Guru Dutt
July 9, 1925 (99 years old) in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 โ 10 October 1964), better known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He made 1950s and 1960s classics such as Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Chaudhvin Ka Chand. In particular, Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool are now included among the greatest films of all time, both by Time magazine's "All-TIME" 100 best movies and by the Sight & Sound critics' and directors' poll, where Dutt himself is included among the greatest film directors of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guru Dutt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1989 ยทIn Search of Guru Duttas Self (archive footage)
- 1964 ยทBahuranias
- 1964 ยทSuhaganas Vijay Kumar
- 1964 ยทSanjh Aur Saveraas Dr. Shankar Chaudhry
- 1963 ยทBharosaas
- 1962 ยทSahib Bibi Aur Ghulamas Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath'
- 1962 ยทSautela Bhaias Gokul
- 1960 ยทChaudhvin Ka Chandas Aslam
- 1959 ยทKaagaz Ke Phoolas Suresh Sinha
- 1958 ยท12 O'Clockas Ajoye Kumar
- 1957 ยทPyaasaas Vijay
- 1955 ยทMr. & Mrs. '55as Preetam Kumar
- 1954 ยทAar Paaras Kalu
- 1953 ยทThe Falconas Raj Kumar Ravi