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Release Date:
August 29, 2022
Original Title:
Guru Dutt Ki Koi Film
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 30
Inspired by Tennessee Williams' short story "Something by Tolstoi," this movie is about a cinema projectionist whose wife decides to leave him so she can become a well-known actress in the movie business. The projectionist had been rewriting the happy endings of Bollywood tragedy films since he was a young boy. He was a closet writer. Despite his talent, he lacked the confidence to survive outside his movie theatre. The projectionist loses all control as he creates a variety of happy endings for his love tale in an effort to win back his wife. After a decade, fate steps in and brings his wife back. However, he has forgotten who she is and what he has been looking forward to for all these years.
Art Direction:
Swaraj Chakraborty
Director:
Himanshu Tomar
Director of Photography:
Aakash Choudhary
Editor:
Sohini Das
Executive Producer:
Vivek Alankar
Music:
Parag Ashtikar
Writer:
Himanshu Tomar
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