Dilip Ghosh (film director)

Dilip Ghosh
Born (1955-08-28) 28 August 1955
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation Filmmaker
Notable work Commando, Children of the Silver Screen
Awards National Film Award

Dilip Ghosh is an Indian film director and producer. He won the National Film Award (Special Mention) for his 1990 documentary Children of the Silver Screen (Hindi: Aadhi Haqueeqat Aadha Fasana). After making advertising and documentary films for over 25 years, he made his mainstream directorial debut through Commando (2013), which was a box office success.

Career

Advertising

After completing his post graduate diploma in Film Direction and Screenplay Writing he decided to make advertising films in spite of his cult status as a subversive filmmaker in the film school. Under the banner of Equinox and later Z Films, he made documentaries and hundreds of popular and some award-winning commercials for reputed clients and leading advertising agencies. His most significant contribution to Indian Advertising is the localization and the use of vernacular language in advertising films, a phenomenon which has now become the norm.[1]

Children of the Silver Screen

During his period in advertising he had the opportunity to work with many child actors. He had observed them closely and was inspired to tell their story. This was expressed through his docu-feature film titled 'Children of the Silver Screen' (Hindi: Aadhi Haqueeqat Aadha Fasana). It was a unique exploration into the world of professional child actors. This effort fetched him a lot of honors and recognition both national and international: including the National Film Award [Special Mention].[2][3] and the Special Jury Prize at Cairo International Children Film Festival. The film was showcased in over 25 International Film Festivals.

2013

In 2013 he directed his debut feature film titled ‘Commando’ , produced by Vipul Shah and Reliance Entertainment. It showed the story of a disavowed Indian commando who protects a woman from a local thug who is hellbent on forcing her to marry him. The film was a box office success and praised for its action sequences by both the critics and the audience.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Awards

In 1990 he won the 38th National Film Award – Special Jury Award /Special Mention (Non-Feature Film) for his documentary Children of the Silver Screen (Hindi: Aadhi Haqueeqat Aadha Fasana).[10][11]

Filmography

  • Passages (short film) (1979)
  • In Paradise Man is born Dead (short film) (1980)
  • Tira Tells You Everything About Herself In Twenty Minutes (short film) (1981)
  • Children of the Silver Screen (Hindi: Aadhi Haqueeqat Aadha Fasana) (1990)
  • Commando (2013)

References

  1. ↑ Kumar, Anuj (2015-01-18). "When Ravi rode home". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  2. ↑ "'Children of the Silver Screen' captures the price child stars pay for glory". India Today. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. ↑ "AADHI HAQEEQAT, AADHA FASANA (1991)". BFI. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. ↑ Ghosh, Dilip (2013-04-12), Commando, Vidyut Jammwal, Hsieh Chang Hai, Nelson Liao Sheng Hua, retrieved 2018-03-31
  5. ↑ "Dilip Ghosh". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  6. ↑ Commando - A One Man Army Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India, retrieved 2018-04-01
  7. ↑ "Review: Commando: a one man army". hindustantimes.com/. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  8. ↑ "Movie Review: Commando, A One Man Army - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  9. ↑ "'Commando' review: Ruthless action rules the roost". News18. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  10. ↑ Ghosh, Dilip (1991). Muzumdar, Debu, ed. "38th National Film Festival" (PDF). 38th National Film Festival. 38: 110.
  11. ↑ "38th National Film Festival" (PDF). dff.nic.in/Default.aspx.
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