Kaagaz Ke Phool

Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)

कागज़ के फूल

The film tells, in flashback, the story of Suresh Sinha, a famous film director and his relationship with an aspiring actress.

Date of release
1959-02-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (41)
Runtime
2h 22m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Guru Dutt

Casting

Interesting facts

Production

The film is widely considered to be an autobiographical reflection of Guru Dutt's personality, his deepening disillusionment with the film industry and the nature of fame it brings, and on the widely written-about alleged relationship between Dutt and his protégé, Waheeda Rehman. Dutt was married to singer Geeta Roy Chowdhuri (later Geeta Dutt) at the time, and his heavy drinking and the rumours of his passionate romance with Rehman didn't help.

V. K. Murthy, a frequent collaborator of Dutt, served as the cinematographer and won the Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award for his work on the film. M. R. Acharekar, the art director, went on to receive the Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction. Bhanu Athaiya, who would later receive an Academy Award for Gandhi (1982), handled the costume design. Ramnord Research Labs, headed by S. V. Rau, did the final film processing.

In an interview filmed for Khalid Mohammed's 2025 documentary, "The Master", Shyam Benegal recounts that this film was originally shot with a different cast, and upon a lukewarm reception during a preview screening for some of his director friends, Guru Dutt reshot it in its entirety with a different cast.

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