Bollywood mourns the death of Rituparno Ghosh

Bipasha Basu Landed in Coimbatore and got heartbreaking news Ritu da has passed away Don39t want to believe it I have such wonderful memories with himu00a0RIP Ritu Da It39s not an age to go away Death baffles me It just makes you realize you can go anytime Speaking to MiD DAY she said quotRituparno Ghosh was a great film maker and fun human being He always treated me like his little sister I am shocked and heartbroken Last night I was chatting with someone about him a and thought of calling him this week 39Shob Choritro Kalponik39 was one of my finest films with himquot Bipasha Basu Abhishek Bachchan Absolutely shocked with the news of the passing of Ritu da A dear friend and a great director and a wonderful human RIP Ritu da Had the honour of working with him in 39Antarmahal39 Such a fine director Will really miss his exuberance and zest for the movies and lifeu00a0Just realised that Ritu da was the only director that my family have all worked with individually Pa Amitabh Bachchan 39The Last Lear39 Ma Jaya Bachchan Sunglasses Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 39Chokher Bali39 39Raincoat39 and me 39Antarmahal39 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan I am shocked and deeply saddened by this news I just can39t believe it May his Rituparno Ghosh soul rest in peace Subhash Ghai India has lost one of its finest filmmakers He Rituparno ghosh was extremely sensitive and a true artist Irsquom sad about his sudden demise His films will be remembered always May God bless his noble soul Parineeti Chopra Had the honour of meeting Rituparno Ghosh this year at the National Awards Cannot believe how unpredictable life is RIP sir Karan Johar Rituparno Ghosh RIP Too young to go just does not seem fair warm sensitive and talented Remember him fondly Akshay Kumar Deeply saddened and numbed to hear about the unfortunate demise of the very talented Rituparno Ghosh Had met him on several occasions in the past for a film called 39Rahgeer39 unfortunately things didn39t work out Have some fond memories of him My thoughts and prayers with him Prosenjit I39m in a state of shock Just can39t believe that Ritu da is no more with us I have countless memories of the man He was a true maverick and a brilliant human being We would have long sessions of creative arguments and there were learnings to take away from all that I have lost a friend Ritu da has been having health issues for a while now but we never saw this coming He was always active brimming with ideas and so passionate about cinema He is one man who truly loved his job achieved perfection in everything absolute indomitable spirit Cinema will never be the same without him Raima Sen Rituparno ghosh was an extremely talented and well read person a right example of oneman show I think he was best in portraying women characters He knew everything about his craft and was a good actor too Rituparno would pay lot of attention on detailing of characters as he would tell me exactly where should I place my bindi and how should I tie my hair how should I carry my costumes I think he had that power that he could even make a tree act He was like a family to me and used to consider me as his daughter I always looked up to him for any advice be it personal or professional Whenever he would come to Mumbai he used to stay at my house I have learnt a lot of things from him and his talent has inspired me a lot I was a newcomer when I did 39Chokher Bali39 and remember my first emotional scene I could not cry at all So he stood behind the camera and started crying and I just imitated him in front of the camera Later while shooting with Aishwarya Rai I was in awe of her and forgot my dialogues Rituparno realised this even before I could tell him about it and he asked me to do few scenes without looking at her I have many such memories Rituparna Sengupta He was like a big brother to me He was always just a call away whenever I needed some advice We were regularly in touch with each other Today when I went to his house I felt that he was sleeping with a serene smile on his face My friends and I who were present there tried to dress him the way he liked to We put a turban on his head as he would always wear When I was getting married and told him about it he was very excited He wrote a script of my wedding card and styled me for all the functions Ritu da had this quality of making friends easily People often would get confused about our names and both of us got many calls for each other in the past He in fact told me that this confusion will exist till the end of our lives I always shared a special relationship with him because he was the one who thought that I am capable of doing a film like 39Dahan39 After I won the National Award for my film other known directors started taking me seriously He made Bengali cinemarsquos presence felt on the international platform I think it is a huge loss for the Bengali industry as well as for the nation Buddhadeb Dasgupta Itrsquos a shocking news He Rituparno Ghosh was way too young I knew him since the days even before he started out as a filmmaker From his very first film 39Hirer Angti39 what came across about him was his absolute conviction in his work He never chose to have the easy way by being ambiguous about issues that need to be talked about The same was true about the way he led his life He was openly effeminate and I remember him telling me that he wanted to leave this planet as a woman In fact he was planning on going through a surgery to attain womanhood Wherever he went across India people knew him something you canrsquot say the same about all Bengali directors He was full of life but his health issues proved costly Paoli Dam I am very shocked I reached Kolkata yesterday and was going to meet him Rituparno Ghosh Had even sent him a message this morning but did not get a reply which was very unusual I am still in a state of shock and cannot believe it I was lucky to be directed by him in one film 39Shob Charito Kalponik39 Ajay Devgnu00a0Shocked and saddened to hear of Rituparno Ghosh It was geart working with him in 39Raincoat39 and his way of looking at things was so different and unique Madhur Bhandarkaru00a0I39m speechless and shocked to know that talented filmmaker Rituparna Ghosh has expiredu00a0I had met Ritu a couple of time he was a very warm and humorous person He most definitely will be missed Riteish Deshmukh Saddened to hear the news of Rituparno Ghosh was always warm and humble Condolences to the family RIP Shreya Ghoshal So depressed since this morning One of my most favourite director Rituparno Ghosh is no more What an incredible director a true genius Farhan Akhtar Shocked to hear about the untimely passing of Rituparno Ghosh RIP Condolences to the family Dia Mirza RIP Rituparno Ghosh Condolences to the family Bhagyashree A fine human being with a golden heart RIP Rituparna Ghosh Shekhar Ravjiani Rituparno Ghosh Never met him Have only heard of his brilliance as a director Rest in peace Renowned Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh dies of heart attack Shweta Pandit Had just done a photoshoot keeping Ritu da39s movies in mind That39s how inspiring his work has been Gonna be missed RIP Rituparno Ghosh Konkona Sen Sharma Rituparno Ghosh 1963 2013 We will remember you Arjun Rampal Absolutely numbed by the saddest news of Rituparno Ghosh not being with us anymore Loss of a dear friend adventurous filmmaker Who taught me so much A bit too premature departure will always feel your void my friend RIP Rituparno always with such energy and life can39t believe won39t see him again Will miss him too much Jackky Bhagnani Shocked and saddened to hear about Ritu Da It just doesn39t seem right RIP Death is the harsh truth of life We will miss you Shekhar Kapur Shocked by passing of Rituparno Ghosh He was dreaming of getting into what he called his 39next phase39 Hugely creative explorer on film Every passing of a friend is a reminder to not delay your dreams The time is not tomorrow It is now This moment RIP Rituparno Ghosh Anupam Kher Deeply saddened and shocked by the sudden demise of Rituparno Ghosh He directed 39Bariwali39 1st film I produced Have amazing memories of him Rituparno Ghosh had called few months back Offered great role Was looking forward to working with him One of the finest directors of our times He had great sense of humour and a brilliant understanding of human behaviour Will miss him and his cinema RIP my friend Divya Dutta Shocked to hear about Ritu da Not sinking in Fondest memories of working wth him in 39The Last Lear39 RIP Shoojit Sircar I am just devastated hearing the news of Rituparno Ghosh Manoj Bajpayee Sad to hear about the passing off a very dynamic talented Rituparno GhoshRIP Will miss you my friend Neha Dhupia Sad to hear the news RIP Rituparno Ghosh My condolences to the family Kunal Kohli Sad and shocking to hear about Rituparno Ghosh RIP Rohit Roy Just heard about Ritu da This is unbelievable Just spoke to him a couple of days back to say I39m coming to Kolkata for my releaseu00a0A lot of dreams unfulfilled Am sure he had so much more to give to cinema Gone far to early Rituparno GhoshRIP Onir Shocked and still hoping that its not true Film maker and friend Rituparno Ghosh is no more Apparently had a massive heart attack Kabir Bedi Stunned by Rituparno Ghosh39s tragic passing A phenomenally creative director We39d discussed a Tagore project RIP Sophie Choudry Very sad news RIP Rituparno Ghosh A wonderful storyteller filmmaker gone too soon Aftab Shivdasani RIP renonwned Bengali film maker Rituparno Ghosh Condolences and prayers for his family Ehsaan Noorani RIP Rituparno Ghosh Sad we never worked together Celina Jaitly Absolutely shocked and numb to hear Ritu da legendary filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh passed away a few hours ago Tara Sharma Saluja Terribly sad to hear Rituparno Ghosh passed and way too soon A legendary filmmaker and a lovely person Worked wth him for a day on 39Mumbai Cutting39 Ranganathan Madhavan Oh God Saddened to hear of the untimely demise of a very learned man and one of my directors Rituparno Ghosh RIP my friend Siddharth Rituparno Ghosh 49 Gone too soon Great film maker Warm kind person Terrible tragedy RIP Munmun Dutta It39s more than shocking for me to know that Rituparno Ghosh is no more Shocking beyond belief Aashka Goradia RIP Rituparno Ghosh Debina Bonnerjee Choudhary Rituparno Ghosh no more Can39t believe I39m at a loss of word Such a huge loss to the film industry Can39t say anything