Guru Dutt


 
 

Guru Dutt (1925 - 1964) was a famous Indian film director, producer and actor. He died after taking an overdose of sleeping pills. During his life he produced some of the most lyrical and beautiful films of his era, including Pyaasa, the story of a poet rejected by an uncaring world who achieves success only after his apparent death.

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Guru Dutt was born to Shivsankar Rao Padukone and Vasanthi Padukone on July 9, 1925, in Bangalore. His parents were Saraswat Brahmins, originally settled at Panambur, a village in South Kanara http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=9091. His father was initially a headmaster, and then became a bank employee. His mother Vasanthi while initially a housewife later taught in a school, gave tuitions and also wrote short stories and translated Bengali novels into Kannada. Vasanthi was only 16 when Guru Dutt was born.


 

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Introduction
Early life
Guru Dutt as choreographer, actor, assistant director
Guru Dutt as director
Guru Dutt's last productions
Death
Guru Dutt's family life
Guru Dutt's legacy
Selected Filmography
References
External Links
 


 

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