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Guddi (1971 film)

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Guddi
Movie Poster
Directed byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Screenplay byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Gulzar
D. N. Mukherjee
Story byGulzar
Produced byHrishikesh Mukherjee
StarringDharmendra
Jaya Bhaduri
Utpal Dutt
Samit Bhanja
A. K. Hangal
Asrani
Keshto Mukherjee
Cinematographyjaywant pathare
Music byVasant Desai
Salil Chowdhury
Gulzar (Lyrics)
Release date
  • 24 September 1971 (1971-09-24)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Guddi is a 1971 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Gulzar. It starred Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Utpal Dutt. It is Bachchan's career-making film in which she plays a schoolgirl who has a crush on and is obsessed with the actor Dharmendra, who plays himself. She earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, the only nomination for the film. Dutt also has a starring role. Many Bollywood actors like Rajesh Khanna, Naveen Nischol, Asrani, Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Om Prakash and Pran gave guest appearances as themselves.[1][2] According to Boxofficeindia.com, the film became a "big city hit" and Hit" business everywhere else.[3] It was later remade in Tamil as Cinema Paithiyam (1975) starring Jayachitra and Jayasankar.[4]

Plot

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Kusum (aka Guddi) is a spunky and carefree schoolgirl who lives with her father, brother and sister-in-law. Guddi has a crush on film star Dharmendra, whom she regards as a superman who can do no wrong, unable to distinguish between his on-screen image and the real person behind the star.

Nobody knows the extent of her crush until she visits Bombay, where her sister-in-law's brother Navin proposes to her, only to be taken aback when Guddi discloses that she is in love with Dharmendra. Navin discusses the matter with his uncle, who decides that the only solution is to make Guddi realise the difference between illusion and reality.

The uncle contacts Dharmendra through a mutual friend. With his help, they show Guddi the difference between the real world and the make-believe world of cinema. Exposed for the first time to the grime and the cruel and heartless world behind the glamour of cinema, Guddi realises that nothing is true in the reel world. While her respect for Dharmendra grows, Guddi comes to realise that he is just as human as anyone around and lives with his fears and insecurities as anyone else.

The film ends with Guddi agreeing to marry Navin.

Cast

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The film featured cameos from actors and industry figures including (in order of appearance):

Soundtrack

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All lyrics are written by Gulzar; all music is composed by Vasant Desai

Songs
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bole Re Papihara"Vani Jairam3:35
2."Hari Bin Kaise Jeeun"Vani Jairam3:40
3."Humko Man Ki Shakti Dena"Vani Jairam & chorus4:30
4.Untitled (not included in soundtrack)  
5."Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar" (not included in soundtrack)Mohammad Rafi 

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1972 Jaya Bhaduri Filmfare Award for Best Actress Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "rediff.com, Movies: Classics Revisited: Guddi". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ "rediff.com: Hrishikesh Mukherjee's best films". specials.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  3. ^ "BoxOffice India.com". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Feature Articles : Retrospect : Kalpana (1977)". Archived from the original on 12 March 2008.
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