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For Ritwik Ghatak, the pain of Partition was always in frame

Cinema, by Ghatak’s own admission, was nothing more than a means of expression. He obdurately refused to present a unified picture of Bengal or look at the jubilation of Independence. Instead, he focussed on the price one had to pay for it and compelled the audience to do the same.

Author(s): 
Ishita Sengupta
Language: 
English
URL: 
https://indianexpress.com/article/research/independence-day-ritwik-ghatak-partition-films-5306419/
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The Indian Express