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From August 8-10, over 250 cinemas across India will screen newly restored versions of Guru Dutt’s masterpieces, including ...
Guru Dutt, born on July 9, 1925, is celebrated on his 100th birth anniversary for his intellectually engaging and commercially successful films like Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool. Contemporaries remember ...
Guru Dutt’s 100th Birth Anniversary to be celebrated with the nationwide theatrical release of his 4K restored classics from ...
The world lost Guru Dutt when he was 39 and Karuna Dutt believes that with him, we lost many interesting stories and a unique ...
Prakash Magdum, Managing Director, NFDC, said, "Restoring Guru Dutt’s films goes far beyond reviving old reels. it’s about safeguarding a priceless legacy that defines the soul of Indian cinema.
Guru Dutt discovered most of his A-team through chance and a fine-tuned instinct for creative spark. Some became legends in their own right.
Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), Mr. & Mrs. 55 (1955), and Baaz (1953), offering audiences a rare opportunity to revisit the filmmaker’s enduring legacy on the big screen.
Guru Dutt's legacy is not of awards but of silence, the kind that lingers on after the screen fades to black, says Mahesh Bhatt about the legendary filmmaker who "let beauty crumble into truth". Dutt, ...
He was 39 when he was found dead, directed just eight films and took 104 takes for that searing climax shot of Pyaasa where the poet protagonist stands framed in light and shadow.
Guru Dutt cuts to the chase early on in Pyaasa. He opens the film, about a brilliant but unsuccessful poet, with a verse “Ye hanste hue phool” (These smiling flowers), in which Mohammed Rafi as the ...
I n the black-and-white world of Guru Dutt's cinema, emotions blazed in stark contrasts. His films, steeped in lyricism and melancholy, weren't just about tortured heroes or poetic despair. At the ...
Waheeda Rehman reflects on Guru Dutt's enduring legacy on his 100th birth anniversary, highlighting his vision and emotional depth. She fondly recalls her early career under his mentorship, ...