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Guru Dutt (actually Gurudatta Padukone ; Konkani : ಗುರು ದತ್ತ್ ; Hindi गुरु दत्त Guru Datta ; born July 9, 1925 in Bangalore , † October 10, 1964 in Bombay ) was an Indian film director , actor and film producer .

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Originally his parents named him Vasanth Kumar , but after he had an accident as a child, they renamed him Gurudutt because they thought it was happier and more promising. The family moved to Bengal , where Guru Dutt grew up and went to school.

In the 1940s he went to Mumbai, got rid of his patronymic and divided his own name into Guru and Dutt, thus underlining his cultural imprint. Since Dutt is a common Bengali family name, it has been mistaken for a Bengal by many.

In 1944 he met Dev Anand in Pune and they promised to support one another if either of them could gain a foothold in the film business. In the end, both succeeded, and in the same year they appeared for the first time as a supporting actor in a film. Alongside this work, Guru Dutt wrote short stories for a local magazine.

He made his film debut as a director in 1951 at Dev Anands Navketan Films with Baazi . The film, starring producer Anand, was a resounding success. In 1953 Dutt married the singer Geeta Roy , whom he met while producing this film. Guru Dutt made other films, including with the actress Waheeda Rehman , in which he also found personal interest. The film Pyaasa (1957) represents the artistic climax of his work . It is about a poet who is disaffected by the material world and has autobiographical traits. After the financial failure of his film Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), which was also autobiographical , he had his production company's films directed by other directors, such as Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), which was directed by Abrar Alvi , and Dutt received a Filmfare Award for best film brought in. Dutt's permanent work team included screenwriter Alvi, cameraman VK Murthy and film editor YG Chawhan .

His marriage broke up because of the affair with Waheeda Rehman. Guru Dutt died of a sleeping pill overdose , which may be the result of an alcohol-related accident or suicide due to depression. His son last denied the suspicion of suicide in an interview on the 40th anniversary of his father's death in 2004.

Since the 1970s, his films have been shown at various film festivals and his name is mainly associated with his directorial work today. The director Shyam Benegal is a distant maternal cousin to him.

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SURNAME Dutt, guru
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian film director, actor and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Bangalore
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1964
Place of death Mumbai , Maharashtra