{"product_id":"guru-dutt-a-tragedy-in-three-acts-9780143415053","title":"Guru Dutt: A Tragedy in Three Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Arun Khopkar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Non-Classifiable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA layered portrait of a troubled genius for whom art was not merely a thing of beauty but a vital part of living itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original Marathi book won the National Award for Best Book on Cinema (in 1986), now available for the first time in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuru Dutt is now named along with the masters of world cinema--like Orson Welles, Mizoguchi, Hitchcock, Jancso, Ophuls--for his innovative cinematic form and his deep humanism and compassion. In \u003ci\u003eGuru Dutt: A Tragedy in Three Acts\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned film-maker and scholar Arun Khopkar sheds new light on Dutt's genius through a close examination of Dutt's three best-known films--Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam. With a nuanced eye, Khopkar explores the historical context which influenced Dutt's deeply melancholic style while also analyzing the intricacies of the medium--acting, lighting, music, editing, rhythm--that Dutt carefully deployed to create his masterpieces. Originally written in Marathi, this exquisite English translation paints a layered portrait of a troubled genius for whom art was not merely a thing of beauty but a vital part of living itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"India Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45084078571671,"sku":"9780143415053","price":163.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143415053.webp?v=1769201412","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/guru-dutt-a-tragedy-in-three-acts-9780143415053","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}