Marking Ritwik Ghatak’s 90th birth anniversary and 40th death anniversary, a retrospective film festival dedicated to the legendary Indian-Bengali director commenced yesterday at the Bangladesh National Museum.
Organised by Chalachitram Film Society in association with Bangladesh National Museum, the six-day event featured screenings of all eight full-length feature films of the director as well as his short and documentary films.
Besides, Ritwik’s daughter Sanghita Ghatak’s documentary Naba Nagarik (2006), Anup Singh’s documentary Ekti Nadir Naam (2001) and Kamaleswar Mukherjee’s feature Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013) were also screened.
Sanghita Ghatak and Sanjay Mukhapaddhya, a film professor of Jadavpur University, both joined in the festival. Mukhapaddhya conducted an appreciation course on Ritwik’s films as well.
