Kaagaz Ke Phool, (Hindi: कागज़ के फूल Kāgaz kē Phūl, meaning "Paper Flowers"), is a 1959 (2 January) Hindi film produced and directed by Guru Dutt, who also played the lead role in the film .
The film was a box office disaster in its time but was later resurrected as a world cinema cult classic in the 1980s. The film's music was composed by S. D. Burman and the lyrics were written by Kaifi Azmi, giving hits like "Waqt ne Kiya Kya Haseen Situm", sung by Geeta Dutt.
In the 2002 Sight & Sound critics' and directors' poll, Kaagaz Ke Phool was ranked at #160 among the greatest films of all time.
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