Guru Dutt
Known For
Directing
Born
1925-07-09 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died
1964-10-10
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Pyaasa
as Vijay
Bahurani
Mr. & Mrs. '55
as Preetam Kumar
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
as Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath'
Aar Paar
as Kalu
Kaagaz Ke Phool
as Suresh Sinha
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
as Aslam
Suhagan
as Vijay Kumar
In Search of Guru Dutt
as Self (archive footage)
Sautela Bhai
as Gokul
Sanjh Aur Savera
as Dr. Shankar Chaudhry
12 O'Clock
as Ajoye Kumar
Bharosa
as Bansi
The Falcon
as Raj Kumar Ravi
Lakhrani
as Lachhman