Goutam Ghose

Goutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, actor, music director and cinematographer, who works primarily in Bengali cinema. Ghose was greatly influenced by the movies of Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Rajen Tarafdar, Mrinal Sen and Ajoy Kar who had heralded a new era in Bengali movies through their works. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, in 1997. In 2017, he was inducted as a member of the Oscar Academy.

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Ray (1999)

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Moner Manush (2010)

The movie is about a poet and singer Lalon Fakir who belongs to a cult called baul and who believes and inculcates that the value of a human being is above the narrow belief of religions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Priyanshu Chatterjee  •  Mir Naufel Jisan  •  Paoli Dam

The movie is about a poet and singer Lalon Fakir who belongs to a cult called baul and who believes and inculcates that the value of a human being is above the narrow belief of religions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Priyanshu Chatterjee  •  Mir Naufel Jisan  •  Paoli Dam

Baishe Srabon (2011)

Several murders have taken place through out the city of Kolkata. A Serial killer is believed to be responsible. The mods operandi being that the killer always caries out the murder according to verses in Bengali poetry. He leaves behind the verses next to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srijit Mukherji
CAST:  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Raima Sen  •  Goutam Ghose

Several murders have taken place through out the city of Kolkata. A Serial killer is believed to be responsible. The mods operandi being that the killer always caries out the murder according to verses in Bengali poetry. He leaves behind the verses next to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srijit Mukherji
CAST:  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Raima Sen  •  Goutam Ghose

Gudia (1997)

Gudia is a 1997 Indian drama film directed by Gautam Ghose. Story of a simple ventriloquist, played by Mithun; his life and love. Based on a play by Mahasweta Devi.  (more)

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Gudia is a 1997 Indian drama film directed by Gautam Ghose. Story of a simple ventriloquist, played by Mithun; his life and love. Based on a play by Mahasweta Devi.  (more)

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The Padma Boatman (1993)

Based on the timeless literary work by Manik Bandyopadhyay, Padma Nadir Majhi was directed by Gautam Ghosh. The movie illustrates the tumultuous lives of the fishermen and their families, living by the river Padma. Beautiful shots of the river, Ghosh's flair for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Raisul Islam Asad  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Champa  •  Utpal Dutt

Based on the timeless literary work by Manik Bandyopadhyay, Padma Nadir Majhi was directed by Gautam Ghosh. The movie illustrates the tumultuous lives of the fishermen and their families, living by the river Padma. Beautiful shots of the river, Ghosh's flair for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Raisul Islam Asad  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Champa  •  Utpal Dutt

Kaalbela (2009)

Animesh Mitra is simpleton who arrives at Calcutta from Jalpaiguri, during hostile times (1967), to study at the Scottish Church College. He is scheduled to take refuge at the residence of his father’s friend Mr. Debabrata, but he accidentally gets shot in the limb ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Papri Ghosh  •  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Paoli Dam  •  Soumitra Chatterjee

Animesh Mitra is simpleton who arrives at Calcutta from Jalpaiguri, during hostile times (1967), to study at the Scottish Church College. He is scheduled to take refuge at the residence of his father’s friend Mr. Debabrata, but he accidentally gets shot in the limb ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Papri Ghosh  •  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Paoli Dam  •  Soumitra Chatterjee

In the Forest... Again (2003)

The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja

The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja

Our Land (1979)

Set during one of India’s main peasant risings, the Telangana insurrection between 1945 and 1951 in the pre-Independence state of Hyderabad, the Bengali director’s first feature tells the story of Chander’s best-known novel (Jab Khet Jaage (1948)) from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Kakarala  •  Sai Chand  •  Bhopal Reddy  •  Yadagiri

Set during one of India’s main peasant risings, the Telangana insurrection between 1945 and 1951 in the pre-Independence state of Hyderabad, the Bengali director’s first feature tells the story of Chander’s best-known novel (Jab Khet Jaage (1948)) from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Kakarala  •  Sai Chand  •  Bhopal Reddy  •  Yadagiri

Crossroads (1982)

A gritty political thriller set at the backdrop of the violent Naxalite movement in 70’s Calcutta.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buddhadeb Dasgupta
CAST:  Anjan Dutt  •  Mamata Shankar  •  Goutam Ghose  •  Manoj Mitra

A gritty political thriller set at the backdrop of the violent Naxalite movement in 70’s Calcutta.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buddhadeb Dasgupta
CAST:  Anjan Dutt  •  Mamata Shankar  •  Goutam Ghose  •  Manoj Mitra

Meeting a Milestone (1989)

A documentary on life of Ustad Bismillah Khan by Goutam Ghose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Bismillah Khan  •  Ain Rasheed Khan

A documentary on life of Ustad Bismillah Khan by Goutam Ghose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Bismillah Khan  •  Ain Rasheed Khan

The Voyage Beyond (1987)

A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Shampa Ghosh  •  Vasant Chowdhury  •  Promode Ganguly  •  Shatrughan Sinha

A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Shampa Ghosh  •  Vasant Chowdhury  •  Promode Ganguly  •  Shatrughan Sinha

Patang (1993)

Patang (English: The Kite) is a 1993 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Goutam Ghose, starring Shabana Azmi, Shafiq Syed, Om Puri and Robi Ghosh. The film is set in small railway station near Gaya, and the life of people in illegal slums near it.[1][2] The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Shafiq Syed  •  Om Puri

Patang (English: The Kite) is a 1993 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Goutam Ghose, starring Shabana Azmi, Shafiq Syed, Om Puri and Robi Ghosh. The film is set in small railway station near Gaya, and the life of people in illegal slums near it.[1][2] The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Shafiq Syed  •  Om Puri

Dakhal (1982)

The film is about a woman belonging to nomadic tribe from Andhra Pradesh, known as crow hunters, who elopes and moves to south Bengal and makes a living by occult practices. It deals with the issue of exploitation of tribal people by the deceitful landlord.  (more)

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The film is about a woman belonging to nomadic tribe from Andhra Pradesh, known as crow hunters, who elopes and moves to south Bengal and makes a living by occult practices. It deals with the issue of exploitation of tribal people by the deceitful landlord.  (more)

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Dekha (2001)

A journey through the life of an aged Bengali poet, Shashibhushan. Shashbhushan, now blind, reflects on his past. Stimulated by sounds - songs, crows, traffic, and an electronic lighter - he recalls the now-vanished arts and literature scene of post independence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Indrani Haldar  •  Debashree Roy  •  Roopa Ganguly

A journey through the life of an aged Bengali poet, Shashibhushan. Shashbhushan, now blind, reflects on his past. Stimulated by sounds - songs, crows, traffic, and an electronic lighter - he recalls the now-vanished arts and literature scene of post independence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Indrani Haldar  •  Debashree Roy  •  Roopa Ganguly

Shankhachil (2016)

Free as a bird. To wander. To nestle. To take flight. We are not. As India gained its much awaited independence in 1947, a race faced another struggle. Bengal was divided and hundreds of thousands of Bengalis were displaced and divided on the basis of their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Shajbati  •  Kusum Sikder  •  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Shahed Ali

Free as a bird. To wander. To nestle. To take flight. We are not. As India gained its much awaited independence in 1947, a race faced another struggle. Bengal was divided and hundreds of thousands of Bengalis were displaced and divided on the basis of their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Shajbati  •  Kusum Sikder  •  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Shahed Ali

Chotushkone (2014)

Four famous directors and old friends are reunited together by an unknown producer to make a film. They have to make four short story in this film with one common theme: Death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srijit Mukherji
CAST:  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Aparna Sen  •  Goutam Ghose  •  Chiranjeet Chakraborty

Four famous directors and old friends are reunited together by an unknown producer to make a film. They have to make four short story in this film with one common theme: Death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srijit Mukherji
CAST:  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Aparna Sen  •  Goutam Ghose  •  Chiranjeet Chakraborty

Ekla Akash (2012)

‘Ekla Akash’ is a story of love, despair, infidelity and a tragedy in general. It deals with a troubled marriage between a young couple, Arijit and Nisha. The ambitious couple have reached a point in their relationship from where there is no turning back so they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sandipan Roy
CAST:  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Debolina Dutta  •  Parno Mittra  •  Rudranil Ghosh

‘Ekla Akash’ is a story of love, despair, infidelity and a tragedy in general. It deals with a troubled marriage between a young couple, Arijit and Nisha. The ambitious couple have reached a point in their relationship from where there is no turning back so they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sandipan Roy
CAST:  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Debolina Dutta  •  Parno Mittra  •  Rudranil Ghosh

Yatra (2007)

Dasrath Joglekar (Nana Patekar), a celebrated writer, travels to Delhi to receive the prestigious Literary Award. During the journey he meets a young film maker (Nakul Vaid), an ardent fan of Dasrath’s writing and the encounter brings back memories from the past. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Nana Patekar  •  Rekha  •  Deepti Naval  •  Nakul Vaid

Dasrath Joglekar (Nana Patekar), a celebrated writer, travels to Delhi to receive the prestigious Literary Award. During the journey he meets a young film maker (Nakul Vaid), an ardent fan of Dasrath’s writing and the encounter brings back memories from the past. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Nana Patekar  •  Rekha  •  Deepti Naval  •  Nakul Vaid

The Wayfarers (2019)

It is a story of two strangers, perpetually on the fringes of survival. They share a journey and meet a third person carrying an ailing old couple in his vehicle. Endangering their own survival, the three fight it out to save precious human lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Adil Hussain  •  Tillotama Shome  •  Neeraj Kabi  •  Omkar Das Manikpuri

It is a story of two strangers, perpetually on the fringes of survival. They share a journey and meet a third person carrying an ailing old couple in his vehicle. Endangering their own survival, the three fight it out to save precious human lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Adil Hussain  •  Tillotama Shome  •  Neeraj Kabi  •  Omkar Das Manikpuri

The Crossing (1984)

When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work. Instead, they end up sleeping on the streets until they have a chance at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Om Puri

When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work. Instead, they end up sleeping on the streets until they have a chance at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Om Puri
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