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|name = Goutam Ghose
| name              = Goutam Ghose
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|7|24}}
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|birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| image             = Goutam Ghose in Film Shoot.jpg
|occupation = [[Film director]], actor, producer, music director, cinematographer
| birth_name        = Goutam Ghose
| years_active = 1974-present
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1950|7|24|df=yes}}
|spouse       = Neelanjana Ghose (1978-present)
| birth_place       = [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
|children     = Anandi Ghose
| education          = [[University of Calcutta]]
                Ishaan Ghose
| occupation        = {{hlist|Director|Screenwriter|Actor|music director|cinematographer}}
| website      = {{URL|http://www.goutamghose.com}}
| years_active       =  
| spouse             = Neelanjana Ghose (1978–2025)
| children           = Anandi Ghose, [[Ishaan Ghose]]
| parents            =  
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'''Goutam Ghose''' (also credited as '''Gautam Ghosh''') (born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director,music director and cinematographer,Actor who works primarily in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].He Is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, 1997.In 2012, The Government of West Bengal honoured him with the [[Banga Bibhushan]] for lifetime achievement, acknowledging his contributions to film and He Was awarded the Knighthood of the Star of the Italian Solidarity in July 2006.<ref name="Das2010">{{cite book|author=Anirban Das|title=Toward a Politics of the (Im)Possible: The Body in Third World Feminisms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y35hbS5eejAC&pg=PA127|access-date=3 October 2012|date=1 November 2010|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=978-1-84331-855-2|pages=127–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Weight of the world|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/03/16/stories/2008031650130500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319232223/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/03/16/stories/2008031650130500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2008|date=16 March 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
'''Goutam Ghose''' ({{IPA|bn|ɡou̯tom ɡʱoʃ}}) (also spelled '''Gautam Ghosh'''; born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, actor, music director and cinematographer who works primarily in [[Cinema of West Bengal|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.<ref name="Das2010">{{cite book|author=Anirban Das|title=Toward a Politics of the (Im)Possible: The Body in Third World Feminisms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y35hbS5eejAC&pg=PA127|access-date=3 October 2012|date=1 November 2010|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=978-1-84331-855-2|pages=127–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Weight of the world|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/03/16/stories/2008031650130500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319232223/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/03/16/stories/2008031650130500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2008|date=16 March 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goutamghose.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006141924/http://www.goutamghose.com/ |archive-date=6 October 2010  }}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goutamghose.com/ |title=Welcome to GoutamGhose.com |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006141924/http://www.goutamghose.com/ |archive-date=6 October 2010  }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
He started making [[documentaries]] in 1973. Took active part in group theatre movement in [[Calcutta]].
He started making [[documentaries]] in 1973. Took active part in group theatre movement in [[Calcutta]]. Also dedicated some time as a [[Photo Journalist|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 (arts)]], [[Satyajit Ray]]'s [[Adventure film]], [[Ritwik Ghatak]]'s [[Hyperlink cinema]], [[Rajen Tarafdar]]'s [[Partition of India]] in Film , [[Mrinal Sen]]'s [[Parallel cinema|New Indian Cinema]]  and [[Ajoy Kar]]'s [[Social realism]]  who had heralded a new era in Bengali movie through his works.
Also dedicated some time as a [[Photo Journalist]]. Made his first documentary– New Earth in 1973 followed by Hungry Autumn. Since then, he has made a number of feature films and documentaries.
 
His most successful films were ''[[Antarjali Jatra]]'', ''[[Padma Nadir Majhi]]'', ''[[Abar Aranye]]'', {{Lang|bn-latn|[[Kaalbela]]}}, ''[[Shankhachil]]'' and {{Lang|bn-latn|[[Moner Manush]]}}. He came into limelight for these films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-109581|title=Quiet flows the disquieting river|author=Kavita|place=[[New Delhi]]|date=13 October 2019|access-date=24 July 2022|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
!'''Year'''||'''Film'''||'''Language'''||'''Director'''||'''Actor'''
|+ Feature films
!'''Year'''
!'''Title'''
!'''Language'''
!'''Director'''
!'''Actor'''
!'''Producer'''
!Notes
|-
| '''1980'''|| ''[[Maa Bhoomi]]'' || Telugu||{{yes}} || {{no}}
|
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|-
| '''1981'''|| ''[[Dakhal]]'' || Bengali|| {{yes}} ||  {{no}}
|
|
|-
| '''1982'''|| ''[[Grihajuddha]]'' || Bengali||{{no}} || {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| '''1984'''|| ''[[Paar (film)|Paar]]''|| Hindi|| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
| '''1987'''|| {{Lang|bn-latn|[[Antarjali Jatra]]}}|| Bengali || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
| '''1992'''|| ''[[Padma Nadir Majhi]]'' || Bengali || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|[[Indo-Bangladesh joint production]]
|-
| '''1993'''|| ''[[Patang (film)|Patang]]'' ||Hindi|| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
|'''1996'''||''Vrindavan Film Studios''||Italian|| {{no}} || {{yes}}
|
|
|-
|'''1997'''|| ''[[Gudia (1997 film)|Gudia]]'' || Hindi|| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
|'''2001'''|| ''[[Dekha]]''|| Bengali  || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
| '''2003'''||''[[Abar Aranye]]''|| Bengali|| {{yes}} ||  {{No}}
|
|
|-
| '''2006'''||''[[Yatra (2007 film)|Yatra]]'' || Hindi|| {{yes}} ||  {{no}}
|
|
|-
| '''2009'''||{{Lang|bn-latn|[[Kaalbela]]}}||Bengali  || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
|'''2010'''||{{Lang|bn-latn|[[Moner Manush (film)|Moner Manush]]}}|| Bengali|| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|[[Indo-Bangladesh joint production]]
|-
|'''2011'''|| {{Lang|bn-latn|[[Baishe Srabon]]}} ||Bengali|| {{no}} || {{yes}}
|
|
|-
|'''2012'''|| ''[[Ekla Akash]]'' ||Bengali|| {{no}} || {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| '''2013'''|| ''[[Shunyo Awnko]]'' || Bengali||{{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
|'''2014'''||''[[Chotushkone]]''|| Bengali|| {{no}} || {{yes}}
|
|
|-
|'''2016'''||''[[Shankhachil]]''||Bengali|| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|[[Indo-Bangladesh joint production]]
|-
| '''2017'''|| ''[[Beyond the Clouds (2017 film)|Beyond the Clouds]]'' || English / Hindi||{{no}} || {{yes}}
|
|
|-
|'''2018'''||''[[Guptodhoner Sandhane]]''||Bengali|| {{no}} || {{yes}}
|
|
|-
|-
| '''1980'''|| ''''''[[Maa Bhoomi]]''''' || '''Telugu'''||{{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''2019'''||''[[Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo]]''|| Bengali|| {{no}} || {{yes}}  
|
|
|-
|-
| '''1981'''|| '''''[[Dakhal]]''''' || '''Bengali'''|| {{yes}} ||  {{no}}
| '''2021'''|| ''[[Jhilli|Jhilli– Discards]]'' || Bengali||{{No}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}  
|
|-
|-
| '''1982'''|| '''''[[Grihajuddha]]''''' || '''Bengali'''||{{no}} || {{yes}}  
| '''2022'''|| ''[[Raahgir – The Wayfarers]]''  || Hindi||{{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
|'''2025'''
|''Parikrama''
|English / Hindi / Italian||{{yes}} || {{no}}  
|
|
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Documentary
!'''Year'''
!'''Title'''
!'''Language'''
!'''Director'''
|-
|-
| '''1984'''|| ''[[Paar (film)|'''Paar''']]''|| '''Hindi'''|| {{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''1973'''||''New Earth''||English ||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''1987'''|| ''''''[[Antarjali Jatra]]'''''|| '''Bengali''' || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|'''1974'''||''Hungry Autumn''||English ||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''1992'''|| ''''''[[Padma Nadir Majhi]]''''' || '''Bengali''' || {{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''1986'''||''The Land of Sand Dunes''||English ||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''1993'''|| ''[[Patang (film)|'''Patang''']]'' ||'''Hindi'''|| {{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''1988'''
|''In search of Theater- Utpal Dutta'' on [[Utpal Dutta]]
|Bengali/English||{{yes}}
|-
|-
|'''1997'''|| ''[[Gudia (1997 film)|'''Gudia''']]'' || '''Hindi'''|| {{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''1989'''||''[[Sange Meel Se Mulaqat]]- On Ustad [[Bismillah Khan]]''||Hindi ||{{yes}}
|-
|-
|'''2001'''|| '''''[[Dekha]]'''''|| '''Bengali'''  || {{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''1990'''
|Mohor- On [[Kanika Banerjee]]
|Hindi||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''2003'''||''''''[[Abar Aranye]]'''''|| '''Bengali'''|| {{yes}} ||  {{No}}  
||'''1996'''||''Beyond the Himaylayas''||English ||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''2006'''||''[[Yatra (2007 film)|'''Yatra''']]'' || '''Hindi'''|| {{yes}} ||  {{no}}  
|'''1999'''||''Ray: life and work'' on [[Satyajit Ray]]||English ||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''2009'''||'''''[[Kaalbela]]'''''||'''Bengali'''  || {{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''2000'''
|''Kalahandi''
|English||{{yes}}
|-
|-
|'''2010'''||''[[Moner Manush (film)|'''Moner Manush''']]''|| '''Bengali'''|| {{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''2004'''||''Impermanance- On'' [[Dalai Lama]]||English ||{{yes}}
|-
|-
|'''2011'''|| ''''''[[Baishe Srabon]]''''' ||'''Bengali'''|| {{no}} || {{yes}}  
|'''2005'''
|''Journey with [[Jyoti Basu]]''
|Bengali/English||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''2013'''|| ''''''[[Shunyo Awnko]]''''' || '''Bengali'''||{{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''2007'''
|''Rivers of Knowledge- A Film on Asiatic Society''
|English||{{yes}}
|-
|-
|'''2014'''||'''''[[Chotushkone]]'''''|| '''Bengali'''|| {{no}} || {{yes}}  
|'''2008'''
|''In Search of Raja- On'' [[Raja Ram Mohan Roy]]
|English||{{yes}}
|-
|-
|'''2016'''||'''''[[Shankhachil]]'''''||'''Bengali'''|| {{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''2012'''||''L'archivio a oriente''||Italian, Persian, Chinese ||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''2017'''|| ''[[Beyond the Clouds (2017 film)|'''Beyond the Clouds''']]'' || '''English'''/'''Hindi'''||{{no}} || {{yes}}  
|'''2013'''
|Subha & Me- On Artist [[Subhaprasanna]]
|Bengali/English||{{yes}}
|-
|-
|'''2018'''||''''''[[Guptodhoner Sandhane]]'''''||'''Bengali'''|| {{no}} || {{yes}}  
|'''2014'''
|The Magic of Making- On [[K. G. Subramanyan]]
|English||{{yes}}
|-
|-
| '''2022'''|| ''''''[[Raahgir – The Wayfarers]]'''''  || '''Hindi'''||{{yes}} || {{no}}  
|'''2017'''
|A Temple to Solomon- On [[Calcutta High Court]]
|English||{{yes}}
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable"  
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
|'''Year'''||'''Documentary'''||'''Language'''||'''Director'''
|+ Short film
!'''Year'''
!'''Title'''
!'''Language'''
!'''Director'''
|-
|-
|'''1989'''||'''''[[Sange Meel Se Mulaqat]]'''''||'''Hindi''' ||{{yes}}
|'''1987'''
|Ek Ghat Ki Kahani
|'''Hindi'''||{{yes}}
|-
|'''1993'''
|Sham Hi Toh Hai
|'''Hindi'''||{{yes}}
|-
|''[[Fakir]]''
|'''1998'''
|'''Hindi'''||{{yes}}
|-
|'''2021'''
|Somoyer Smritimala <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-23 |title=Somoyer Smritimala (Bengali,2022) |url=https://chasingcinema.wordpress.com/2023/07/23/somoyer-smritimala-bengali2022/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Talking about cinema |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-08 |title=Goutam Ghose: Gargee still has a thirst for learning |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/goutam-ghose-gargee-still-has-a-thirst-for-learning/articleshow/81966786.cms |access-date=2024-02-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|'''Bengali'''||{{yes}}
|}
|}


== Awards and Recognitions ==
== Awards and recognitions ==


'''''Hungry Autumn''''' (A documentary) :  
'''''Hungry Autumn''''' (A documentary) :  
*Main Award, [[Oberhausen Film Festival]] (1978)
*Main Award, Oberhausen Film Festival (1978)


'''''Land of Sand Dunes''''' (A documentary):  
'''''Land of Sand Dunes''''' (A documentary):  
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'''''Meeting a Milestone''''' (A documentary):  
'''''Meeting a Milestone''''' (A documentary):  
*Special screening at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], (out of competition)
*[[File:The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Direction Award for the year 2004 to Mr. Goutam Ghose ( film Abar Aranye ) at the 51st National Film Award function in New Delhi on February 2, 2005.jpg|thumb|296x296px|The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Direction Award for the year 2004 to Mr. Goutam Ghose]]Special screening at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], (out of competition)


'''[[Maa Bhoomi]]''':
'''[[Maa Bhoomi]]''':
*NANDI State Award for Best Film
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telegu]] (1979)
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu]]


'''[[Dakhal]]''':  
'''[[Dakhal]]''':  
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] (1982)
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] (1982)
*[[Silver Medal]] at Figuera De Foz, Portugal (1982)
*[[Silver Medal]] at Figuera De Foz, Portugal (1982)
*[[Ecumenical Jury Prize]] for Human Rights Festival at Strasbourg, France (1982)
*Ecumenical Jury Prize for Human Rights Festival at Strasbourg, France (1982)


'''[[Paar]]''':
'''[[Paar (film)|Paar]]''':
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]](1985)
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]](1985)
*National Film Award for Best Actor and Actress (1985)
*[[UNESCO Award]] at [[Venice Film Festival]] (1985)  
*[[UNESCO Award]] at [[Venice Film Festival]] (1985)  
*Best Actor at [[Venice Film Festival]] (1985)
*[[FIPRESCI Award]], Red Cross Award at Verna Film Festival (1987).
*[[FIPRESCI Award]], Red Cross Award at Verna Film Festival (1987).
*[[Filmfare Award]] for [[Best Direction]] and [[Best Screenplay]]
*[[Filmfare Award]] for [[Best Direction]] and [[Best Screenplay, Original|Best Screenplay]]


'''[[Antarjali Jatra]]''':
'''[[Antarjali Jatra]]''':
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]](1987)
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]](1987)
*[[Un-Certain Regards]], [[Cannes Film Festival]] (1988)
*Un-Certain Regards, [[Cannes Film Festival]] (1988)
*[[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]] - [[Golden Semurg]] at [[Tashkent Film Festival]] (1988)
*[[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]] - Golden Semurg at Tashkent Film Festival (1988)


'''[[Padma Nadir Majhi]]''':
'''[[Padma Nadir Majhi]]''':
*[[National Film Award for Best Direction]] (1992)
*[[National Film Award for Best Direction]] (1992)
*[[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film]] (1992).
*[[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film]] (1992).
*[[UNESCO Award]], [[Cannes Film Festival]] (1993).
*[[UNESCO Award]], [[Cannes Film Festival]] (1993).


'''[[Patang]]''':
'''[[Patang (film)|Patang]]''':
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] (1993)
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] (1993)
*Best Actress Award at [[Taormina Film Fest|Taormina Film Fest, Italy]]- [[Shabana Azmi]] (1994)


'''''Beyond the Himalayas''''' (A documentary):  
'''''Beyond the Himalayas''''' (A documentary):  
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Documentary]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Documentary]]


'''[[Gudia (1997 film)|Gudia]]''':
'''[[Gudia (1997 film)|Gudia]]''':  
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] (1996)
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] (1996)
*[[Un-Certain Regards]], [[Cannes Film Festival]] (1997)
*Un-Certain Regards, [[Cannes Film Festival]] (1997)


'''[[Dekha]]''':
'''[[Dekha]]''':  
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]] (2001)
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]] (2001)
*[[Silver Balloon Award]], [[Nantes Film Festival]]
*Silver Balloon Award, [[Nantes Film Festival]]


'''''Kalahandi''''' (A documentary):
'''''Kalahandi''''' (A documentary):
*[[National Film Award for Best Investigative Film]] (2002)
*[[National Film Award for Best Investigative Film]] (2002)


'''''A Treasure in the Snow''''' (A documentary):
'''''A Treasure in the Snow''''' (A documentary):
*[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film]] (2003)
*[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film]] (2003)


'''[[Abar Aranye]]''':
'''[[Abar Aranye]]''':  
*[[National Film Award for Best Direction]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Direction]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]]


'''''Impermanence'''''(A documentary):  
'''''Impermanence''''' (A documentary):  
*Premiered at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] (2004)
*Premiered at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] (2004)


'''[[Yatra]]''':  
'''[[Yatra (2006 film)|Yatra]]''':  
*[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]


'''[[Moner Manush]]''':
'''[[Moner Manush]]''':
*[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]] (A National award)
*[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]] (A National award)
*[[Golden Peacock]] for Best Film at the 41st [[International Film Festival of India]] held at Goa.
*Golden Peacock for Best Film at the 41st [[International Film Festival of India]] held at Goa.


'''[[Shankhachil]]''':
'''[[Shankhachil]]''':
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*[[Montreal World Film Festival]] For Nominate
*[[Montreal World Film Festival]] For Nominate


'''[[SPECIAL AWARDS]]''':
'''Special Awards''':
*Is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, 1997
*Is the only Indian to have received the '''"Vittorio Di Sica" Award''', Italy, 1997
*Was awarded the Knighthood of the "Star of the Italian Solidarity" in July 2006
*Was awarded the Knighthood of the '''Star of the Italian Solidarity''' in July 2006
*Awarded the [[Banga Bibhushan]] for lifetime achievement in film direction in 2012<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref>
*Awarded the [[Banga Bibhushan]] for lifetime achievement in film direction in 2012<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref>
*UNESCO Award (1985)
* Kalakar Awards<ref name="Kalakar award winners">{{cite web|title=Kalakar award winners |url=http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |publisher=Kalakar website |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155216/http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012  }}</ref>
* PIFF Distinguished Award (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=Ameen Sayani, MM Keeravani to be honoured at 22nd Pune International Film Festival |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/ameen-sayani-mm-keeravani-to-be-honoured-at-22nd-piff-9105870/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Goutam Ghose Awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Goutam-Ghose/awards |access-date=2024-02-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
===Honours===


Also won Kalakar Awards<ref name="Kalakar award winners">{{cite web|title=Kalakar award winners |url=http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |publisher=Kalakar website |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155216/http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012  }}</ref>
* In 2017, he was inducted as a member of the [[Academy Award|Oscar]] Academy<ref>{{cite web | title =Academy invites record 774 new members; 39 percent female, 30 percent people color |publisher=Hollywood Reporter| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-invites-record-774-new-members-39-percent-female-30-percent-people-color-1017318 |date=29 June 2017|access-date = 29 June 2017}}</ref>
* Honorary Doctorate by [[Adamas University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=News Archive |url=https://adamasuniversity.ac.in/news/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Adamas University |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Honorary Doctorate by [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University|Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University]]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315872/awards/</ref>


== As an avant-garde poet ==
== As an avant-garde poet ==
Ghose has portrayed the role of a [[Hungry generation]] poet in [[Srijit Mukherji]]'s film ''[[Baishe Srabon]]'' and also penned the poems of the character he played.
Ghose has portrayed the role of a [[Hungry generation]] poet in [[Srijit Mukherji]]'s film {{Lang|bn-latn|[[Baishe Srabon]]}} (2011) and also penned the poems of the character he played.
 
==See also==
*[[Kamaleshwar Mukherjee]]
*[[Ishaan Ghose]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:1950 births]]
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Goutam Ghose
Born
Goutam Ghose

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

Goutam Ghose (bn) (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.[1][2]

Early life[edit | edit source]

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.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

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 (arts), 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.[4]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Denotes film that has not yet been released
Feature films
Year Title Language Director Actor Producer Notes
1980 Maa Bhoomi Telugu Yes No
1981 Dakhal Bengali Yes No
1982 Grihajuddha Bengali No Yes
1984 Paar Hindi Yes No
1987 Antarjali Jatra Bengali Yes No
1992 Padma Nadir Majhi Bengali Yes No Indo-Bangladesh joint production
1993 Patang Hindi Yes No
1996 Vrindavan Film Studios Italian No Yes
1997 Gudia Hindi Yes No
2001 Dekha Bengali Yes No
2003 Abar Aranye Bengali Yes No
2006 Yatra Hindi Yes No
2009 Kaalbela Bengali Yes No
2010 Moner Manush Bengali Yes No Indo-Bangladesh joint production
2011 Baishe Srabon Bengali No Yes
2012 Ekla Akash Bengali No Yes
2013 Shunyo Awnko Bengali Yes No
2014 Chotushkone Bengali No Yes
2016 Shankhachil Bengali Yes No Indo-Bangladesh joint production
2017 Beyond the Clouds English / Hindi No Yes
2018 Guptodhoner Sandhane Bengali No Yes
2019 Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo Bengali No Yes
2021 Jhilli– Discards Bengali No No Yes
2022 Raahgir – The Wayfarers Hindi Yes No
2025 Parikrama English / Hindi / Italian Yes No
Documentary
Year Title Language Director
1973 New Earth English Yes
1974 Hungry Autumn English Yes
1986 The Land of Sand Dunes English Yes
1988 In search of Theater- Utpal Dutta on Utpal Dutta Bengali/English Yes
1989 Sange Meel Se Mulaqat- On Ustad Bismillah Khan Hindi Yes
1990 Mohor- On Kanika Banerjee Hindi Yes
1996 Beyond the Himaylayas English Yes
1999 Ray: life and work on Satyajit Ray English Yes
2000 Kalahandi English Yes
2004 Impermanance- On Dalai Lama English Yes
2005 Journey with Jyoti Basu Bengali/English Yes
2007 Rivers of Knowledge- A Film on Asiatic Society English Yes
2008 In Search of Raja- On Raja Ram Mohan Roy English Yes
2012 L'archivio a oriente Italian, Persian, Chinese Yes
2013 Subha & Me- On Artist Subhaprasanna Bengali/English Yes
2014 The Magic of Making- On K. G. Subramanyan English Yes
2017 A Temple to Solomon- On Calcutta High Court English Yes
Short film
Year Title Language Director
1987 Ek Ghat Ki Kahani Hindi Yes
1993 Sham Hi Toh Hai Hindi Yes
Fakir 1998 Hindi Yes
2021 Somoyer Smritimala [5][6] Bengali Yes

Awards and recognitions[edit | edit source]

Hungry Autumn (A documentary) :

  • Main Award, Oberhausen Film Festival (1978)

Land of Sand Dunes (A documentary):

Meeting a Milestone (A documentary):

  • The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Direction Award for the year 2004 to Mr. Goutam Ghose
    Special screening at the Cannes Film Festival, (out of competition)

Maa Bhoomi:

Dakhal:

Paar:

Antarjali Jatra:

Padma Nadir Majhi:

Patang:

Beyond the Himalayas (A documentary):

Gudia:

Dekha:

Kalahandi (A documentary):

A Treasure in the Snow (A documentary):

Abar Aranye:

Impermanence (A documentary):

Yatra:

Moner Manush:

Shankhachil:

Special Awards:

  • Is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, 1997
  • Was awarded the Knighthood of the "Star of the Italian Solidarity" in July 2006
  • Awarded the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement in film direction in 2012[7]
  • UNESCO Award (1985)
  • Kalakar Awards[8]
  • PIFF Distinguished Award (2024)[9][10]

Honours[edit | edit source]

As an avant-garde poet[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Anirban Das (1 November 2010). Toward a Politics of the (Im)Possible: The Body in Third World Feminisms. Anthem Press. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-1-84331-855-2. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  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. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315872/awards/

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