Actor

Guru Dutt

Directing

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Movies: 20Series: 0Crew credits: 12

TMDB ID: 125354

IMDb ID: nm0244870

Known for: Directing

Born: July 9, 1925

Died: October 10, 1964

Age: 39

Place of birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1945 - 1989

Years active: 45

Average TMDB rating: 7.05

Wikidata: Q149136

Also known as

Guru • Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone

Other jobs

Director (8)Producer (3)Choreographer (1)

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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.