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Rituparno Ghosh won 19 National Awards, including 3 Best Director awards for his films Chokher Bali (2003), Raincoat (2004) and The Last Lear (2007). He was the only Bengali director to win the National Film Award for Best Director for three consecutive years. He also won the Best Screenplay award for his film Bariwali (2000) and the Best Actor award for his performance in his film Dahan (1997).