Guru Dutt
Age: 39 | From: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Person Details
Birthday: 1925-07-09 06:27:53
Death: 1964-10-10 06:27:53
Aliases: Guru , Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 31
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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 Famous Work
Mr. & Mrs. '55
(1955) Director
Kaagaz Ke Phool
(1959) Producer
Pyaasa
(1957) Producer
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
(1960) Producer
Aar Paar
(1954) Producer
Baazi
(1951) Story
Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam
(1962) Producer
C.I.D.
(1956) ProducerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Self (Archival Footage) | |
| 1964 | N/A | |
| Vijay Kumar | ||
| Dr. Shankar Chaudhry | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| 1962 | Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath' | |
| Gokul | ||
| 1960 | Aslam | |
| 1959 | Suresh Sinha | |
| 1958 | Ajoye Kumar | |
| 1957 | Vijay | |
| 1955 | Preetam Kumar | |
| 1954 | Kalu | |
| 1953 | Raj Kumar Ravi | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Producer | |
| 1960 | Producer | |
| 1959 | Producer | |
| 1957 | Producer | |
| 1956 | Producer | |
| 1954 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Director | |
| 1957 | Director | |
| 1956 | Director | |
| 1955 | Director | |
| 1954 | Director | |
| 1953 | Director | |
| 1952 | Director | |
| 1951 | Director | |
| 1946 | Assistant Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Screenplay | |
| 1952 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1951 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Choreographer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |