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2-MIN READ Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story Reconstructs a Mesmerizingly Tragic Story of the Legendary Filmmaker
With Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story, author Yasser Usman reconstructs a mesmerizingly tragic story of Guru Dutt and his equally accomplished wife and singer Geeta Dutt.
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Singer Geeta Dutt considered epic Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam as a real life story of Guru Dutt, her and actress Waheeda Rahman, says a new book on the life of Guru Dutt Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story (Simon & Schuster) by author and film chronicler Yasser Usman.
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam was released in 1962. It was adopted from Bimal Mitra’s Bengali novel Shaheb Bibi Golam. The movie was considered much ahead of its time, having dealt with the issue of adultery and challenging the institution of marriage and patriarchy.