Ritwik Ghatak FDC of India (31st DEC'2007)

• FDC Name: Ritwik Ghatak
• Date of Issue: 31st DEC'2007.
• Stamp & FDC design by- Sankha Samanta, Cancellation by-Alka Sharma.
• Ritwik Ghatak has come to be regarded as one of the greatest figures in the history of indian Cinama.
• Ritwik Ghatak was born in Dhaka in East Bengal( Now Bangladesh) on 14th NOV'1925.In 1948 Ghatak worte the first play Kala sayar(The Dark Lake) & particapate in a revival of landmark play Nabanna(1950)He entered film industry with Nemai Gosh's Chinnamul(1950) as an actor & assistant director.His first complect film is Nagarik(1952).He has directed eight full-lenth film.
• Ghatak moved brifely to Pune in 1966,where he taught at Film & Television Institute of Indis(FTII).He died on 6th FEB'1976.Ritwik Ghatak's cinema is without any parallel in Indian film history.


• www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/03/ghatak.html