Rituparno Ghosh passes away

Noted filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh died of cardiac arrest at his south

Kolkata residence this morning. Winner of 12 national and some international awards, Ghosh died of heart attack at 7.30am. Incidentally, Ghosh had also made a mark in the world of fashion with his designs and as a ramp model.

Ghosh was born in Kolkata on August 31, 1963. His father was a documentary filmmaker and he grew up in a world of movies. He went to Kolkata's South Point School and then studied economics at Jadavpur University.

After a short stint in advertising, he directed his first film Hirer Angti starring Moon Moon Sen. His second film Unishe April, starring Aparna Sen and Debashree Roy, won the National Award for Best Feature Film. Rituparno Ghosh followed up the critical and commercial success of Unishe April with a string of acclaimed films including Dahan starring Rituparna Sengupta and Indrani Haldar, Bariwali starring Kirron Kher, Titli starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Shubho Mahurat starring Raakhee and Sharmila Tagore.

The art, film and fashion industry is deeply mourning the loss of a legendary man at an early age of 49.