Tuesday, November 20, 2012

RIP Rahul Dasgupta Sir

RIP Rahul Dasgupta Sir





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Dasgupta#Rahul_Dasgupta

"We are our own Visitors , We are our own Ghosts" -- Rahul Dasgupta ....

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  1. Rahul Dasgupta was a good scholar with full of knowledge was very helpful in sharing his immense knowledge about filmmaking and films. He had letters from Satyajit Ray telling about his experiences and works. Satyajit Ray had even asked him to make a film on his biography. He was about to make one but later that project was made by Shyam Benegal. At that time Rahul da's life had seen lots of tragedies and he left lots of things slowly day by day. He had made lots of advertisements and documentaries.

    If anyone has some knowledge so please share them, I want to see them.

    I remember he was there in projector room for some time when someone screened his film "GENESIS" in main theater in FTII. I liked the film, Mithun Chakrobarty had a very small role in it and Uday Chandra was doing the lead role. There was handsome editor with long hair, Jethu Mondal who later edited many films like Sarfarosh (National award winner in editing), had acted and assisted Rahul in this film.

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    1. Oh ... thanks for the valuable info . I dint know much about this great person . But I know about his diploma film and the awards followed and the great human within him . His silence only spoke many times . From the seniors understood that they were given guidance about films and direction whenever possible . FTII and its campus and students misses Rahul Sir .... Let his soul rest in peace ....

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  2. Rahul dasgupta had a good start in his career with the awards and nominations for his diploma film "Genesis", he began with documentaries and later made ad films. For this he joined Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency and created his brand in advertising. Legend has it that Prahlad Kakar worked under him and that he had made more than a hundred pioneering ad films. In 1977 Rahul da was on a rise and Prahlad founded an advertising agency with the name Genesis Film Production. I dont know that weather the name is coincidence or both had founded it together or Prahlad Kakkar liked him and his work very much that this name clicked to him.

    Rahul da was a very quite person and thats why he is still a mystery to many, but he was a legend.

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    1. Well said ....Yes . I met him few times walking through the institute . For his knowledge and talents , he never shown any thing . He hardly talks . He was very silent and even few months of his death he was active helping the students in ftii , by acting in their diploma films . Its a great loss for ftii , students , campus and the industry ....

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