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- Based on Kashmakash, a story Dutt wrote when he was 22, the film was first titled Pyaas, but Guru Dutt felt that Pyaasa would better describe the film's mood.
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Pyaasa was based on a story idea called Kashmakash, written by Guru Dutt sometime in 1947 or '48, when he was 22. The film's theme and philosophy was inspired by his life experiences in early struggling days of his life.
Oct 17, 2015 · Pyaasa was based on a story idea called Kashmakash, written by Guru Dutt sometime in 1947 or ’48 when he was only 22. Fresh from Uday Shankar’s Dance Academy in Almora, he joined his family in...
Feb 16, 2023 · After 65 years, Pyaasa, which literally means ‘the thirsty’, remains Guru Dutt’s most celebrated masterpiece. A classic that also set him off on a path of unquenchable creative perfection ...
Aug 19, 2022 · It's kind of poetic how that very name somewhat two decades later would be associated with one of the biggest mainstream stars of Hindi cinema (Mr. Bachchan), who embodied the persona of the angry young man; something that totally contradicts what Guru Dutt's Vijay stood for.
Guru Dutt, touted in film circles as India's Orson Welles, demonstrates in Pyaasa the might of words—an embodiment of human thought—as great stimuli for change. The stark theme of Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa is highly reminiscent of Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground .
Feb 26, 2015 · Pyaasa is a story of artistic pursuit in an unwelcoming society. It is about the sacrifices which are demanded by the world to follow one’s dreams – family, respect, and even love. It explores the dangers of a commercial, selfishly fickle world which patronises and abandons art as a trend.
