--- title: "4 Ritwik Ghatak Quotes - Famous Film director" description: "Ritwik Kumar Ghatak was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, h..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ritwik-ghatak-79282.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ritwik Ghatak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ritwik-ghatak-79282.jpg) # Ritwik Ghatak (1925–1976) Film Director India **4** quotes in **30** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ritwik Ghatak was a film director from India. ## Quick Facts About Ritwik Ghatak Born November 4, 1925 Died February 6, 1976 Nationality India Profession Film Director Notable works On the cultural front: a thesis submitted by Ritwik Ghatak to the Communist Party in 1954 Known for Nagarik ## About Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, his works remained largely underrated and ignored during his lifetime. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembered for its meticulous depiction of social reality, partition and feminism. He won the National Film Award's Rajat Kamal Award for Best Story in 1974 for his Jukti Takko Aar Gappo and Best Director's Award from Bangladesh Cine Journalist's Association for Titash Ekti Nadir Naam. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for Arts in 1970. ## Awards & Honors Padma Shri in arts ## Quotes by Ritwik Ghatak > [Tagore once said, art has to be beautiful. But before that, it has to be truthful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritwik-ghatak/tagore-once-said-art-has-to-be-beautiful-but-before-that-it-has-to-be/) Ritwik Ghatak [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/ritwik-ghatak-72379_art_tagore-once-said-art-has-to-be-beautiful_620286.jpg) > [Tagore once said- art has to be beautiful, but before that, it has to be truthful. Now, what is truth? There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritwik-ghatak/tagore-once-said-art-has-to-be-beautiful-but-before-that-it-has-to-be-2/) Ritwik Ghatak [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/ritwik-ghatak-72379_art_tagore-once-said-art-has-to-be-beautiful_650204.jpg) > [Film is not a form, it has forms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritwik-ghatak/film-is-not-a-form-it-has-forms/) Ritwik Ghatak [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/ritwik-ghatak-72379_cinema_film-is-not-a-form-it-has-forms-1887427_1887427.jpg) > [Civilisation never dies, it may change, but it is eternal. Where the paddy field is born on the dry river bed of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritwik-ghatak/civilisation-never-dies-it-may-change-but-it-is-eternal-where-the/) Ritwik Ghatak [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/664/ritwik-ghatak-72379_bed_civilisation-never-dies-it-may-change-bu_1984359.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritwik-ghatak/#itemlist", "name": "Ritwik Ghatak Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Tagore once said, art has to be beautiful. 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