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In Search of Guru Dutt is a film of genre Documentary with Abrar Alvi

In Search of Guru Dutt (1989)

In Search of Guru Dutt
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Length 1h24
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In Search of Guru Dutt is a 1989 three-part documentary on the life and work of Indian actor, writer, director and producer of Hindi films Guru Dutt to mark his 25th death anniversary.

This documentary is a three-part tribute to director Guru Dutt, who died in 1964 at the age of 39. The work traces Guru Dutt's personal story through many interviews with his family members and colleagues and observes his work through the use of extensive film excerpts. The documentary was produced by the British television network Channel 4 producer Nasreen Munni Kabir.

Actors

Abrar Alvi

(Self - Screenwriter, Director)Kaifi Azmi alias Tun Party
Waheeda Rehman

(Self)Raj Khosla

(Self - Director)Shyam Benegal

(Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt)
And :
V.K. Murthy
Dev Anand
Mani Kaul
Johnny Walker
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