Filminstruktøren Rituparno Ghosh var især et stort navn indenfor bengalsk film og døde i Bengalens hovedby, Calcutta, skriver BBC online fredag – han arbejdede bl.a. med nogle af Bollywoods største stjerner.
Mr Ghosh, 49, was suffering from pancreatitis (akut bugspytkirtel-betændelse) for the last couple of weeks and died from a heart attack Thursday morning. He won several national and international awards for his work
Debuting with his 1994 film Heerer Angti (The diamond ring), he made many critically acclaimed (roste) films like Unishe April (19 April), Chokher Bali (Sand in the eye) and Abohoman (The eternal).
Mr Ghosh was well known for his realistic depictions of interpersonal relationships and urban-educated middle class angst.
The director worked with several big stars of Bengali cinema and Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.
His 2003 film Chokher Bali was awarded the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival and his last film, Chitrangada, won a special jury award in the 2012 national film awards.
Two days ago, Ghosh wrote, that he had finished shooting his latest film Satyaneshi – based on the legendary Bengali detective fictional character, Byomkesh Bakshi.
Se mere om Rituparno Ghosh på
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh
Se også om, at FN markerede 100-året for tildelingen af Nobel-pris til inderen Rabindranath Tagore på
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45047&Cr=civilizations&Cr1=#.UapaZGVqr4s
