Guru Dutt

Narendra Modi inaugurated WAVES 2025 in Mumbai. He released postage stamps honoring Guru Dutt and other cinema legends. Modi highlighted Indian cinema's global influence. He recalled Raja Harishchandra's release. WAVES 2025 aims to position India as a media and entertainment hub. The summit features a global e-marketplace. Modi interacted with creators at the Creatosphere.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated WAVES 2025 in Mumbai, positioning it as a global hub for creativity and connectivity. The summit, with delegates from over 90 countries, aims to establish India as a leader in media, entertainment, and digital innovation. WAVES 2025 seeks to unlock a $50 billion market by 2029, reinforcing India's cultural and economic influence.

Waheeda Rehman, the iconic actress, recently shared insights into her early life and career aspirations in a conversation with Twinkle Khanna. Rehman revealed her initial dream of becoming a doctor and a funny incident involving her father's concern about her expressive faces.

Rizwann Sikander recalled Irrfan Khan's commitment. He remembered a day when Irrfan, despite a high fever, insisted on shooting a rain scene. Irrfan refused to let the crew down. The producer offered to cancel, but Irrfan declined. Rizwann learned about dedication from Irrfan. Rizwann also shared his early exposure to cinema through his family's love for films.

While Bobby Deol earned massive praise for his menacing role in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal, not everyone in the industry is on board with the film’s messaging. National Award-winning lyricist and writer Swanand Kirkire has voiced strong objections to the film’s portrayal of masculinity and poetry. Speaking on The Lallantop’s podcast, Swanand Kirkire didn’t hold back as he criticised Animal and the larger acceptance it received.

'Raj Kapoor wasn't high up in an ivory tower'

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Dilip Kumar remains a source of inspiration for many actors and aspirants of cinema. He delivered several legendary performances in films like 'Devdas' and 'Mughal-E-Azam'. However, the actor had a few regrets about projects he turned down, including 'Pyaasa', Baiju Bawra', and 'Lawrence of Arabia'.

Priya Dutt shares how her mother, Nargis, sacrificed her successful film career to focus on raising her children, highlighting the family's bond and the impact of Nargis' passing. Priya recalls cherished memories of watching films with her parents and the emotional connection they had with cinema.

Biographer-journalist Yasser Usman was seen discussing the life and times of Guru Dutt with Avijit Ghosh at the Times Litfest 2023 in Delhi recently. Read on to know more.

Born in Bangalore, brought up in Calcutta, achieving the peaks of success in Bombay, the tragically charismatic actor-director Guru Dutt spent a considerable part of his last two years in Madras, as Chennai was known then. It’s a fact that most biographers do not care to look at, though hapless Guru Dutt could not do so as the dream factories of the South worked considerably more efficiently than Bombay and paid up in time.

It was an evening steeped in remembrance as the city’s culturatti gathered for Rediscovering Guru Dutt, a 360 degree rendition of the book, Ten years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi’s Journey, by Sathya Saran.

Nasreen Munni Kabir, UK-based producer and author of books on some of the biggest legends of the film fraternity like Guru Dutt, Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan, A.R. Rahman, Shah Rukh Khan and others. She shares what led her to write about Guru Dutt.

It would be nice, said Arun Dutt, considering the contribution of Guru Dutt to the Indian cinema, the government should consider giving him the Bharat Ratna posthumously.

Asha Parekh discussed her rumored 'marriage' to Shammi Kapoor, strained relationship with Shatrughan Sinha, and her experiences with Guru Dutt. Describing Guru Dutt as childlike, she shared an incident where he playfully took her cashew nuts. Shammi Kapoor's prank about their 'marriage' upset his partner.

Veteran filmmaker Uday Shankar Pani, who is known for his deep connections to Indian cinema’s golden era, spoke exclusively to ETimes, sharing his thoughts on one of the most significant figures in the history of Bollywood - Guru Dutt. Pani, who had the privilege of working with Guru Dutt’s son, Arun, and was deeply involved in the filmmaking process of the time, recounted some lesser-known stories about the legendary filmmaker.

Author Yaser Usman talks about Guru Dutt's battle with mental health.

Shabana Azmi reminisces about the golden era of Hindi cinema in an interview, recalling Guru Dutt's reserved demeanor and her father Kaifi Azmi's unique music creation process. Contrary to conventional methods, Kaifi Azmi believed in crafting the tune before lyrics, metaphorically likening it to finding a suitable 'corpse' for a prepared 'grave.' Shabana also shares an anecdote about the iconic song 'Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam,' highlighting Guru Dutt's passion for music despite limited Urdu knowledge.

The actress recently took to social media, sharing a series of posts expressing her fondness towards the director’s acclaimed body of work.

Guru Dutt’s son revealed interesting and lesser known facts about Pyaasa as a book documenting the dialogues of the film was released today.