Loading amazing content...
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
July 9, 1925
Died
October 10, 1964
Place of Birth
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Also Known As
- Guru
- Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone
Guru Dutt
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.0
Self (archive footage)
In Search of Guru Dutt
1989
0.0
Bahurani
1964
0.0
Vijay Kumar
Suhagan
1964
0.0
Dr. Shankar Chaudhry
Sanjh Aur Savera
1964
0.0
Bansi
Bharosa
1963
6.9
Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath'
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
1962
0.0
Gokul
Sautela Bhai
1962
5.9
Aslam
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
1960
6.9
Suresh Sinha
Kaagaz Ke Phool
1959
7.0
Ajoye Kumar
12 O'Clock
1958
Credits
In Search of Guru Dutt
as Self (archive footage)
1989
6.0
Bahurani
1964
0.0
Suhagan
as Vijay Kumar
1964
0.0
Sanjh Aur Savera
as Dr. Shankar Chaudhry
1964
0.0
Bharosa
as Bansi
1963
0.0
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
as Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath'
1962
6.9
Sautela Bhai
as Gokul
1962
0.0
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
as Aslam
1960
5.9
Kaagaz Ke Phool
as Suresh Sinha
1959
6.9
12 O'Clock
as Ajoye Kumar
1958
7.0
Pyaasa
as Vijay
1957
7.2
Mr. & Mrs. '55
as Preetam Kumar
1955
4.9
Aar Paar
as Kalu
1954
5.5
The Falcon
as Raj Kumar Ravi
1953
5.0