Biography
Guru Dutt was an Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. He was heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock in his initial films and later was compared with Orson Welles due to his works getting a legitimate amount of prominence amongst the cinephiles.
Early Life
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone was born on 9 July 1925, in Bangalore in the present-day state of Karnataka in India into a Konkani Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. His name was changed to Gurudatta Padukone following a childhood accident, the belief being that it was an auspicious choice. His father, Shivashanker Rao Padukone, was a headmaster and a banker; his mother was Vasanthi, a teacher and writer. Dutt spent his early childhood in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, and spoke fluent Bengali. He had one younger sister—Lalita Lajmi, who was an Indian painter—and three younger brothers, Atma Ram (a director), Devi (a producer), and Vijay. Likewise, his niece Kalpana Lajmi was also a well known Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. His second cousin Shyam Benegal was a director and screenwriter. His second cousin twice removed is Amrita Rao, whose grandfather and Dutt were second cousins.id=nm0244870
Works of Guru Dutt
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