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"Filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh has died, aged 49.  The acclaimed Bengali director suffered a heart attack at a hospital in Kolkata this morning (May 30).  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who starred in Ghosh&amp;#039;s Chokher Bali and Raincoat, issued a statement saying: &amp;quot;I am shocked and deeply sadden by this news. I just can&amp;#039;t believe it. May his soul rest in peace.&amp;quot;   Abhishek Bachchan, who starred in the late director&amp;#039;s 2005 film Antarmahal,  said on Twitter: &amp;quot;Absolutely shocked with the news of the passing of Ritu da. A dear friend and a great director and a wonderful, wonderful human. RIP Rituda. &amp;quot;Had the honour of working with him in Antarmahal. Such a fine director. Will really miss his exuberance and zest for the movies and life.&amp;quot;  Other Bollywood stars also paid tribute to the director on Twitter. Madhur Bhandarkar  tweeted: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m speechless and shocked to know that talented filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh has expired.&amp;quot; Film director Onir expressed his regret over Ghosh&amp;#039;s death,  saying: &amp;quot;His passing away will be a big loss not only to lovers of cinema and art , but a huge loss to the LGBT community. &amp;quot;Last met him at the day of the National awards. He was radiant and happy like a child.&amp;quot; Anupam Kher  tweeted: &amp;quot;Rituparno Ghosh had great sense of humour. He had a brilliant understanding of human behaviour. Will miss him and his cinema. RIP my friend.&amp;quot;  Director Shekhar Kapur described Ghosh&amp;#039;s death as a great loss to the film industry. &amp;quot;Shocked by passing of Rituparno Ghosh. He was dreaming of getting into what he called his &amp;#039;next phase&amp;#039;. Hugely creative explorer on film,&amp;quot; he  wrote.  Ghosh began his career in advertising and made his directional debut with Hirer Angti.  He won the National Film Award for &amp;#039;Best Director&amp;#039; for his Bengali film Abohoman. The director was cremated today with full state honours. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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