Guru Dutt

Personal Info

Known For Directing

Known Credits 19

Gender Male

Birthday July 9, 1925

Day of Death October 10, 1964 (39 years old)

Place of Birth Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Also Known As

  • Guru
  • Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone

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Biography

Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 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.

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Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 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.

Directing

1959
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1946

Acting

1989
1964
1964
1964
1963
1962
1962
1960
1959
1958
1957
1955
1954
1953

Production

1962
1960
1959
1957
1956
1954

Writing

1953
1952
1951

Crew

1946

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