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Alias:
Guru
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone
Birthplace:
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Born:
July 9, 1925
Died:
October 10, 1964
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.
Assistant Director:
1946 Hum Ek Hain
Choreographer:
1946 Hum Ek Hain
Director:
1946 Hum Ek Hain
1951 Baazi
1952 Jaal
1953 The Falcon
1954 Aar Paar
1955 Mr. & Mrs. '55
1956 Sailaab
1957 Pyaasa
1959 Kaagaz Ke Phool: Paper Flowers
Producer:
1946 Hum Ek Hain
1951 Baazi
1952 Jaal
1953 The Falcon
1954 Aar Paar
1955 Mr. & Mrs. '55
1956 C.I.D.
1956 Sailaab
1957 Pyaasa
1959 Kaagaz Ke Phool: Paper Flowers
1960 Chaudhvin Ka Chand
1962 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Screenplay:
1946 Hum Ek Hain
1951 Baazi
1952 Jaal
1953 The Falcon
1954 Aar Paar
1955 Mr. & Mrs. '55
1956 C.I.D.
1956 Sailaab
1957 Pyaasa
1959 Kaagaz Ke Phool: Paper Flowers
1960 Chaudhvin Ka Chand
1962 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Story:
1946 Hum Ek Hain
1951 Baazi
1952 Jaal
1953 The Falcon
1954 Aar Paar
1955 Mr. & Mrs. '55
1956 C.I.D.
1956 Sailaab
1957 Pyaasa
1959 Kaagaz Ke Phool: Paper Flowers
1960 Chaudhvin Ka Chand
1962 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
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