Gita Ghatak

Gita Ghatak
Born	23 January 1931
Died	17 November 2009 (2009-11-18) (aged 78) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer

Gita Ghatak (Geeta Ghatak née Ganguly) (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2009) was an Indian actress and singer. She mainly acted in Bengali cinema. Gita Ghatak was also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. She had her primary lessons in Tagore songs from celebrated artistes like Sailajaran Majumdar and Indira Debi Choudhurani, having a brief stint in Indian classical music too in her long music career of 65 years. She was closely associated with the All India Radio, Kolkata. She was also a teacher at South Point School, Kolkata (where she taught all sorts of subjects including English, mathematics, as well as music). Her husband Anish Chandra Ghatak was the nephew of noted Bengali movie director Ritwik Ghatak.

Career

Her notable works include Meghe Dhaka Tara, Bari Theke Paliye, Ekti Nadir Naam.

Selected filmography

Year	Film	English Title
1958	Bari Theke Paliye	The Runaway
1959	Meghe Dhaka Tara	The Cloud-Capped Star
2002	Ekti Nadir Naam	The Name of a River
2010	Beyond Borders

References

• "'Ritwik Ghatak's protagonist still exists in modern-day woman'". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.

External links

• Gita Ghatak at IMDb