Book excerpt: How Guru Dutt became the reluctant hero of his masterpiece Pyaasa
Guru Dutt in Pyaasa (1957) | Guru Dutt Films/Ultra Media & Entertainment For his most ambitious film yet, Pyaasa, Guru Dutt wanted the best actor around. He wanted the ‘tragedy king’, the top star of the 1950s – Dilip Kumar. Dilip was known to take his craft extremely seriously and was a perfectionist to the core. He normally worked in one film at a time to give it his 100 per cent. This was exactly the kind of dedication Guru Dutt wanted from his Pyaasa hero. Guru w...
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