Rituparno Ghosh with Aishwarya Rai during the shooting of Chokher Bali

As writer-director

Hirer Angti (1992) This children’s film was Ghosh’s directorial debut. He was 29 years old.

Unishe April (1994) His second film starring Aparna Sen and Debasree Roy about the embittered relationship of a daughter with her renowned danseuse mother bagged two National Film Awards, including Best Film.

Dahan (1997) The story of a schoolteacher’s battle to bring justice to a victim of molestation in the face of all odds won him more National Awards.

Asukh (1999) An actress’s relationship with her father won the Best Film in Bengali National Award.

Bariwali (2000) Kirron Kher played the titular role of the reclusive landlady who is drawn to the director of a film that is being shot in her house. Was a personal favourite of the maker.

Utsab (2000) The complexities of a middle-class joint family explored in the backdrop of Durga Puja. Won National Award for Best Direction.

Titli (2002) Traced the journey of Titli (Konkona Sensharma) to womanhood and her relationship with her mother (Aparna Sen).

Shubho Mahurat (2003) Based on Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side about the mysterious death of an actress, investigated by a journalist (Nandita Das) and her aunt (Rakhee). Also starred Sharmila Tagore.

Chokher Bali (2003) Based on the Tagore novel, the film introduced Aishwarya Rai to Tollywood as Binodini. The film also starred Prosenjit, Raima Sen and Tota Roy Choudhury. Made the maker a name to reckon with, nationally.

Raincoat (2004) His only Hindi film starred Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgn and had a soundtrack to treasure.

Antarmahal (2005) Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Soha Ali Khan and Roopa Ganguly, the story of a tyrannical zamindar pushed the envelope in more ways than one.

Dosar (2006) Shot entirely in black and white, the tale of marital infidelity starred Prosenjit and Konkona.

The Last Lear (2007) Amitabh Bachchan came to Tollywood as an ageing Shakespearean actor for the tale based on Utpal Dutt’s play Aajker Shahjahan. The film also starred Arjun Rampal and Preity Zinta.

Khela (2008) An idealistic director determined to make a film with a boy he considers perfect for the role ends up discovering the child in himself. Brought Manisha Koirala to Bengal.

Shob Charitra Kalponik (2009) Bipasha Basu’s Bengali debut was a tale of lyricism and loss.

Abohoman (2010) A married director falls in love with an actress as young as his son. Starring Dipankar De, Mamata Shankar, Jisshu Sengupta and Ananya Chatterjee.

Noukadubi (2011) A return to Rabindranath, this tale of love, loss and mistaken identity brought together sisters Raima and Riya, and marked Prosenjit’s last appearance in a Rituparno film.

Chitrangada (2012) Rituparno wrote, directed and acted in the film dealing with a man’s struggle with his gender identity.

Jeevan Smriti (yet to release) A documentary on the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore with fictionalised scenes.

Sunglass (yet to release) Made both in Hindi and Bengali, a fantasy comedy about a husband and wife and a pair of sunglasses stars R. Madhavan, Konkona, Naseeruddin Shah and Jaya Bachchan.

Satyanweshi (shooting just got over) Sujoy Kahaani Ghosh debuts as an actor and as Bomkesh Bakshi.

As actor

Aarekti Premer Galpo (2010) Rituparno played the lead role as an androgynous documentary filmmaker making a film on the life of jatra actor Chapal Bhaduri. Was directed by Kaushik Ganguly.

Memories in March (2011) Rituparno played a pivotal role in this film about a mother coming to terms with her son’s sexuality after his death. Directed by Sanjoy Nag and co-starred Deepti Naval.

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