Kolkata, Nov 12 (PTI) Describing auteur Ritwik Ghatak as one of the foremost torch bearers of Indian cinema, his student at the Pune film institute and eminent director Adoor Gopalakrishnan on Wednesday rated three of his films as his most favourite all-time classics besides others.

Speaking at a discussion to commemorate the birth centenary of Ghatak at the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), Gopalakrishnan said like Ghatak, he also came from theatre background.

"Ghatak's cinematic exercises were unique in their conceptual originiality, untamed energy and incisive observation of everyday life," Gopalakrishnan said, describing him as one of the foremost torchbearers of Indian cinema who had not got due recognition.

Gopalakrishnan described Ghatak's ‘Meghe Dhaka Tara’ (1960)

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