FILM DIRECTOR

Guru Dutt

1925 - 1964

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Guru Dutt (born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone; 9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964) was an Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. Dutt was lauded for his artistry, notably his usage of close-up shots, lighting, and depictions of melancholia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guru Dutt has received more than 3,335,445 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Guru Dutt is the 1,139th most popular film director (up from 1,223rd in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from India (down from 629th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Film Director.

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  • 5.52

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Guru Dutt ranks 1,139 out of 2,041. Before him are Pete Docter, Shawn Levy, Wally Pfister, Alan Ball, Ron Clements, and Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. After him are Oleg Sentsov, Chuck Russell, Gabriele Salvatores, Jon Turteltaub, Frederic Zelnik, and Radu Mihăileanu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Guru Dutt ranks 378. Before him are Lucien Carr, Duane Hanson, Álvaro Magaña, Geoffrey Burbidge, Raimondo D'Inzeo, and Anne V. Coates. After him are Darry Cowl, Steve Forrest, Bruce Kirby, Charlie Byrd, Yuliya Borisova, and Rosemary Murphy. Among people deceased in 1964, Guru Dutt ranks 163. Before him are Cecília Meireles, Karl Johan Svensson, Pentti Eskola, Luiz Gervazoni, Sakari Tuomioja, and Lars Christensen. After him are William Garbutt, Georg Jacoby, Charles Bouvier, Arthur Hohl, John Eke, and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook.

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In India

Among people born in India, Guru Dutt ranks 657 out of 1,861. Before him are Nana Patekar (1951), Cornelia Sorabji (1866), Farida Jalal (1949), Sheila Dikshit (1938), Ismat Chughtai (1915), and Percy Hobart (1885). After him are Arthur E. Kennelly (1861), Venkaiah Naidu (1949), Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940), Asha Parekh (1942), and Anandiben Patel (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Guru Dutt ranks 8. Before him are Mahesh Bhatt (1948), M. Night Shyamalan (1970), Michael Radford (1946), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Lindsay Anderson (1923), and Dara Singh (1928). After him are Ardeshir Irani (1886), Shyam Benegal (1934), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), Tarsem Singh (1961), and Ismail Merchant (1936).

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Filmography

Pyaasa
Director
Vijay, a destitute poet, searches for true love while attempting to get his work published. With the assistance of two women in his life, his dream comes true - but at a cost that causes Vijay to rethink his worldview.
Feb 19o 19577.3 / 10
Kaagaz Ke Phool
Director
The film tells, in flashback, the story of Suresh Sinha, a famous film director and his relationship with an aspiring actress.
Feb 1o 19596.9 / 10
Mr. & Mrs. '55
Director
A young, naive heiress is forced into a 'marriage of convenience' with an unemployed cartoonist in an attempt to save her millions - a move orchestrated by the scheming aunt.
Feb 11o 19554.9 / 10