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Guru Dutt
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Key facts
- Born
- Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone , ( 1925-07-09 ) 9 July 1925, Bangalore , Kingdom of Mysore , British India (present-day Karnataka , India)
- Died
- 10 October 1964 (1964-10-10) (aged 39), Bombay , Maharashtra , India (present-day Mumbai )
- Other name
- Gurudatta Padukone
- Occupations
- Actor film producer film director choreographer
- Years active
- 1946–1964
- Spouse
- Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 )
- Relatives
- Atma Ram (brother) Lalita Lajmi (sister) Kalpana Lajmi (niece) Shyam Benegal (cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Bengaluru
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Spouse
- Geeta Dutt
- Occupation
- film editor
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Image
- Guru Dutt 2004 stamp of India.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- date of birth
- 1925-07-09
- date of death
- 1964-10-10
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons category
- Guru Dutt
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- relative
- Shyam Benegal
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Guru Dutt
- start of work period
- 1944-00-00
- name in native language
- Guru Dutt
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Encyclopedic overview
Guru Dutt (born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone; 9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964; also known as Gurudatta Padukone) was an Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. He was heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock in his initial films and later was compared with Orson Welles due to his works getting a legitimate amount of prominence amongst the cinephiles.
Dutt was lauded for his artistry, notably his usage of close-up shots, lighting, and depictions of melancholia. He directed a total of eight Hindi films, several of which have gained a cult following internationally. This includes Pyaasa (1957), which made its way onto Time magazine's 100 Greatest Movies list, as well as Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), all of which are frequently listed among the greatest films in Hindi cinema. He was included among CNN's "Top 25 Asian Actors" in 2012.
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