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  2. BornVasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone · 9 July 1925 · Padukone, South Canara, Madras Presidency, British India
    Died10 October 1964 (aged 39) · Bombay, Maharashtra, India
    SpouseGeeta Dutt (m. 1953⁠–⁠1964)
    Children3
     
  1. Guru Dutt (born July 9, 1925, Bangalore [now Bengaluru], Mysore princely state [now Karnataka, India]—died October 10, 1964, Bombay [now Mumbai]) was a Hindi motion-picture producer, director, writer, and actor, whose mastery of such elements as mood and lighting in a group of melodramas made him one of the best-known and most-accomplished stylists of Bollywood ’s golden age.
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  3. WEBGuru Dutt Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More. Died of an overdose of mixing alcohol with sleeping pills; however, it's not clear …

    • Birth Place: Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
    • Profession: Actor, Producer, Director, Choreographer
    • Date of Birth: 9 July 1925
    • Real Name: Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone
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  5. WEBConsidered to be a man ahead of his time, Guru Dutt was one of the greatest icons of commercial Indian cinema. Although he made less than ten films, they are believed to be the best to come from Bollywood's …

  6. WEBGuru Dutt was a renowned Indian filmmaker, most remembered for his cult classics such as ‘Pyaasa’ and ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, film career, achievements, …

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