Bird of Dusk

About Bird of Dusk

An insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought. The film is about an artist's relationship to his city Calcutta and is based on his personal memoirs, archival material, and conversations with cast, crew, and family.

Bird of Dusk (2018) is a documentary film directed by Sangeeta Datta. Rituparno Ghosh appears as Self (archival footage), Soumitra Chatterjee as Himself, Aparna Sen as Herself, and Sharmila Tagore as Herself.

It runs 92 minutes and was released in June 2018. Written by Sangeeta Datta.

American members can watch it on Hoichoi.