Kaagaz Ke Phool

An old-school melodrama about the fragility of showbiz ambitions. A celebrated filmmaker becomes hopelessly smitten with a fledgling starlet, their passion igniting then immolating on studio sets and rain-slicked streets. It’s a lavish heartbreak wrapped in cigarette smoke and soft-focus regret.

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Guru Dutt directed Kaagaz Ke Phool in 1959. See Guru Dutt's full filmography, where to start with Guru Dutt, or where to go after you've seen everything by Guru Dutt.

Kaagaz Ke Phool was released in 1959 (HI original-language production), with a runtime of 142 minutes.