Goutam Ghose () (also spelled Gautam Ghosh; born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, actor, music director and cinematographer who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, in 1997.
In 2012, the Government of West Bengal honored him with the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement. Acknowledging his contributions to film, he was awarded the Knighthood of the Star of the Italian Solidarity in July 2006.
Goutam Ghose was born on 24 July 1950 in Calcutta, India to Santana and Prof. Himangshu Kumar Ghose. His kindergarten days began at the St John's Diocesan School (now an all-girls school). He studied there till class 4 and then moved to the neighboring Cathedral Missionary Boys' School. He graduated from the University of Calcutta.
He started making documentaries in 1973. Took active part in group theatre movement in Calcutta. Also dedicated some time as a Photojournalist. Made his first documentaryâ New Earth in 1973 followed by Hungry Autumn. Since then, he has made a number of feature films and documentaries. Ghose was greatly influenced by the movies of Akira Kurosawa' Homage (arts), Satyajit Ray's Adventure film, Ritwik Ghatak's Hyperlink cinema, Rajen Tarafdar's Partition of India in Film , Mrinal Sen's New Indian Cinema and Ajoy Kar's Social realism who had heralded a new era in Bengali movie through his works.
His most successful films were Antarjali Jatra, Padma Nadir Majhi, Abar Aranye, , Shankhachil and . He came into limelight for these films.
Hungry Autumn (A documentary) :
Land of Sand Dunes (A documentary):
Meeting a Milestone (A documentary):
Paar:
Beyond the Himalayas (A documentary):
Kalahandi (A documentary):
A Treasure in the Snow (A documentary):
Impermanence (A documentary):
Special Awards:
Ghose has portrayed the role of a Hungry generation poet in Srijit Mukherji's film (2011) and also penned the poems of the character he played.