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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 director, producer, actor, 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. He directed a total of 8 Hindi films, several of which have gained a cult following internationally. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guru Dutt has received more than 3,125,908 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Guru Dutt is the 1,226th most popular film director (down from 1,017th in 2019), the 633rd most popular biography from India (down from 521st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Guru Dutt ranks 1,226 out of 1,581Before him are Jaume Balagueró, Sidney Franklin, Yōjirō Takita, Iosif Kheifits, Irving Rapper, and Gabriele Muccino. After him are Chris Buck, Oumarou Ganda, Andrew Adamson, Maurice Cloche, Pál Gábor, and Mario Mattoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Guru Dutt ranks 394Before him are Elaine Stritch, Abel Muzorewa, István Szondy, Horacio Guarany, Stepas Butautas, and Simone Segouin. After him are Marty Robbins, Aleksei Paramonov, Ernst Benda, Doc Pomus, Luigi Carpaneda, and Cal Tjader. Among people deceased in 1964, Guru Dutt ranks 170Before him are Joe Gaetjens, Eugène Olivier, Adolf Šimperský, Steponas Kairys, Edward Van Sloan, and Stuart Davis. After him are Olavi Paavolainen, Paul Weinstein, Frederick Grace, C. J. Hambro, Kate Gillou, and Carlos Hevia.

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In India

Among people born in India, Guru Dutt ranks 633 out of 1,493Before him are Ismail Merchant (1936), Asha Parekh (1942), Ardeshir Irani (1886), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Veerappan (1952), and Zeenat Aman (1951). After him are Trilok Gurtu (1951), Feroz Khan (1939), Amarinder Singh (1942), Shatrughan Sinha (1945), Raj Reddy (1937), and Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Guru Dutt ranks 9Before him are Michael Radford (1946), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Lindsay Anderson (1923), Dara Singh (1928), Ismail Merchant (1936), and Ardeshir Irani (1886). After him are Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), Tarsem Singh (1961), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), Tapan Sinha (1924), Shyam Benegal (1934), and Mahesh Bhatt (1948).

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