Guddi (1971 film)

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1971 Indian film

Guddi

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Directed by| Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Screenplay by| Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Gulzar
D. N. Mukherjee
Story by| Gulzar
Produced by| Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Starring| Dharmendra
Jaya Bhaduri
Utpal Dutt
Samit Bhanja
A. K. Hangal
Asrani
Keshto Mukherjee
Cinematography| jaywant pathare
Music by| Songs:
Vasant Desai
Salil Chowdhury
Background Score:
Vasant Desai

Release date

* 24 September 1971 (1971-9-24)

Running time

| 120 minutes
Country| India
Language| Hindi

Guddi (transl. Doll) 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 debut and 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 realize 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 realizes that nothing is true in the real world. While her respect for Dharmendra grows, Guddi comes to realize 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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* Jaya Bachchan as Guddi/Kusum
* Dharmendra as himself
* Sumita Sanyal as Bhabhi
* Utpal Dutt as Professor S. Gupta
* Samit Bhanja as Navin
* A.K. Hangal as Guddi's father
* Asrani as Kundan
* Keshto Mukherjee as Kader Bhai
* Vijay Sharma as Kishan
* Lalita Kumari as teacher
* Aarti as Tara

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

* Pran
* Rajesh Khanna
* Vinod Khanna
* Ashok Kumar
* Dilip Kumar
* Naveen Nischol
* Amitabh Bachchan
* Mala Sinha
* Biswajeet
* Hrishikesh Mukherjee (As a director)
* Om Prakash
* Vimi
* Shashikala
* Shatrughan Sinha
* Deven Verma

## Soundtrack

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All lyrics are written by Gulzar; all music is composed by Vasant Desai, except noted.

SongsNo.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Bole Re Papihara"| Vani Jairam| 3:35
2.| "Hari Bin Kaise Jeeun"| Vani Jairam| 3:40
3.| "Humko Man Ki Shakti Dena"| Vani Jairam & chorus| 4:30
4.| Untitled (not included in soundtrack)|  |
5.| "Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar" (not included in soundtrack)| Mohammad Rafi|
6.| "Aaja Re Pardesi (Composed by: Salil Chowdhury)"| Lata Mangeshkar|

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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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.

## External links

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* Guddi at IMDb
* Guddi on YouTube

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Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

* Musafir (1957)
* Anari (1959)
* Anuradha (1960)
* Memdidi (1961)
* Chhaya (1961)
* Asli-Naqli (1962)
* Aashiq (1962)
* Sanjh Aur Savera (1964)
* Do Dil (1965)
* Gaban (1966)
* Biwi Aur Makan (1966)
* Anupama (1966)
* Majhli Didi (1967)
* Aashirwad (1968)
* Satyakam (1969)
* Pyar Ka Sapna (1969)
* Guddi (1971)
* Buddha Mil Gaya (1971)
* Anand (1971)
* Sabse Bada Sukh (1972)
* Bawarchi (1972)
* Abhimaan (1973)
* Namak Haraam (1973)
* Phir Kab Milogi (1974)
* Mili (1975)
* Chupke Chupke (1975)
* Chaitali (1975)
* Arjun Pandit (1976)
* Alaap (1977)
* Kotwal Saab (1977)
* Naukri (1978)
* Gol Maal (1979)
* Jurmana (1979)
* Khubsoorat (1980)
* Naram Garam (1981)
* Bemisal (1982)
* Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983)
* Rang Birangi (1983)
* Achha Bura (1983)
* Jhoothi (1985)
* Lathi (1988)
* Namumkin (1988)
* Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998)

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