#GoldenFrames: Pictorial Biography of Guru Dutt, Bollywood’s Troubled Genius! | Photogallery
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Yasser Usman not too long ago launched a richly layered account of Guru Dutt’s life in his e-book ‘Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story’ that talks in regards to the… Learn Extra
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Born in Karnataka, Guru Dutt was initially named Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone, however his title was modified after an accident in his childhood as his dad and mom believed that the title Guru Dutt was extra auspicious.
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Guru Dutt’s household relocated to Kolkata the place Dutt spent most of his childhood. (Photograph: Lalitha Lajmi and Nationwide Movie Archive of India, Pune)
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Within the early 40s, Guru Dutt labored as a phone operator in Kolkata. Nonetheless, he was disinterested within the job and joined his dad and mom in Bombay.
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With the assistance of his uncle, Guru Dutt signed a 3 12 months contract with Prabhat Movie Firm in Pune in 1944. (Photograph: Lalitha Lajmi and Nationwide Movie Archive of India, Pune)
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At Prabhat Movie Firm, he acted in minor roles and in addition labored as an assistant director and helped choreograph songs in ‘Hum Ek Hain’.
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After the contract expired, Guru Dutt labored as an assistant to the CEO of the Prabhat Movie Firm. Nonetheless, he remained unemployed for some time after that and started writing quick tales in English. Dutt started writing for an English journal in Bombay. (Photograph: Lalitha Lajmi and Nationwide Movie Archive of India, Pune)
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It was whereas Guru Dutt was engaged on ‘Hum Ek Hain’, he met actor Dev Anand. The duo stood throughout one another and realised that their shirts bought swapped within the laundry and that was the start of their friendship.
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Dev Anand made a promise that if Guru Dutt become a director, he would have Anand because the hero, and if Dev Anand produced a movie, he would let Guru Dutt direct it. Dev Anand saved his promise and supplied Guru Dutt to work as a director in his new firm Navketan. (Photograph: Lalitha Lajmi and Nationwide Movie Archive of India, Pune)
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Guru Dutt directed his first movie ‘Baazi’ with Dev Anand within the lead position. The movie was a giant success and Guru Dutt went on to direct his second hit movie ‘Jaal’ with Dev Anand. (Photograph: Lalitha Lajmi and Nationwide Movie Archive of India, Pune)
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In her e-book ‘Conversations with Waheeda Rehman’, the actress spoke about Guru Dutt’s demise saying, “No one is aware of. I don’t suppose he was in despair after the failure of ‘Kagaz Ke Phool’ as ‘Chaudhvin Ka Chand’ did fairly effectively.” (Photograph: Lalitha Lajmi and Nationwide Movie Archive of India, Pune)
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