Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/9/1925
Place of Birth
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Also Known As
GuruVasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone
Guru Dutt
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.
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Known For
Bahurani
Unknown Role
Mr. & Mrs. '55
as Preetam Kumar
Pyaasa
as Vijay
Kaagaz Ke Phool
as Suresh Sinha
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
as Aslam
Aar Paar
as Kalu
Bharosa
as Bansi
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
as Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath'
The Falcon
as Raj Kumar Ravi
12 O'Clock
as Ajoye Kumar
Sanjh Aur Savera
as Dr. Shankar Chaudhry
Sautela Bhai
as Gokul
In Search of Guru Dutt
as Self (archive footage)
Suhagan
as Vijay Kumar
Lakhrani
as Lachhman