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Kaagaz Ke Phool is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Guru Dutt with Waheeda Rehman
Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)
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Add to a movie listKaagaz Ke Phool (Hindi: कागज़ के फूल; Urdu: کاغذ کے پھول; Kāgaz kē Phūl, "Paper Flowers") is a 1959 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. Many consider this film to be much ahead of its time.
In the 2002 Sight & Sound critics and directors' poll, Kaagaz Ke Phool was ranked at #160 among the greatest films of all time.
Synopsis
The film tells, in flashback, the story of Suresh Sinha (Guru Dutt), a famous film director. His marriage to Bina (Veena) is on the rocks because her wealthy family sees filmmaking as a job lacking in social status. He is also denied access to his daughter Pammi (Baby Naaz), who is sent to a private boarding school in Dehradun.Actors
Waheeda Rehman
(Shanti)
Guru Dutt
(Suresh Sinha)
Johnny Walker
(Rocky)
Mehmood Ali
Minoo Mumtaz
(Veterinarian Juliet Singh)
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