Ranjan Ghosh
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Ranjan K Ghosh is an Indian-Bengali
film-writer from the Film Industry of Maharashtra, Mumbai and West Bengal, Kolkata. Based in Mumbai, Ghosh is the first and the only screenwriter
, acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen
has collaborated with so far in her illustrious career.
, Ranjan K Ghosh studied at St. Xavier's School, Durgapur
and at BC Institution. Thereafter, he moved to Calcutta to take up Physics
at Jadavpur University
. Very soon he left his higher studies to become a mariner, and embarked on a career that would take him almost all around the world for the next five years. He holds a Degree in Nautical Sciences from The University of Mumbai
. In 2007, Ranjan bid adieu to his sea-life and joined Mumbai
based film school Whistling Woods International to study filmmaking. He graduated in 2009 with a major in screenwriting
.
film Antaheen
. He later assisted the director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
on the shoot of the same film.
After graduating in 2009, Ranjan made his screenwriting debut co-authoring the story and screenplay of Iti Mrinalini
, a 2011 Bengali
film directed by Aparna Sen
. The screenplay of Iti Mrinalini
was a professional assignment in the film school course syllabus. Interestingly, it was the first instance in Indian Screenwriting that any screenplay emerging from any Indian film institute was actually filmed. With this, Ranjan went on to become Aparna Sen
's first and only co-author till date.
Considered a high-profile project, Iti Mrinalini
- Aparna Sen
's return to Bengali Cinema after a decade - also stars the director-actor along with her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma
in the title role. Apart from co-writing the film, Ranjan assisted Aparna Sen
in direction
and on the production design. Reportedly, the entire memorabilia of the actress Mrinalini in the film has been designed and created by him, with some help from the art department.
Post Iti Mrinalini
, Ranjan collaborated with Prakash Jha
, who is supposed to make his debut as a producer
for Bengali films. The film is a loose adaptation of Jha's National Film Award winning 2003 Hindi
film Gangaajal
. The adapted story and screenplay has been penned by Ranjan. The yet untitled film is a comment on contemporary Bengal politics with the 1980 Bhagalpur blindings
as the backdrop. Scheduled to go on floors in end 2010, the film has been facing delay owing to the stormy political scene in West Bengal.
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
film-writer from the Film Industry of Maharashtra, Mumbai and West Bengal, Kolkata. Based in Mumbai, Ghosh is the first and the only screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
has collaborated with so far in her illustrious career.
Early life
Brought up in an adoptive Bengali family in a satellite township in West BengalWest Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, Ranjan K Ghosh studied at St. Xavier's School, Durgapur
St. Xavier's School, Durgapur
St. Xavier's School, Durgapur, is a school in Durgapur, West Bengal, India. The school was established in 1963 and is presently managed by Headmaster Reverend Father M.S. Arockiasamy, S.J. Rev. Fr. A.Watier S.J. from Belgium was the chief architect in bringing the school to huge repute.- History...
and at BC Institution. Thereafter, he moved to Calcutta to take up Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
. Very soon he left his higher studies to become a mariner, and embarked on a career that would take him almost all around the world for the next five years. He holds a Degree in Nautical Sciences from The University of Mumbai
University of Mumbai
The University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in...
. In 2007, Ranjan bid adieu to his sea-life and joined Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
based film school Whistling Woods International to study filmmaking. He graduated in 2009 with a major in screenwriting
Screenwriting
Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is a freelance profession....
.
Career
While still in his film school, Ranjan worked as a script assistant to Shyamal Sengupta on the National Film Award winning 2009 BengaliBengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
film Antaheen
Antaheen
Antaheen is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film stars Radhika Apte, Rahul Bose, Mita Vashisth, Aparna Sen, Kalyan Ray and Sharmila Tagore.-Plot:...
. He later assisted the director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Aniruddha Roy "Tony" Chowdhury is a Bengali film director. He is the director and producer of two films: Antaheen and Anuranan.-Early life:...
on the shoot of the same film.
After graduating in 2009, Ranjan made his screenwriting debut co-authoring the story and screenplay of Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. The director collaborates with debutant screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh to pen the story and the screenplay, a first for her. The film has been produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh...
, a 2011 Bengali
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
film directed by Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
. The screenplay of Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. The director collaborates with debutant screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh to pen the story and the screenplay, a first for her. The film has been produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh...
was a professional assignment in the film school course syllabus. Interestingly, it was the first instance in Indian Screenwriting that any screenplay emerging from any Indian film institute was actually filmed. With this, Ranjan went on to become Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
's first and only co-author till date.
Considered a high-profile project, Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. The director collaborates with debutant screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh to pen the story and the screenplay, a first for her. The film has been produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh...
- Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
's return to Bengali Cinema after a decade - also stars the director-actor along with her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen. Sharma appears primarily in Indian arthouse and independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema.Making her...
in the title role. Apart from co-writing the film, Ranjan assisted Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
in direction
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and on the production design. Reportedly, the entire memorabilia of the actress Mrinalini in the film has been designed and created by him, with some help from the art department.
Post Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. The director collaborates with debutant screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh to pen the story and the screenplay, a first for her. The film has been produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh...
, Ranjan collaborated with Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha is an Indian film producer-director-screenwriter, who is most known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul , Mrityudand , Gangaajal , Apaharan and multistarrer hit movie Raajneeti...
, who is supposed to make his debut as a producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
for Bengali films. The film is a loose adaptation of Jha's National Film Award winning 2003 Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film Gangaajal
Gangaajal
Gangaajal was 2003 Hindi film, directed by Prakash Jha, and was the brain child of Mr. Mahendra Lalka, starring Ajay Devgan, Gracy Singh, and Mukesh Tiwari...
. The adapted story and screenplay has been penned by Ranjan. The yet untitled film is a comment on contemporary Bengal politics with the 1980 Bhagalpur blindings
1980 Bhagalpur blindings
The Bhagalpur blindings refers to an incident in 1979 and 1980 in Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar, India when police blinded 31 undertrials , by pouring acid into their eyes...
as the backdrop. Scheduled to go on floors in end 2010, the film has been facing delay owing to the stormy political scene in West Bengal.
Filmography
- AntaheenAntaheenAntaheen is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film stars Radhika Apte, Rahul Bose, Mita Vashisth, Aparna Sen, Kalyan Ray and Sharmila Tagore.-Plot:...
(2009) (scripting assistant and assistant director) - Iti MrinaliniIti MrinaliniIti Mrinalini is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. The director collaborates with debutant screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh to pen the story and the screenplay, a first for her. The film has been produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh...
(2010) (screenwriter and assistant director)