Guru Dutt's birth anniversary

Born in Mysore on July 9, 1925 as Vasanth Kumar Shivsankar Padukone, Guru Dutt was a film director, producer, and actor. Dutt's name became legendry for making lyrical and artistic films within the context of popular Indian cinema of the 1950s, and expanding its commercial conventions, starting with his 1957 masterpiece, Pyaasa. Guru Dutt had his early education in Calcutta.