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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Guru Dutt Films<br />
| logo =<br />
| type = [[Private Limited company]]<br />
| industry = [[Film production]]<br>[[Film distribution]]<br>[[Entertainment]]<br />
| founder = [[Guru Dutt]]<br />
| founded = 11 January 1955; [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]] ({{small|present-day [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]}})<br />
| key_people = [[Guru Dutt]]<br>Arun Dutt<br />
| products = [[Films]]<br />
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'''Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd.''' was an [[Cinema of India|Indian]] film [[production company]], founded by actor-director [[Guru Dutt]] in 1955.<ref name="red" /><ref name="goog" /> Guru Dutt Films, along with the [[Guru Dutt team]], saw some of its best works during the 1950s and 1960s, also sometimes referred to as the "[[Bollywood#Golden Age (late 1940s–1960s)|Golden age of Indian cinema]]."<br />
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Production and vision of the company slowed passed the untimely death of Dutt. after which the company was managed by his brother(s), son(s) and released three films, which were unable to make any notable mark on audience or box-office. ''[[Pyaasa]]'', produced by Guru Dutt Films, is listed by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as among the top [[Time's All-Time 100 Movies|100 movies of all time]]. ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]'', another of Guru Dutt Films release was a box-office disaster of its time has followed a worldwide cult following. Ironically, the movie ran full house when re-released later.<br />
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As of 2004, it was run by Dutt's son - Arun Dutt,<ref name="red">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/oct/15dutt.htm 'I miss my father terribly'] Arun Dutt, ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 15 October 2004."Guru Dutt Films Private Limited".</ref><ref name="goog">[https://books.google.com/books?id=DIVlw5AzQTgC&pg=PR9&lpg=PR9&dq=%22Guru+Dutt+Films+Pvt.+Ltd.%22&source=web&ots=M1I0KD_FGV&sig=nPJeiiSC6jr8Z6d83DWLuGXQlAU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result. ''Arun Dutt'' of Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd.] ''Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema'', by Tejaswini Ganti. Routledge, 2004. {{ISBN|0-415-28853-3}}. page ix.</ref> who wrote and directed the film ''[[Khule-Aam|Khule Aam]]'' (1992).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379835/ Arunt Dutt] at ''[[Internet Movie Database]]''.</ref> The company has been defunct since at least 2017 per the [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guru Dutt Films Private Limited - Company Information, Trademarks & Directors|url=https://www.quickcompany.in/company/guru-dutt-films-private-limited|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-09|website=quickcompany.in|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* 1953. [[Baaz (1953 film)|''Baaz'']]<br />
*1954. ''[[Aar-Paar]]''<br />
*1955. [[Mr. & Mrs. '55]]<br />
*1956. [[C.I.D. (1956 film)|''C.I.D.'']]<br />
*1957. ''[[Pyaasa]]''<br />
*1959. ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]''<br />
*1960. ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]''<br />
*1962. ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]''<br />
*1966. ''[[Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi]]''<br />
*1968. [[Shikar (1968 film)|''Shikar'']]<br />
*1969. ''[[Chanda Aur Bijli]]''<br />
*1984. ''[[Bindiya Chamkegi]]''<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041010/asp/look/story_3860229.asp Photo Album from Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd.] at ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]''.<br />
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