Rituparno Ghosh died of a massive heart attack in Kolkata at around 7:30 AM on 30th May, 2013. Rituparno Ghosh was born on August 31, 1963 and was raised in Kolkata. Both his parents were related to films, his father was a documentary filmmaker.

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Rituparno Ghosh died of a massive heart attack in Kolkata at around 7:30 AM on 30th May, 2013. Rituparno Ghosh was born on August 31, 1963 and was raised in Kolkata. Both his parents were related to films, his father was a documentary filmmaker. (BCCL/Sunil Kataria)

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He began his film career with 'Hirer Angti (The diamond ring) in 1994. He made Unishe April in the same year that went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. (PTI/Manvender Vashist)

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Ghosh made 19 films and won 12 National Awards. (BCCL/Subrata Kr Mondal)

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Rituparno lived his life on his terms and was frank about his sexual orientation. (BCCL/Deepak Salvi)

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He won the National film award for Best Director for his Bengali film Abohoman starring Jishu Sengupta, Ananya Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey and Mamata Sha. (BCCL/Sanjeev Rastogi)

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Ghosh is credited for helming critically acclaimed and National award-winning films like Dahan, Utsab, Chokher Bali, Raincoat, Dosor, The Last Lear, Shob Charitro Kalponik and Abohoman. (BCCL/Sunil Kataria)

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In September last year, Ghosh had expressed his take on India's official entry to the Oscars. He lamented how regional cinema, including his own, was ignored for such honours. He had won international honours too, but none of his projects have been sent for the golden statuette. (BCCL/Subrata Kotal)

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who gave memorable performances in Ghosh's Chokher Bali and Raincoat, said she was shocked to hear the news of his death. "I am shocked and deeply sadden by this news. I just can't believe it. May his soul rest in peace," Aishwarya said in a statement. (PTI/PTI)

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Abhishek Bachchan, who worked with Ghosh in 2005 film Antarmahal, posted, "Absolutely shocked with the news of the passing of Ritu da. A dear friend and a great director and a wonderful, wonderful human. RIP Rituda." (BCCL/Atanu Biswas)

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