Kaagaz Ke Phool (काग़ज़ के फूल) 1959

Published on November 10, 2011 in Cinema

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Banner	Guru Dutt Films P.Ltd
Director	Guru Dutt
Writer	Abrar Alvi
Producer	Abrar Alvi
Orginal music	S. D. Burman
Cinematography	V.K. Murthy
Film Editing	Y.G. Chawhan
Art Director	M.R. Achrekar
Camera Operator
Assistant Cameramen
Playback Singers	Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt, Mohammad Rafi

Character	Actor / Actress
Shanti	Waheeda Rehman
Suresh Sinha	Guru Dutt
Pramila 'Pammi' Sinha	Kumari Naaz (Baby Naaz)
Rocky ("Suresh Sinha's" brother-in-law)	Johnny Walker
Rai Bahadur B.P. Verma ("Suresh Sinha's" Father-in-law)	Mahesh Kaul
Bina (wife of Suresh Sinha)	Veena (Veena Sapru)
Veterinarian	Minoo Mumtaz
Telephone Operator	TunTun
Mrs. Varma(Rai Bahadur's girlfriend)	Pratima Devi
	Nilofer
	Ruby Myers
	Sheila Vaz
	Vikram Kapoor
	Mehmood
	Mohan Choti
	Munshi Muqqa
	Haroon
	V. Ratra
	Tony Walker
	Ratna

Many claim that the film is semi-autobiographical of Guru Dutt and that he portrayed his angst in the movie. At the time of production of the film, Guru Dutt's marriage to Geeta Dutt was under strain due to his liking for Waheeda Rehman. This was openly known causing Guru Dutt's personal life to resemble that of the protagonist in the movie. However, the forecast of his own (Guru Dutt's) death, to parallel the sad and imminent death of the protagonist in the film, is debatable.

Another explanation for the inspiration is Guru Dutt's association with Gyan Mukherjee, the famous 1940s director whose Qismet (1941) had made him into a household name. The life and subsequent failures of Mukherjee, whom Guru Dutt had joined in 1950, influenced him deeply. Many think that Kaghaz ke Phool was based on Gyan Mukherjee's life and failures,[5] as Guru Dutt's previous film Pyaasa had been dedicated to him.