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TopicGuru Dutt

Topic: Guru Dutt

Geeta Dutt: Hindi cinema’s skylark who enthralled millions

Ekta Handa -
Geeta Dutt's career began with a meteoric rise as one of the most sought-after female voices in Bollywood but tragically ended in marital problems and alcohol.

Cinema writer with a golden touch, Abrar Alvi was lost in Guru Dutt’s shadow

Fiza Jha -
Often reduced to being Guru Dutt's right-hand man, Abrar Alvi was a visionary writer of plays, screenplays and dialogues — and a director.

Mr. & Mrs. ’55, a light-hearted rom-com that raised questions about feminism 6 decades ago

Samira Sood -
Guru Dutt and Madhubala’s chemistry and some masterful cinematography make this film sparkle despite some problematic gender equations.

Johnny Walker, India’s favourite ‘drunk’ comedian who was a teetotaller

Kairvy Grewal -
Guru Dutt was the one who named him Johnny Walker, because his slurry performances reminded Dutt of his favourite whiskey.

On Guru Dutt’s birth anniversary, a look at Pyaasa that continues to leave Indians in awe

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Guru Dutt’s magnum opus – second only to Kaagaz Ke Phool – is the perfect example of art-house cinema marrying Bollywood.

Remembering Guru Dutt, the genius filmmaker

Fatima Khan -
The journey of the actor-filmmaker was full of challenges even as he made several classics, including Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool.
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Opinion

Akbar wasn’t a Hindu-made hero. Don’t use communal filters to frame his legacy

Hasnain Naqvi -
What made him ‘Akbar the Great’ was not the might of his armies alone, but the political architecture he built to sustain power over a subcontinent teeming with diversity.

Priyanka to Sharmila, Kanimozhi to Misa—KCR’s daughter Kavitha is fighting a bigger battle

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India sees the value of US defence ties, but MAGA-style tariffs threaten long-term stability

Economy

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

Shanker Arnimesh -
New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Defence

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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