Kaushik Ghatak
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kaushik Ghatak
| image = Kaushik_Ghatak_On_The_Sets_of_Samrat_&_Co..jpeg
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| caption =Kaushik Ghatak along with Madalsa Sharma and Kavita K. Barjatya
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|08|12}}
| birth_place = Katwa, West Bengal, India
| occupation = Director
| yearsactive = 1998–present
|alma_mater = Asian Academy of Film & Television
| parents = Dasarathi Ghatak
Jayati Ghatak
| spouse = Anita Ghatak
| children = Shashwat Ghatak
Shansit Ghatak
}}
Kaushik Ghatak began his career in the entertainment industry in India on 14 February 1998{{cite web |title=An Interview with Kaushik Ghatak|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k2/director/kaushik.htm |publisher= IndianTelevision.com|date=13 February 2002| accessdate=14 November 2013}} as an apprentice assistant to the prominent filmmaker, Anurag Basu.{{cite news |title=Ek Vivaah...Aisa Bhi not a sequel to Vivah'|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/ek-vivaah-aisa-bhi-not-a-sequel-to-vivah/article1-348507.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307170306/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/ek-vivaah-aisa-bhi-not-a-sequel-to-vivah/article1-348507.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 March 2014 |work= Hindustan Times |date=1 November 2008| accessdate=14 November 2013}} He has directed several television serials including the blockbuster Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and a few advertisement films before he directed his first film Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi for Rajshri Productions.{{cite news |title=Kaushik Ghatak talks about Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi |url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8ccq2_kaushik-ghatak-speaks-about-ek-viva_shortfilms |publisher= dailymotion.com |date=8 November 2008| accessdate=14 November 2013}} He next film was Samrat & Co. for producer, Kavita K. Barjatya, under the banner of Rajshri Productions.{{cite news |title=Rajeev Khandelwal to play detective in suspense adventure|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-25/news-interviews/40167070_1_rajeev-khandelwal-detective-sherlock-holmes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628130602/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-25/news-interviews/40167070_1_rajeev-khandelwal-detective-sherlock-holmes |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2013 |date=25 June 2013|work=The Times of India| accessdate=14 November 2013}}
Early life and education
Kaushik Ghatak was born in Katwa in Bardhaman, West Bengal on 12 August 1971.{{cite news |title=Chhoto hanshi chhoto kanna |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081106/jsp/entertainment/story_10068078.jsp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131114103855/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081106/jsp/entertainment/story_10068078.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2013 |work= The Telegraph |date=6 November 2008 | accessdate=14 November 2013}} He attended St. Xavier's school at Hazaribagh in Bihar & graduated from St. Xavier's college, Ranchi with Geology (Hons). He enrolled at the Asian Academy of Film & Television, Noida to learn the skills of film making.{{cite web |title=AAFT is proud of Kaushik Ghatak |url=http://www.prlog.org/10130355-aaft-is-proud-of-kaushik-ghatak.html |publisher= PR Log |date=19 October 2008| accessdate= 14 November 2013}} Prominent film maker, Anurag Basu provided Ghatak with the first break as an apprentice assistant; Ghatak assisted Basu on several television projects – Rishtey, Raahat, Saturday Suspense, Koshish-‐Ek Aasha and more. Ghatak also assisted Partho Mitra, Gaurav Pandey, Goutam Mukherjee and Amitabh Bhattacharyaon on different shows, ad-films and television commercials.{{cite web |title=An Interview with Kaushik Ghatak|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k2/director/kaushik.htm |publisher= IndianTelevision.com|date=13 February 2002| accessdate=14 November 2013}}{{cite news |title=Chhoto hanshi chhoto kanna |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081106/jsp/entertainment/story_10068078.jsp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131114103855/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081106/jsp/entertainment/story_10068078.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2013 |work= The Telegraph |date=6 November 2008 | accessdate=14 November 2013}}
Career
=Television=
Ghatak's first independent show as a director was with a Bengali serial Amra Povashi aired on Alpha Bangla and with a Hindi serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi produced by Balaji Telefilms and aired on Star Plus.{{cite web |title= Movie Review: 'Ek Vivaah …. Aisa Bhi' |url=http://www.indiatarget.com/cgi-bin/slide_shows.cgi?1266:1 |publisher= India Target |date=6 November 2008 | accessdate=14 November 2013}} Starting from the 35th episode up to the 155th episode,{{cite web |title=An Interview with Kaushik Ghatak|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k2/director/kaushik.htm |publisher= IndianTelevision.com|date=13 February 2002| accessdate=14 November 2013}} Ghatak directed over 100 episodes of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and at this time the show registered the highest TRP ever at the time of original Mihir Virani's death.{{cite news |title=Even I waited seven years to marry the girl I loved |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Even-I-waited-seven-years-to-marry-the-girl-I-loved/Article1-349123.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314025047/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/entertainment/even-i-waited-seven-years-to-marry-the-girl-i-loved/article1-349123.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 March 2014 |work= Hindustan Times |date=4 November 2008 | accessdate=14 November 2013}}
=Films=
Ghatak made his directorial film debut in 2008 with the film Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi starring Sonu Sood and Isha Koppikar. It was produced by Sooraj R. Barjatya, under the Rajshri Productions banner.{{cite news |title=Kaushik Ghatak connects with directorial debut 'Ek Vivaah...Aisa Bhi' |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Kaushik+Ghatak+connects+with+directorial+debut+'Ek+Vivaah...Aisa+Bhi'/1/19698.html |work= India Today |date=8 November 2008 | accessdate=14 November 2013}} This film did not perform too well at the box office. His next project was with producer Kavita K. Barjatya, under the Rajshri Productions banner; the film was Samrat & Co. (2014).{{cite news |title=Rajshri Productions to make Samrat And Co|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1807086 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015070028/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1807086 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2013 |website= Bollywood Hungama India|date=6 May 2013| accessdate=14 November 2013}}{{cite news|title=Rajshri's Detective Saga Samrat And Co To Release|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/rajshris-detective-saga-samrat-and-co-to-release/|publisher=Box Office India|date=27 August 2013|accessdate=14 November 2013|archive-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210604/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/rajshris-detective-saga-samrat-and-co-to-release/|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Kaushik Ghatak was in love with Anita Ghatak and they had to wait for seven years before they could get married.{{cite news |title=Even I waited seven years to marry the girl I loved |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Even-I-waited-seven-years-to-marry-the-girl-I-loved/Article1-349123.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314025047/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/entertainment/even-i-waited-seven-years-to-marry-the-girl-i-loved/article1-349123.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 March 2014 |work= Hindustan Times |date=4 November 2008 | accessdate=14 November 2013}} They have two sons, Shashwat Ghatak and Shansit Ghatak.