Partho Ghosh

Partho Ghosh (8 June 1949 – 9 June 2025) was an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood.^[1] He also directed Bengali films. His successful films include 100 Days with Jackie Shroff and Madhuri Dixit and Teesra Kaun with Mithun Chakraborty. He was known for the films Dalaal (1993) and Agni Sakshi (1996) with Nana Patekar.

Partho Ghosh
Born	(1949-06-08)8 June 1949 Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Died	9 June 2025(2025-06-09) (aged 76) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Years active	1980–2025

Career

Ghosh started his career in Hindi cinema as an assistant director with small films (1985). His first big directorial film was 100 Days (1991). The film was a superhit. It was a remake of Tamil film Nooravathu Naal. His movie Dalaal (1993), was one of highest grossing movies in 1993. As of 2015^[update], he had written and directed more than 15 movies. Another hit movie, Tisra kaun (1994), was the remake of the 1990 Malayalam film No.20 Madras Mail directed by Joshiy, starring Mohanlal in the lead role.

In 2010, Ghosh directed Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De? and Rehmat Ali - 2010. Later, Ghosh wrote Agni Shakhi (Part 2) and Dalal (Part 2). These two movies were expected in 2016. He also produced and directed several Bengali films and TV serials.

Death

Partho Ghosh passed away on June 9, 2025, at the age of 75, due to a heart attack at his residence in Madh Island, Mumbai. The news of his demise was confirmed by actress Rituparna Sengupta, who expressed her grief on social media. He is survived by his wife, Gauri Ghosh.^[2][3][4]

Awards

Filmfare Awards

• 1997: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Director: Agni Sakshi

Filmography

• 100 Days (1991)
• Geet (1992)
• Dalaal (1993)^[5]
• Teesra Kaun (1994)^[6]
• Agni Sakshi (1996)
• Jeevan Yudh (1997)
• Jiban Yuddha (1997)
• Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997)
• Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha (1997)
• Yugpurush (1998)^[7]
• Sindur Khela (1999)
• Khote Sikkey (1998)
• Maseeha (2002)
• Surya (2002)
• Sitam (2005)
• Rehmat Ali (2010)
• Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De? (2010)
• Mausam Ikrar Ke Do Pal Pyar Ke (2018)