Posthumous Award for Rituparna Ghosh at 6th GFFN

We have lost a great artist, but his films will always remind us of him” said Sandeep Marwah President of 6th Global Film Festival Noida 2013 on the second day of the festival announcing Posthumous Life Time Achievement Award to renowned film director Rituparna Ghosh.
Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee said “I cannot believe that Rituparno is no more. We lost a very promising film director at a very early age.” Konkona Sen Sharma, who acted in Ghosh’s ‘Titli’ and ‘Dosar’, said that Ghosh’s death was a great personal loss for her. Actor Arindam requested to observe the day of national mourning. Rituparna Sengupta described Ghosh as a creative genius who had enriched the Bengali film industry emotionally and culturally.
Amitabh Bachchan remembered Ghosh as the only director who had worked with every member of the Bachchan family. He tweeted. “Film director Shyam Benegal said, Ghosh’s death was a “huge tragedy.
The award will be sent to the family of Rituparna Ghosh in Calcutta by the representative of 6th Global Film Festival.