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In Guru Dutt’s life and art, frames of disenchantment
The birth centenary of the filmmaker known for works such as Pyaasa, Kaagaz ke Phool, and Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam begins on July 9. His cinema anticipated the disillusionment over Nehruvian India’s failure to deliver on its promises
Published on Jul 06, 2024 09:30 PM IST
Bengaluru to host film festival in honour of Guru Dutt
Bengaluru to host film festival in honour of Guru Dutt
Updated on May 04, 2024 07:16 AM IST
PTI |
Woman of her time, and yet timeless
In an age when stars would be chaperoned by entourages, Waheeda Rehman was pretty much her own woman
Published on Sep 29, 2023 12:32 PM IST
HT Editorial
Crowdfunded RK/RKay will remind you of Woody Allen, Guru Dutt's films
RK/Rkay is a meta film about the process of filmmaking, the pressures of compromising on creativity, and the identity crisis where one wonders if they have freewill, or is life driven by predestination.
Published on Jul 25, 2022 06:43 PM IST
Chup teaser: Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan star in intriguing Guru Dutt tribute
Chup: Revenge Of The Artist teaser dropped on Saturday. The film is R Balki's ode to Guru Dutt and stars Dulquer Salmaan and Sunny Deol.
Updated on Jul 09, 2022 11:10 AM IST
Guru Dutt's Kaagaz Ke Phool: Painting glamour world's tragedy on silver screen
Guru Dutt would have turned 97 on Saturday. We revisit Kaagaz Ke Phool to mark the occasion; a film that is a masterclass in the art and craft of cinema.
Published on Jul 09, 2022 11:07 AM IST
Roundabout: Pyaasa revisited on Sahir Ludhianvi’s death anniversary in his Centenary year
This 1957 film was inspired by the poetry of Sahir and Guru Dutt wove around it the theme of social injustice and the poignant though unspoken love of the poet and the prostitute, which rises above the prejudices of the class-torn social order
Published on Oct 24, 2020 10:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nirupama Dutt
Bhanu was self-effacing and underplayed
Designer Ritu Kumar shares snapshots of her colleague and friend of many years
Updated on Oct 17, 2020 12:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Manish Mishra
Veteran Bollywood actor Kumkum dies
Yesteryear’s Bollywood actor Kumkum, known for her films with Kishore Kumar and Guru Dutt among others, has died.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 02:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Entertainment Desk
Thappad director Anubhav Sinha says he has had enough, ‘resigns’ from Bollywood
Anubhav Sinha says he has ‘quit’ Bollywood, but will continue to make films. See his recent tweets to know more.
Updated on Jul 22, 2020 01:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Entertainment Desk
‘That’s the last thing my grandfather said to me’: Meezaan recalls Jagdeep, asks all to stay connected with grandparents
Jaaved Jaaferi’s actor son Meezaan took to Instagram to pay respects to his grandfather and also to express a regret.
Updated on Jul 10, 2020 05:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Entertainment Desk
ROUNDABOUT No one embraces death the way you did: Kaifi Azmi
The passing away of film actor Sushant Singh Rajput brings to the mind the melancholy stories of artistes who excelled creatively but had to pay the price for it with their own lives in the glitzy yet lonesome world of stardom
Updated on Jun 20, 2020 09:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Nirupama Dutt
When Waheeda Rehman said Dilip Kumar played it safe all the time: ‘He lacked courage, would only work with top heroines’
Waheeda Rehman in a recent interview said that while he was a great actor, Dilip Kumar always played it safe and lacked courage.
Updated on Apr 08, 2020 05:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
On Sahir Ludhianvi’s 99th birth anniversary, here’s a list of some of his most loved songs
Legendary Bollywood lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi would have turned 99 had he been alive today. On his birthday anniversary, here’s a collection of some of the most memorable and best-loved songs from his Hindi films.
Updated on Mar 08, 2020 02:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Sahir Ludhianvi’s handwritten notes, poems found at Mumbai scrap shop
Mumbai-based Film Heritage Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, found these items recently amid a dump of newspapers and magazines at the scrap shop in Juhu, and now it plans to preserve and exhibit the archives.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 12:49 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India, New Delhi
Guru Dutt’s 94th birth anniversary: A master director who was tormented by life
Guru Dutt’s short yet eventful life saw Indian cinema produce some of its finest works like Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool. On his 94th birth anniversary, a look at his works and life.
Updated on Jul 09, 2019 01:21 PM IST
Nivedita Mishra
Review: Three Classic Films by Gulzar - Insights Into the Films
A box set of books on three classic Hindi films brings out why Gulzar’s oeuvre is special
Updated on May 15, 2019 01:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Lamat R Hasan
Roundabout: Legend of Sahir Ludhianvi, lore of Pyaasa
One grew up listening to the songs he penned, truly songs of hope: Yeh subha kabhi to aayegi (It will be morning again).
Updated on Oct 28, 2018 08:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nirupama Dutt
Kalpana Lajmi: 10 lesser known facts about the Rudaali director
Not many would know that the late Kalpana Lajmi was related to legendary Bollywood director Guru Dutt and veteran director Shyam Benegal.
Updated on Sep 23, 2018 04:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nivedita Mishra
Kalpana Lajmi funeral attended by Shabana Azmi, Soni Razdan. See pictures
Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, who died on Sunday, was cremated at Mumbai’s Oshiwara crematorium. See pictures from the funeral here.
Updated on Sep 23, 2018 02:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Review: Note By Note by Ankur Bhardwaj, Seema Chishti and Sushant Singh
Note by Note sets the nation’s history to the beat of popular Hindi film music
Updated on Sep 08, 2018 09:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sudhirendar Sharma