

Gudia:

Dekha:

Kalahandi (documentary):

A Treasure in the Snow (documentary):

Abar Aranye:

Impermanence (documentary):

Yatra:

Moner Manush:

Shankhachil:

Special Awards:

Honours

As an avant-garde poet

Ghose has portrayed the role of a Hungry generation poet in Srijit Mukherji's film Baishe Srabon (2011) and also penned the poems of the character he played.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Interview: Weight of the world". The Hindu. 16 March 2008. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to GoutamGhose.com". Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Kavita (13 October 2019). "Quiet flows the disquieting river". The Daily Star. New Delhi. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Somoyer Smritimala (Bengali,2022)". Talking about cinema. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Goutam Ghose: Gargee still has a thirst for learning". The Times of India. 8 April 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ameen Sayani, MM Keeravani to be honoured at 22nd Pune International Film Festival". The Indian Express. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Goutam Ghose Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Academy invites record 774 new members; 39 percent female, 30 percent people color". Hollywood Reporter. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "News Archive". Adamas University. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Goutam Ghose – Awards". IMDb.[user-generated source]
  14. ↑ "London's Gold Mercury Council seat for director Goutam Ghose". The Times of India. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Goutam Ghose joins the Gold Mercury Megavisionary Council". Channel i. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.