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{{Short description|Indian photographer (1934–2020)}} | |||
{{distinguish|text=the director and cinematographer [[Nemai Ghosh (director)|Nemai Ghosh]]}} | {{distinguish|text=the director and cinematographer [[Nemai Ghosh (director)|Nemai Ghosh]]}} | ||
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name | | name = Nemai Ghosh | ||
| image | | image = Nemai Ghosh Addresses - Opening Ceremony - 1st Four Ps Group Exhibition - Kolkata 2019-04-17 0616.JPG | ||
| caption | | caption = Nemai Ghosh in April 2019 | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|05|08|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], British India | | birth_place = [[Calcutta]], British India | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|3|25|1934|05|08|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = Kolkata, India | | death_place = Kolkata, India | ||
| occupation | | occupation = Photographer | ||
|years_active = 1960s–2020 | | years_active = 1960s–2020 | ||
| spouse = Shibani Ghosh | |||
| children = Santanu Ghosh, Satyaki Ghosh, Sharmistha Ghosh | |||
| relatives = Grandchildren - Shreya Ghosh, Soham Ghosh, Pujarini Ghosh, Opashona Ghosh and Nilanjan Ghosh | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Nemai Ghosh''' (8 May 1934 – 25 March 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://upperstall.com/profile/luminary/nemai-ghosh/|title=Nemai Ghosh|website=Upperstall|date=25 March 2020|access-date=25 March 2020|author=Chatterji, Shoma A.}}</ref> was a noted Indian photographer most known for working with [[Satyajit Ray]],<ref>{{cite web| title =The time of his life |publisher=Harmony, Celebrate Age Magazine| url = http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=1459&index1=0|author=Anjana Basu|date=July 2005| access-date = 29 September 2013}}</ref> as a [[Unit still photographer|still photographer]] for over two decades, starting with ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' (1969) till Ray's last film ''[[Agantuk]]'' (1991).<ref name=Arijit>{{cite news|last=Bhattacharya|first=Arijit|title=Through the lens|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110518/jsp/entertainment/story_13994343.jsp|access-date=28 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=18 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Chatterjee|first=Partha|title=Glimpses of Ray|journal=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|year=2011|volume=28|issue=13|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2813/stories/20110701281307200.htm|access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> | '''Nemai Ghosh''' (8 May 1934 – 25 March 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://upperstall.com/profile/luminary/nemai-ghosh/|title=Nemai Ghosh|website=Upperstall|date=25 March 2020|access-date=25 March 2020|author=Chatterji, Shoma A.}}</ref> was a noted Indian photographer most known for working with [[Satyajit Ray]],<ref>{{cite web| title =The time of his life |publisher=Harmony, Celebrate Age Magazine| url = http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=1459&index1=0|author=Anjana Basu|date=July 2005| access-date = 29 September 2013}}</ref> as a [[Unit still photographer|still photographer]] for over two decades, starting with ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' (1969) till Ray's last film ''[[Agantuk]]'' (1991).<ref name=Arijit>{{cite news|last=Bhattacharya|first=Arijit|title=Through the lens|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110518/jsp/entertainment/story_13994343.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521081252/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110518/jsp/entertainment/story_13994343.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 May 2011|access-date=28 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=18 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Chatterjee|first=Partha|title=Glimpses of Ray|journal=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|year=2011|volume=28|issue=13|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2813/stories/20110701281307200.htm|access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> His work spans theatre, cinema, art, cultural documentation, and his home city of Kolkata, especially via black-and-white photography that captures both grand moments and intimate, fleeting ones. | ||
He was a jury member at the [[55th National Film Awards|2007 National Film Awards]],<ref name="55thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm55NFAAward.aspx|title=55th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=3 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002034853/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm55NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf|title=55th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> and was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (2010)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwd2010.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126141319/http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwd2010.pdf|archive-date=26 November 2011}}</ref> | He was a jury member at the [[55th National Film Awards|2007 National Film Awards]],<ref name="55thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm55NFAAward.aspx|title=55th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=3 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002034853/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm55NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf|title=55th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> and was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (2010)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwd2010.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126141319/http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwd2010.pdf|archive-date=26 November 2011}}</ref> | ||
== Early life and beginnings == | |||
* Born in Kolkata (then Calcutta), British India. | |||
* He began his artistic involvement in '''theatre''', performing with Utpal Dutt’s ''Little Theatre Group''. | |||
* His interest in photography was not planned; around 1966, by chance he acquired a camera and began experimenting. | |||
== Personal life and family == | |||
Nemai Ghosh was married to Shibani Ghosh, who died on 28 March 2022. | |||
The couple had three children: | |||
* Their eldest son, Santanu Ghosh died of a brain tumour on 19 December 2001. He was survived by his wife Dalia Ghosh, daughter Shreya Ghosh, and son Soham Ghosh. | |||
* Their younger son, Satyaki Ghosh, became a photographer, following in his father’s footsteps. He is married to Madhura Ghosh with two daughters, Opashona Ghosh and Pujarini Ghosh. | |||
* Their youngest child, Sharmistha Ghosh, works as an educator. | |||
== Association with Satyajit Ray == | |||
* His first work with Satyajit Ray was on the film ''Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne'' (1969). From that point until Ray’s last film ''Agantuk'' (1991), Ghosh served as Ray’s still photographer. | |||
* Satyajit Ray referred to him as a kind of “Boswell” of his life with a camera, in reference to James Boswell, the famous biographer. | |||
He died on 25 March 2020. He was 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/nemai-ghosh-passes-aaway-205461/|title=প্রখ্যাত চিত্রগ্রাহক নিমাই ঘোষের জীবনাবসান|date=2020-03-25|website=Indian Express Bangla|language=bn-IN|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref> | He died on 25 March 2020. He was 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/nemai-ghosh-passes-aaway-205461/|title=প্রখ্যাত চিত্রগ্রাহক নিমাই ঘোষের জীবনাবসান|date=2020-03-25|website=Indian Express Bangla|language=bn-IN|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref> | ||
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[[File:Ghare Baire Gallery 3.jpg|thumb|Photographs of [[Satyajit Ray]] by Nemai Ghosh at Ghare Baire art gallery, [[Currency Building]], [[Kolkata]]]] | [[File:Ghare Baire Gallery 3.jpg|thumb|Photographs of [[Satyajit Ray]] by Nemai Ghosh at Ghare Baire art gallery, [[Currency Building]], [[Kolkata]]]] | ||
* ''Satyajit Ray 70 ans''; Photographies de Nemai Ghosh; Contributions éditées par Alok B. Nandi,1991, Eiffel Editions, Bruxelles. | * ''Satyajit Ray 70 ans''; Photographies de Nemai Ghosh; Contributions éditées par Alok B. Nandi,1991, Eiffel Editions, Bruxelles. | ||
* ''Satyajit Ray at 70'' ; Photographs by Nemai Ghosh; Contributions edited by Alok B. Nandi, 1993, Point of View and Orient Longman | * ''Satyajit Ray at 70''; Photographs by Nemai Ghosh; Contributions edited by Alok B. Nandi, 1993, Point of View and Orient Longman | ||
* {{cite book|author=Nemai Ghosh|title=Dramatic Moments: Photographs and Memories of Calcutta Theatre from the Sixties to the Nineties|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJFqKDgcVyIC|year=2000|publisher=Seagull Books|isbn=978-81-7046-156-2}} | * {{cite book|author=Nemai Ghosh|title=Dramatic Moments: Photographs and Memories of Calcutta Theatre from the Sixties to the Nineties|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJFqKDgcVyIC|year=2000|publisher=Seagull Books|isbn=978-81-7046-156-2}} | ||
* {{cite book|author=Nemai Ghosh|title=Satyajit Ray: From Script to Screen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkBUlAEACAAJ|year=2003|publisher=National Gallery of Modern Art}} | * {{cite book|author=Nemai Ghosh|title=Satyajit Ray: From Script to Screen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkBUlAEACAAJ|year=2003|publisher=National Gallery of Modern Art}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{cite web| title = Portraits of Satyajit Ray |publisher= British Film Institute | url = | * {{cite web| title = Portraits of Satyajit Ray |date= 19 August 2013 |publisher= British Film Institute | url = https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/portraits-satyajit-ray}} | ||
*[http://dagworld.com/exhibitions/nemai-ghosh-satyajit-ray-beyond/ Nemai Ghosh: Satyajit Ray and Beyond]. DAG Exhibition | *[http://dagworld.com/exhibitions/nemai-ghosh-satyajit-ray-beyond/ Nemai Ghosh: Satyajit Ray and Beyond]. DAG Exhibition | ||
*[https://filmfreeway.com/NemaiGhosh-ARAYofLight/ Nemai Ghosh - a RAY of light]. Documentary Film | *[https://filmfreeway.com/NemaiGhosh-ARAYofLight/ Nemai Ghosh - a RAY of light]. Documentary Film | ||
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[[Category:2020 deaths]] | [[Category:2020 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Photographers from West Bengal]] | [[Category:Photographers from West Bengal]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:30, 19 March 2026
Nemai Ghosh | |
|---|---|
 Nemai Ghosh in April 2019 | |
| Born | 8 May 1934 Calcutta, British India |
| Died | 25 March 2020 (aged 85) Kolkata, India |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 1960s–2020 |
| Spouse(s) | Shibani Ghosh |
| Children | Santanu Ghosh, Satyaki Ghosh, Sharmistha Ghosh |
| Relatives | Grandchildren - Shreya Ghosh, Soham Ghosh, Pujarini Ghosh, Opashona Ghosh and Nilanjan Ghosh |
Nemai Ghosh (8 May 1934 – 25 March 2020)[1] was a noted Indian photographer most known for working with Satyajit Ray,[2] as a still photographer for over two decades, starting with Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) till Ray's last film Agantuk (1991).[3][4] His work spans theatre, cinema, art, cultural documentation, and his home city of Kolkata, especially via black-and-white photography that captures both grand moments and intimate, fleeting ones.
He was a jury member at the 2007 National Film Awards,[5][6] and was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2010.[7]
Early life and beginnings[edit | edit source]
- Born in Kolkata (then Calcutta), British India.
- He began his artistic involvement in theatre, performing with Utpal Dutt’s Little Theatre Group.
- His interest in photography was not planned; around 1966, by chance he acquired a camera and began experimenting.
Personal life and family[edit | edit source]
Nemai Ghosh was married to Shibani Ghosh, who died on 28 March 2022.
The couple had three children:
- Their eldest son, Santanu Ghosh died of a brain tumour on 19 December 2001. He was survived by his wife Dalia Ghosh, daughter Shreya Ghosh, and son Soham Ghosh.
- Their younger son, Satyaki Ghosh, became a photographer, following in his father’s footsteps. He is married to Madhura Ghosh with two daughters, Opashona Ghosh and Pujarini Ghosh.
- Their youngest child, Sharmistha Ghosh, works as an educator.
Association with Satyajit Ray[edit | edit source]
- His first work with Satyajit Ray was on the film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969). From that point until Ray’s last film Agantuk (1991), Ghosh served as Ray’s still photographer.
- Satyajit Ray referred to him as a kind of “Boswell” of his life with a camera, in reference to James Boswell, the famous biographer.
He died on 25 March 2020. He was 85.[8]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Satyajit Ray 70 ans; Photographies de Nemai Ghosh; Contributions éditées par Alok B. Nandi,1991, Eiffel Editions, Bruxelles.
- Satyajit Ray at 70; Photographs by Nemai Ghosh; Contributions edited by Alok B. Nandi, 1993, Point of View and Orient Longman
- Nemai Ghosh (2000). Dramatic Moments: Photographs and Memories of Calcutta Theatre from the Sixties to the Nineties. Seagull Books. ISBN 978-81-7046-156-2.
- Nemai Ghosh (2003). Satyajit Ray: From Script to Screen. National Gallery of Modern Art.
- Nemai Ghosh (2004). Ray and the Blind Painter: An Odyssey Into the Inner Eye. New Age. ISBN 978-81-7819-041-9.
- Andrew Robinson; Nemai Ghosh (photographs) (2005). Satyajit Ray: A Vision of Cinema. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-074-1.
- Nemai Ghosh; Yusuf Arakkal; Stuart Forster; Giridhar Khasnis (2007). The Street: Arakkal Paints a Picture. Art Alive Gallery.
- Nemai Ghosh; Geeti Sen (2007). Faces of Indian Art: Through the Lens of Nemai Ghosh. Art Alive Gallery. ISBN 978-81-901844-5-8.
- Nemai Ghosh (2011). Manik Da: Memoirs Of Satyajit Ray. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-93-5029-040-8.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Chatterji, Shoma A. (25 March 2020). "Nemai Ghosh". Upperstall. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ Anjana Basu (July 2005). "The time of his life". Harmony, Celebrate Age Magazine. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Arijit (18 May 2011). "Through the lens". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ Chatterjee, Partha (2011). "Glimpses of Ray". Frontline. 28 (13). Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "55th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "55th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (2010)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2011.
- ↑ "প্রখ্যাত চিত্রগ্রাহক নিমাই ঘোষের জীবনাবসান". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- Samik Bandyopadhyay. Nemai Ghosh: Portfolio. Seagull Theatre Quarterly, Issue 2, Apr 1994. pp 52–57.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Portraits of Satyajit Ray". British Film Institute. 19 August 2013.
- Nemai Ghosh: Satyajit Ray and Beyond. DAG Exhibition
- Nemai Ghosh - a RAY of light. Documentary Film