Bengal's
legendary
filmmaker
Rituparno
Ghosh
died
of
a
massive
heart
attack
on
Thursday
morning
(May
30).
Ghosh,
who
was
just
49
years
old,
was
one
of
most
talented
and
renowned
directors
of
the
nation.
Reportedly,
Ghosh,
who
was
suffering
from
pancreatitis,
passed
away
at
his
residence
around
7.30
am.
Shocked
colleagues
and
friends
gathered
at
the
home
of
the
much
awarded
filmmaker
as
news
of
the
death
spread.
Rituparno
Ghosh
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Director
for
his
Bengali
film
Abohoman
starring
Jishu
Sengupta,
Ananya
Chatterjee,
Dipankar
Dey
and
Mamata
Shankar.
He
came
to
prominence
with
his
1994
film
Unishe
April.
His
other
widely
acclaimed
films
include
Dahan,
Asukh,
Chokher
Bali,
Raincoat,
Bariwali,
Antarmahal
and
Noukadubi.
Ghosh
worked
with
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Ajay
Devgn
and
a
few
other
Bollywood
stars
in
films.