The Dutt Family (Guru Dutt)
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964), popularly known as Guru Dutt (Konkani:गुरु दत्त), was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He is often credited with ushering in the golden era of Hindi cinema. He made quintessential 1950s and 1960s classics such as Pyaasa (Thirsty), Kaagaz Ke Phool (Paper Flowers), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (The King, the Queen and the Jack) and Chaudhvin Ka Chand (The Fourteenth Day Moon in Muslim calendar but actually means full moon, a metaphor for beauty). In particular, Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool are now included among the greatest films of all time, both by Time magazine's "All-TIME" 100 best movies and by the Sight & Sound critics' and directors' poll, where Dutt himself is included among the greatest film directors of all time. He is sometimes referred to as "India's Orson Welles". In 2010, he was included among CNN's "top 25 Asian actors of all time".
- Guru Dutt (Notable Indian Actor)
- Shyam Benegal (Director, his paternal grandmother, and Dutt's maternal grandmother were sisters)
- Kalpana Lajmi (Director, maternal niece of Guru Dutt)
- Amrita Rao (Actress, her grandfather and Guru Dutt were second cousins)
- Preetika Rao (Actress, sister of Amrita Rao, her grandfather and Guru Dutt were second cousins)
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