Pyaasa (1957)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pyaasa_(1957)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:artisticDirector gptkb:M._R._Acharekar
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
gptkb:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:V._K._Murthy
gptkbp:containsStory gptkb:Guru_Dutt
gptkbp:costume gptkb:Bhanu_Athaiya
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Considered one of the greatest Indian films of all time
gptkbp:director gptkb:Guru_Dutt
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Guru_Dutt_Films_Pvt._Ltd.
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Y._G._Chawhan
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Y._G._Chawhan
gptkbp:genre romantic drama
gptkbp:hasPosterDesigner gptkb:Bimal_Roy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pyaasa (1957)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Indian_New_Wave_cinema
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:Sahir_Ludhianvi
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:Jaane_Woh_Kaise_Log_The
gptkb:Jinhe_Naaz_Hai_Hind_Par
gptkb:Sar_Jo_Tera_Chakraye
gptkb:Yeh_Duniya_Agar_Mil_Bhi_Jaaye
gptkbp:plotSummary A struggling poet, Vijay, faces rejection and exploitation in post-independence India.
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Guru_Dutt
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Guru_Dutt_Films_Pvt._Ltd.
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Time_magazine's_All-Time_100_Movies
gptkbp:releaseDate 1957-02-22
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Ultra_Media_&_Entertainment
2015
gptkbp:runtime 146 minutes
gptkbp:screenedAt gptkb:Venice_Film_Festival
gptkb:International_Film_Festival_of_India
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Abrar_Alvi
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Calcutta,_India
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Waheeda_Rehman
gptkb:Guru_Dutt
gptkb:Johnny_Walker
gptkb:Leela_Mishra
gptkb:Mala_Sinha
gptkb:Rehman
gptkbp:theme social criticism
poverty
unrequited love
artistic struggle
gptkbp:themeMusicComposer gptkb:S._D._Burman
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Abrar_Alvi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sahir_Ludhianvi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7