Remembering and celebrating the poetic beauty of Guru Dutt's films on his birth anniversary.

New Delhi: On Guru Dutt’s 101th birth anniversary, here is an ode to a man of few words, who came to be celebrated for his brilliance only decades after his death. Guru Dutt was born on July 9, 1925, ...

Pyaasa: Guru Dutt's Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaaye Toh Kya Hai from Pyaasa remains a timeless critique of greed, commercialism ...

New Delhi: He was 39 when he was found dead, directed just eight films and took 104 takes for that searing climax shot of Pyaasa where the poet protagonist stands framed in light and shadow as he asks ...

If Guru Dutt hadn’t ended his life suddenly at the age of 39, he would have been a ripe-old 101 today. But still making movies ahead of his, or any times. And when I say ahead of times, I don’t ...