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Abrar Alvi (1 July 1927 – 18 November 2009) was an Indian film writer, director and actor. Most of his notable work was done in the 1950s and 1960s with Guru Dutt. He wrote some of the most respected works of Indian cinema, including Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and Pyaasa (1957), which have an avid following the world over.
Abrar Alvi was born on 1 July 1927 in Ayodhya, India. He was a writer and actor, known for Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966) and Professor (1962). He died on 18 November 2009 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
An edited collection of excerpts from the Channel 4 documentary In Search of Guru Dutt of the Movie Mahal series. In this video screenwriter Abrar Alvi talks...
In Ten Years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi's Journey, Sathya Saran looks at the tumultuous yet incredibly fecund relationship between the mercurial director and his equally talented albeit unsung writer, a partnership that evolved over a decade till Guru Dutt's tragic death in 1964.
Abrar Alvi was born on July 1, 1927 in Ayodhya, India. He was a writer and actor, known for Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966) and Professor (1962). He died on November 18, 2009 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
The book is hugely successful in its attempt to blow away the myth that Abrar Alvi was only the front for Guru Dutt while directing – “Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam”. That should be reassuring for Abrar who was associated with Guru Dutt for close to 10 years.
Abrar Alvi (Abrar) was an Indian film writer and known for his work during 1950s and 1960s. He was also associated with direction and acting. He won the Filmfare Best Director Award for the film Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), which received the 10th National Film Awards (1962) for Best Feature Film.
