His films like “Bariwali” (1999), “Shubo Mahurat” (2003) and “Choker Bali” (2003) also brought him acclaim and many more awards, both in India and internationally. Just when people thought that Bengali language films were all that Rituparno was about, he came out with a much appreciated and sensitive Hindi film “Raincoat” (2004). If that alone was not enough, Rituparno also wrote the lyrics for the songs in it!

The songs of “Raincoat” (2004) like “Mathura Nagarpati” and “Jug Jiye” were written by him, as also “Piya Tore Kaisa Abhiman” along with Gulzar. He is also known for his only English film till date, “The Last Lear” (2007). Three years later, for his film “Memories In March” (2010), he wrote the lyrics. Some of the songs include “Sakhi Hum” and “Kaisi Ajeeb Dawat.” His next Hindi film, slated to be released next year, is “Sunglass”, where again he has written the lyrics of the songs.

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