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Guru Dutt was a man of many parts — a consummate actor, a perceptive writer, a trailblazing director and an accomplished ...
During my multiple conversations with Guru Dutt’s sister, Lalita Lajmi, for my 2021 biography of him, there were many moments ...
Guru Dutt and Dev Anand met on the sets of ‘Hum Ek Hain’ in 1946, when they were both struggling to get a foothold in the ...
Guru Dutt discovered most of his A-team through chance and a fine-tuned instinct for creative spark. Some became legends in ...
Guru Dutt was born as Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone on 9 July 1925 in Bangalore. A gifted director, actor, and producer ...
You come from a Bharatanatyam background, Waheeda-ji. And Guru Dutt was a choreographer before turning actor, filmmaker and writer, even choreographing for Hum Ek Hain. Did he choreograph any of your ...
Geeta Dutt, born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri, who passed away on July 20, 50 years ago, seemed to have all it needed to make a successful career in films.
Iconic Indian director and actor Guru Dutt was just 39 years old when he died in 1964 but he left behind a cinematic legacy ...
Guru Dutt, the legendary Indian filmmaker and actor, passed away at the age of just 39 in 1964. Despite his early death, he ...
The storytelling, exquisite framing, play of light and shadow... see how R Balki, Anurag Kashyap, Tigmanshu Dhulia and others have drawn from his artistry.
When he died by suicide, aged 39, it was his third attempt. Poonam Saxena revisits the exquisite cinema, unfading legacy, ...
He had numerous hits to his name, and even made a precursor to Sholay. In all, he made 26 films across a 35-year career. Why ...