If you loved Pyaasa, try Kaagaz Ke Phool

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Guru Dutt, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Pyaasa, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Kaagaz Ke Phool is

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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