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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guru Dutt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. Pyaasa (1957) — Director
2. Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) — Director
3. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) — Director
4. Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955) — Director
5. Aar Paar (1954) — Director
6. Baazi (1951) — Director
7. Baaz (1953) — Director
8. Jaal (1952) — Director
9. Sailaab (1956) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Pyaasa (1957) — Vijay
2. Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) — Suresh Sinha
3. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) — Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath'
4. Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955) — Preetam Kumar
5. The Full Moon (1960) — Aslam
6. Aar Paar (1954) — Kalu
7. Baaz (1953) — Raj Kumar Ravi
8. 12 O'Clock (1958) — Ajoye Kumar
9. In Search of Guru Dutt (1989) — Self (archive footage)
10. Sautela Bhai (1962) — Gokul
11. Sanjh Aur Savera (1964) — Dr. Shankar Chaudhry
12. Bharosa (1963) — Bansi
13. Bahurani (1964)
14. Suhagan (1964) — Vijay Kumar
15. Lakhrani (1945) — Lachhman