Guru Dutt

  • Guru Dutt – Kaagaz Ke Phool AKA Paper Flowers (1959)

    1951-1960AsianClassicsGuru DuttIndia

    Synopsis
    The film tells in flashback the story of Suresh Sinha (Guru Dutt) a famous film director. His marriage to Bina (Veena) is on the rocks because her wealthy family sees filmmaking as a job lacking in social status. He is also denied access to his daughter Pammi (Naaz) who is sent to a private boarding school. On a rainy night Sinha meets a woman Shanti (Waheeda Rehman) and gives her his coat. She comes to the film studio to return the coat and disrupts the shooting walking in front of the camera. Seeing the rushes Sinha is sure that she is a star in the making and she is cast as Paro in Devdas. Read More »

  • Guru Dutt – Pyaasa (1957)

    1951-1960DramaGuru DuttIndiaMusical

    Vijay writes unpopular poems about the destitute and poor. Ridiculed by his brothers and scorned by publishers, Vijay finds encouragement in a woman, Gulabo, who helps him to try and get his poems published.Read More »

  • Guru Dutt – Aar-Paar aka Across the Heart (1954)

    1951-1960AsianFilm NoirGuru DuttIndia

    Plot: Kalu is a taxi-driver in Bombay, India. He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself, and become rich, before he can even think of marriage. One of the women who loves him, has a father who is involved in gangster-type activities, and would like Kalu also to join him so that he can get rich soon. Kalu has now to decide to become rich quick or sleep better.Read More »

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