"Rituda had ordered me one day that, 'You have to do the lead role in my Satyanweshi.' It was not possible for me to say no to Rituparno Ghosh. It was an altogether good experience. Except Byomkesh and his assistant Ajit, all other characters were created by Ritu da," said Sujoy Ghosh
"I had worked with Rituparno Ghosh in Antarmahal. I miss not working with him anymore. I want to work with Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose. I also like the way Tony (Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury) handles his subject," said Soha Ali Khan
"The story line, script, the title tracks of the serial which was aired from June 28, 2010 to April 16, 2011, everything bore the Rituparno Ghosh hall mark and he took care in every detailing. And everyone knows how Gaaner Oparey, our first production for small screen, weaned back the discerning audiences," said Prosenjit Chatterjee
"He was coming to Bombay quite often. That was the film I would have done. But he left us before that happened and I will regret that," Sushmita said
Rituparno Ghosh was born in Kolkata on August 31, 1963. His father was a documentary filmmaker and Rituparno grew up in a world of movies. He went to Kolkata's South Point School and then studied economics at Jadavpur University.
Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh's body was taken to Nandan, Kolkata's state-run movie theatre, for mourners to pay their last respects. Mr Ghosh died of a cardiac arrest at his Kolkata home at 7.30 am today. He was 49
Celebs mourn Rituparno Ghosh's death
