Portrait of Guru Dutt

Directing

Guru Dutt

Career

Active from 1945 to 1964, busiest in 1962 and 1964 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pyaasa
Pyaasa
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Guru Dutt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Bollywood 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Mallepoovu
Mallepoovu (1978)

Original Story

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 72
Sanjh Aur Savera
Sanjh Aur Savera (1964)

as Dr. Shankar Chaudhry

Suhagan
Suhagan (1964)

as Vijay Kumar

Bharosa
Bharosa (1963)

as Bansi

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
GoodWatch score 76

as Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath'

Sautela Bhai
Sautela Bhai (1962)

as Gokul

The Full Moon
The Full Moon (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Aslam

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 70
Kaagaz Ke Phool
Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as Suresh Sinha

12 O'Clock
12 O'Clock (1958)

as Ajoye Kumar

Pyaasa
Pyaasa (1957)
GoodWatch score 91

as Vijay

Sailaab
Sailaab (1956)

Director

C.I.D.
C.I.D. (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

Mr. & Mrs. '55
Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

as Preetam Kumar

Aar Paar
Aar Paar (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kalu

Baaz
Baaz (1953)

as Raj Kumar Ravi

Jaal
Jaal (1952)

Director, Screenplay

Baazi
Baazi (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

Story, Director

1940s

2 titles
Hum Ek Hain
Hum Ek Hain (1946)

Choreographer, Assistant Director

Lakhrani
Lakhrani (1945)

as Lachhman