Rituparno Ghosh was an actor's delight: Amitabh Bachchan

By Ians English

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who worked with late filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh in The Last Lear, says he always gave "immense liberty" to his actors, and that he was "never rigid in his directions to the artists".

"Challenging, gently pushing for a correction, giving immense liberty to the actor on set without any interference, and readily accommodating any peculiar demands that most actors often tend to make when they are facing the camera," Amitabh wrote in his lengthy blog post about "Ritu da" after the filmmaker's sudden death Thursday.

Winner of 12 National Awards and several international honours during a two-decade journey spanning 19 movies, Ghosh died following a heart attack. He was 49.

Amitabh, whose family - wife Jaya, son Abhishek and even daughter-in-law Aishwarya had worked with the master filmmaker on different projects individually, has fond memories of Ghosh.

"49 years is no age to die, but Ritu da as we affectionately called him has gone, and left a huge void in the world of some of the most progressive work done in recent times," added Big B.

The Last Lear was Ghosh's first English movie, and it even won a National Award. Sharing the experience, Amitabh posted, "I did 'The Last Lear' with him. And this came about after years of meetings and mutual desire to work together."

"Ritu da was well planned and understanding of the needs of actors on set. He was never rigid in his directions to the artists and rather enjoyed the impromptu additions that actors tend to make at times."

"The unit spoke in Bengali, which was a joy, for it gave us all an opportunity to pick up the second most sweetest language in the world. The first being French... he was essentially a delight to work with," he further posted.

Amitabh also said the filmmaker had spoken to him about doing another film together. "I had wished him on his birthday some months back. He had wished Jaya on hers last month, and they spoke of doing a film together, as did he with me too some weeks ago, of a story he was constructing for us to work together in," he posted. IANS

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Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh

The maker of acclaimed and award-winning Bengali films like Bariwali, Asukh, Utsab, Shubho Mahurat, Chokher Bali, Dosar, Shob Charitro Kalponik and Abohoman, Ghosh would have turned 50 in August.

Big B And Rituparno Ghosh

Big B And Rituparno Ghosh

Amitabh Bachchan worked with late filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh in The Last Lear. The Last Lear was Ghosh's first English movie, and it even won a National Award.

Bachchans And Rituparno Ghosh

Bachchans And Rituparno Ghosh

Not only Amitabh, his family - wife Jaya (yet-to-be-released film Sunglass), son Abhishek (Antarmahal) and even daughter-in-law Aishwarya (Chokher Bali and Raincoat) had worked with the master filmmaker on different projects individually, has fond memories of Ghosh.

Big B And Rituparno Ghosh

Big B And Rituparno Ghosh

On Rituparno Ghosh's demise, Big B wrote, "49 years is no age to die, but Ritu da as we affectionately called him has gone, and left a huge void in the world of some of the most progressive work done in recent times."

Big B And Rituparno Ghosh

Big B And Rituparno Ghosh

Sharing the experience, Amitabh also posted that his film The Last Lear with him came about after years of meetings and mutual desire to work together.

Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh

Legendary filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, who died of a massive heart attack on Thursday morning (May 30), was cremated with state honours.

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