Kaagaz Ke Phool
148 minutes,
India (1959),
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(4.7 / 15 votes)
(4.7 / 15 votes)
The tragic tale of a once great film director's slide into alcoholism and despair, set against the backdrop of Bollywood. A haunting rumination on the price of artistic greatness from a director who knew what he was talking about
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Kaagaz Ke Phool: In a short but dazzling career Guru Dutt produced some of Hindi cinema's most innovative films. Wilful, romantic and suspicious of populism, here he draws on a theme he knew well - the anguish of the maverick artist.
Told largely in flashback, the story follows director Suresh Singh (Dutt) as he struggles to recapture his former glory...
Read the Kaagaz Ke Phool full reviewTold largely in flashback, the story follows director Suresh Singh (Dutt) as he struggles to recapture his former glory...
