FILM DIRECTOR

Guru Dutt

1925 - 1964

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Guru Dutt (born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone; 9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964; also known as Gurudatta Padukone) was an Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. He was heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock in his initial films and later was compared with Orson Welles due to his works getting a legitimate amount of prominence amongst the cinephiles. Dutt was lauded for his artistry, notably his usage of close-up shots, lighting, and depictions of melancholia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Guru Dutt is the 1,315th most popular film director (down from 1,141st in 2024), the 793rd most popular biography from India (down from 657th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Guru Dutt ranks 1,315 out of 2,041. Before him are Iosif Kheifits, Steve Miner, Roger Allers, Alan Crosland, Bertrand Bonello, and Wally Pfister. After him are Aleksandr Zarkhi, Douglas Trumbull, Ismail Merchant, David Koepp, José Padilha, and Walter Lassally.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Guru Dutt ranks 452. Before him are Stepas Butautas, Arne Månsson, Josep Pintat Solans, Alain Decaux, Peter Seeberg, and Elaine Stritch. After him are Otto Arosemena, Gunnar Birkerts, Jimmy Dickinson, Gwen Verdon, Betty McKinnon, and Georges Stuber. Among people deceased in 1964, Guru Dutt ranks 181. Before him are James Chapin, Lucky Dube, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Jack Teagarden, Fred Tootell, and Robert Warwick. After him are C. J. Hambro, Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, Olavi Paavolainen, Adele Goldstine, Lars Christensen, and Charles Bouvier.

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In India

Among people born in India, Guru Dutt ranks 793 out of 1,861. Before him are Tanishaa Mukerji (1978), K. J. Yesudas (1940), J. P. Nadda (1960), Jyothika (1977), Parineeti Chopra (1988), and Rolf Edling (1943). After him are Dwarkanath Tagore (1794), Jennifer Winget (1985), Surendranath Banerjee (1848), Ismail Merchant (1936), Spike Milligan (1918), and Danny Denzongpa (1948).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Guru Dutt ranks 12. Before him are B. R. Chopra (1914), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Shyam Benegal (1934), Dara Singh (1928), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), and S. Shankar (1963). After him are Ismail Merchant (1936), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), Goutam Ghose (1950), Tarsem Singh (1961), Deepa Mehta (1950), and Ardeshir Irani (1886).

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