MUMBAI: The 17th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival will pay a special tribute to filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak.

Ghatak‘s 1961 film Komal Gandhar, a trilogy based in Kolkata that deals with the aftermath of partition of India in 1947, will be screened as a tribute the reputed filmmaker.

Additionally, films like Meghe Dhaka Tara and Subarnarekha would also be screened.

Ghatak directed eight feature films in his lifetime. Ajantrik was his first commercial release in 1958. He taught at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

The Kolkata International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 10- 17 November.