Guru Dutt, The Tortured Soul of Desi Cinema

​In this baithak episode we discuss Guru Dutt - the famous film director who produced and directed some of the classics of Hindi cinema in the 1950s: Pyasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and many more. We shall discuss his life, his filmography, play some of our favorite songs & scenes, and discuss why we think he was a great filmmaker - but a tortured soul. Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture. About the hosts: ​Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while. ​Creative Works: ⁠Play⁠, ⁠Documentary⁠, ⁠Poetry Translation⁠ (⁠audio⁠) ​Link: ⁠www.anuragwadehra.com⁠ ​Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT,  took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.  ​Link : www.harishsaluja.com