I was thinking that ritu is a woman. from this article i hv come to know he is a man. quite weird dressing. he was out of touch with reality thats y he was lonely.
Re: ?
by Banasree Ghosh on May 31, 2013 01:36 PM
if didn't respect him then don't disrespect him...the brav and clear he had in his gender fluidity no body ever never had it....
To the author, If your objective is to pay tribute to a person whom, I presume you respected and honored, at least draft that tribute without mistake....and copy editing error. Rituporno Ghosh was a literary person and he don't deserve this cheap write as the final note..
Re: The aritcle needs editing and rework
by Samarbijoy Chakraborty on Jun 03, 2013 08:11 AM
D/Shampa, pl. oil your own machine first. You made a major and basic mistake in grammar; correct it please. 'he don't deserve this cheap write as the final note...' should be 'he doesn't.....'
Re: The aritcle needs editing and rework
by Yajnaseni Chakraborty on May 31, 2013 03:25 PM
I'm sorry, I don't usually get involved in disputes that are this subjective, but Shampa, I apologise if my article struck you as cheap. It was not intended as such. As for the errors, would it help if I said that I had to write this in under an hour, under great mental duress, and my job ended with the writing, and that the editing was left to somebody whose sense of grammar closely approximates to yours?
Re: Re: The aritcle needs editing and rework
by arindam dasgupta on May 31, 2013 05:43 PM
If it were not wholly inappropriate, I'd write 'Haw! Haw! Haw!'... oh, well...
Re: The aritcle needs editing and rework
by Sheuli Peden on May 31, 2013 04:34 AM
It is not the editing that counts so much in remembering a friend, but the heartfelt emotion counts... This article accomplished that and most of us would not ever think this is a cheap writing and I do not think Rituparno Ghosh would feel that way either ...Superficiality has no place in a memorium, you can be the best writer in English language, but it is not the English, nor any other language counts that much in a death, but the genuine feelings counts in remembering anyone…..Ms. Yajnaseni Chakraborty did that beautifully.
Re: The aritcle needs editing and rework
by arindam dasgupta on May 31, 2013 05:04 AM
Um..'and he don't deserve this cheap write...' should probably be 'and he doesn't deserve...'. That apart, I am curious how you found this a 'cheap write'- would you care to elaborate? Sometimes, when we are truly emotionally charged, conventional correctness (regarding anything, including copy editing) takes second place to the urge to open our mouth because we feel that we must. Has it ever happened to you? I sincerely hope it does; else, you will have missed so much of what makes us human.
Ritu was a great director having won 12 national awards. About his sexuality one should not rate him as an ordinary person. Apart from his personal life one should see his ability of a great director. Loss to the creative world. Dhiru Mistry
Re: Rituparno Ghosh
by Kooda Mooda on May 30, 2013 04:29 PM
When comapred to the greatest Legend Satyaji Ray all others are pygmies!Everbody talks so much about satyajit ray! But how many indians includibng indian film-malrers and directors and reviwers have watched the greatest film ever made, "ashani sanket" or diatsnt thunder,???may be a few hundred all ove hindustan??? what ashame, all indians MUST see this greateste film ever made and then analayze what did our great freedom fgihters,MKgandheee and nerhu did when lakhs of our ancsteros were being left to death by starvation by crooked brisih looters during world war and two, and just check hsiory to see what did our great freedom fighters did to prevent this stavation fo thousands and thousands of our ancestors too,folks!Did the great freeedom fighters fast until death as they used tyo do or did they enjoy the parteies thrown by the british crooks???just read indian history of past 100 years folks!to know more!
Re: question.. he/she is a male or female???
by arindam dasgupta on May 31, 2013 11:11 PM
He is known to have had deviant sexual orientation (deviant not used in a pejorative sense), and spoke in a manner commonly and usually derisively referred to as 'effeminate'; you may also see him as someone who was not afraid to dress up as a woman when he wanted to or make the slightest effort to hide his less than common propensities. It is possible that he was psychologically a woman in a man's body, but I don't really know - you might want to ask around to those who knew him personally if you are genuinely interested.
A fantastic story teller, a gifted screen writer, a good director and a path breaking actor. He is a huge loss to the non-Bollywood film making industry in India. But more than that he was a brave soul who lived his life out of the closet and proud of his transgender lifestyle in a country, where homosexuality was a punishable offense till recently. When he came out of the closet, people swallowed hard but his talent was undeniable, respected and celebrated. Somehow his sexual orientation was seen as Hrithik's sixth finger. Everybody knows it is there (as one commentator keeps saying,"weird"), in the open but it has little impact on his work. Generally he only created for people who looked for good cinema not just song and dance routines, foreign locations and pretty faces. Thankfully, there are still some intelligentsia left in this country and the world, who still appreciate such movies. To them his demise is a loss. To others, I say pls carry on and save your words for a more meaningful forum.
Re: To those who lack basic knowledge but open their mouth anyway
by Rangan Majumdar on May 31, 2013 06:05 AM
Would you like your son to be like Rituporno? Put a hand on your heart and truthfully answer.
Re: Re: To those who lack basic knowledge but open their mouth an
by promita bhattacharya on May 31, 2013 06:08 PM
What if you were born in a society where homosexuality would be the norm and heterosexuality a punishable offense, and you would be a staunch heterosexual? What would you do? Put a hand on your heard and all that... and truthfully answer. Why do you have a problem if a person is happy the way he is? Why do you have a problem if he feels good when someone dresses up a particular way? Normal for a person is what makes that person happy, without hurting anyone else. Courage is to speak up the truth when you don't subscribe to the norm. What is the point of hypocrisy? Who gives you the right to decide what is normal? And in a country bursting with over population, breeding can't be the only purpose of a relationship. And so what if the problem if a man feels happy bonding with another man? If you love your son (or daughter for that matter), try to teach him/her the value of acceptance. Because if something is, that is normal.
Re: Re: To those who lack basic knowledge but open their mouth an
by siddharth on May 31, 2013 11:40 AM
I wont even want my son to be like you, but doesn't give me right to ridicule and make fun of anyone. What is the point you are trying to make here?
Re: To those who lack basic knowledge but open their mouth anyway
by Shampa on May 31, 2013 12:13 AM
This synopsis about Rituporno is better than the writer who wrote this article. Nicely written!!
Re: Re: To those who lack basic knowledge but open their mouth an
by promita bhattacharya on May 31, 2013 05:59 PM
Why is Madam Shampa constantly making a fool of herself? What you want to read is an impersonal essay on Rituparno Ghosh, perfect English and all that. That's your problem! This write up is quite personal, informal and endearing. The way most of his films were. Go to Wikipedia if you want a formal version. I wonder if you even understand the essence of his films or you're just convinced that he is a great guy since he won about 12 National Awards. You expect every good bye to be formal Red Carpet! Wow! If so it be, where would all the fun be? If Rituparno Ghosh was to sit in his heaven and choose a few special good bye notes from the heaps that he's received, I feel he'd keep this one aside with a chuckle.
Re: Re: Re: To those who lack basic knowledge but open their mout
by Tuhin Bhattacharjee on May 31, 2013 08:36 PM
I am shocked and ashamed to see the insensitivity of people in this forum! And we thought we are civilized. How can such a heart-felt letter evoke such absolutely ridiculous responses is just beyond me!
Re: Re: Re: Re: To those who lack basic knowledge but open their
by Baingan Bharta on Jun 01, 2013 11:41 PM
bongs are uncivlised... live example .... poriborton.....
