Unmechanical: Ritwik Ghatak in 50 Fragments
Author: Shamya Dasgupta
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About This BookAbout the Book FIFTY ESSAYS ON ONE OF INDIA'S MOST CONSEQUENTIAL AND CONTROVERSIAL FILM-MAKERS-A MAN UNDERAPPRECIATED IN HIS TIME AND UNDERSTUDIED AT HOME. Who said you cannot wound flowing water? Here the river itself was the weapon to break a big home. — Jayant Kaikini Ritwik Ghatak died a broken, ravaged man. Almost every film he made failed at the box office at the time-if they were released at all-and his life and family were in a shambles, his partitioned Bengal was no closer to healing, no rapprochement with the left parties was in sight. But Safdar Hashmi describes the day he died, 6 February 1976, thus: hundreds of people thronged the hospital he lay in, and as the funeral procession began in the afternoon, thousands joined in, singing all the way to the burning ghat. If he wasn't feted in his time, Ghatak's relevance has only grown globally since: the bold innovations of his humanist cinema, the depth of his engagement with the lives of the people and his uncompromising vision for true revolution steeped in the history and culture of the land. And all the while, the mystique that had always surrounded him only swirled more fiercely. Unflinching and even ruthless, alcoholic and irresponsible, an irrepressible genius, a master of the craft of film-making and a relentless innovator: these fifty essays-by his collaborators and family, academics who study him and writers who admire him-celebrate Ghatak on his centenary through reflections and expressions of love. About the Editor Shamya Dasgupta is a sports journalist by profession, currently working as deputy editor with ESPNcricinfo, and a cinema enthusiast. He's the author of Don't Disturb the Dead: The Story of the Ramsay Brothers (2017), and two books on sports, Bhiwani Junction: The Untold Story of Boxing in India (2012) and Cricket Changed My Life: Stories of Hope and Despair from the IPL and Elsewhere (2014). He translated Mahasweta Devi's Laayl-e Aasmaner Aayna into the English (Mirror of the Darkest Night, 2019). He lives and works in Bangalore. Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Shamya DasguptaPublisher: Westland Non-Fiction (20 October 2025); Westland Books A Division of Nasadiya Technologies Pvt LtdFormat: Paperback – 20 October 2025Language: EnglishPages: 488ISBN: 978-9371971645Dimensions: 23.4 x 3.1 x 15.2 cmWeight: 506 g
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About This BookAbout the Book FIFTY ESSAYS ON ONE OF INDIA'S MOST CONSEQUENTIAL AND CONTROVERSIAL FILM-MAKERS-A MAN UNDERAPPRECIATED IN HIS TIME AND UNDERSTUDIED AT HOME. Who said you cannot wound flowing water? Here the river itself was the weapon to break a big home. — Jayant Kaikini Ritwik...
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Recommended for readers who enjoy Arts, Literature and Humanities and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Shamya Dasgupta.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this if cinema, for you, is more than entertainment. Told through fifty sharp, reflective fragments, this book lets you encounter Ritwik Ghatak’s life and films in all their passion, pain, and political urgency. It deepens your understanding of Indian and world cinema while remaining intimate and readable, making you feel closer to an artist whose work keeps growing in relevance long after his time.
- Published by Westland Non-Fiction (20 October 2025); Westland Books A Division of Nasadiya Technologies Pvt Ltd.
- Language: English.
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About This BookAbout the Book FIFTY ESSAYS ON ONE OF INDIA'S MOST CONSEQUENTIAL AND CONTROVERSIAL FILM-MAKERS-A MAN UNDERAPPRECIATED IN HIS TIME AND UNDERSTUDIED AT HOME. Who said you cannot wound flowing water? Here the river itself was the weapon to break a big home. — Jayant Kaikini Ritwik Ghatak died a broken, ravaged man. Almost every film he made failed at the box office at the time-if they were released at all-and his life and family were in a shambles, his partitioned Bengal was no closer to healing, no rapprochement with the left parties was in sight. But Safdar Hashmi describes the day he died, 6 February 1976, thus: hundreds of people thronged the hospital he lay in, and as the...
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