Guru Dutt

Golden Age 1944–1964

An actor-director of rare vision, Guru Dutt fused poetry, light and shadow into some of world cinema’s most enduring images. His introspective films about art, love and disillusionment were often ahead of their time. He remains a byword for tragic genius in Indian film.

Honours: Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool are on many all-time-greatest lists worldwide.

Filmography

11 films · compiled from Wikidata

Recent & Ongoing

2017

Babuji Dheere Chalna

Baaz

Best known for: Pyaasa · Kaagaz Ke Phool · Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam · Aar Paar · Mr. & Mrs. 55

Did You Know?

Kaagaz Ke Phool was India’s first film shot in CinemaScope.
Pyaasa featured in Time magazine’s All-Time 100 Movies.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) has run continuously at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir cinema for decades — the longest theatrical run in film history.
Sholay (1975) ran for over five years at Mumbai’s Minerva theatre and its dialogues are quoted to this day.
Mother India (1957) was India’s first film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Filmography

Recent & Ongoing

Babuji Dheere Chalna

The Golden Era

Bharosa

Bahurani

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Sautela Bhai

Chaudhvin Ka Chand

Kaagaz Ke Phool

Pyaasa

Mr. & Mrs. '55

Aar Paar

Baaz

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