Pyaasa (1957)


Pyaasa
7 Listal rating
7.7 IMDB rating
Directed by


Starring (View all)
Mala Sinha

Mala Sinha

Meena
Guru Dutt

Guru Dutt

Vijay
Rehman

Rehman

Mr. Ghosh
Johnny Walker

Johnny Walker

Abdul Sattar
Kumkum

Kumkum

Juhi (as Kum Kum)
Leela Mishra

Leela Mishra

Vijay's Mother
Shyam

Shyam



Written by
Abrar Alvi

Abrar Alvi

(dialogues)


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Eternal Thirst aka The Thirsty One
Release date : 19 February 1957
Christ Parable (1), Poetry (1), India (1), 1950s (1), 1957 (1), Bw (1), Money (1), Drama (1)
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" A soulful romantic art from the master director Guru Dutt. The poetic story and some brilliant acting makes it a memorable film in the history of Indian Cinema. One of my all-time favourites. "


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" Drama | Musical | Romance "


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""Like Japan, India had a golden age in the 1950s. Independence from Britain sparked a robust, questioning artistry. While Satyajit Ray was pioneering the nation's art cinema, commercial filmmakers such as Raj Kapoor (Awaara), Mehboob Khan (Mother India) and Bimal Roy (Do Bigha Zamin) were grafting influences from Hollywood melodramas and Italian neo-realism onto the Indian tradition of musical narrative. Pyaasa, which means thirst, is the most soulfully romantic of the lot. Vijay (Dutt) is an un"