GUDDI
Introduction :
Guddi (Hindi:
गुड्डी)
is a 1971 Hindi comedy-drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
and written by Gulzar. It starred Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Utpal
Dutt. It is Jaya Bachchan (née Bhaduri)'s career-making film in
which she plays a schoolgirl obsessed with the actor Dharmendra, who
plays himself. She earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, the
only nomination for the film. Utpal Dutt also has a starring role.
Many popular Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Om Prakash and
Pran gave guest appearances as themselves. The film became a "big
city hit" and did "above average" business everywhere
else. It was later remade in Tamil as Cinema Paithiyam (1975)
starring Jayachitra and Kamal Haasan.
Summary :
Kusum (aka Guddi)
(Jaya Bachchan) is a spunky and carefree schoolgirl who lives with
her father (A. K. Hangal), brother and sister-in-law (Sumita Sanyal).
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 (played by Bengali film actor Samit
Bhanja) 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 (Utpal Dutt), who decides that the only solution is to make
Guddi realise 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 realises that
nothing is true in the reel world. While her respect for Dharmendra
grows, Guddi comes to realise that he is just as human as anyone
around and lives with the same fears and insecurities as anyone else.
The film ends with
Guddi agreeing to marry Navin.
Star Cast
Dharmendra as
himself
Jaya Bhaduri as
Guddi
Sumita Sanyal as
Bhabhi
Utpal Dutt as
Professor Gupta
Samit as Navin
Hangal as
Guddi's father
Asrani as Kundan
Keshto Mukherjee
as Kader Bhai
Vijay Sharma as
Kishan
Lalita Kumari as
teacher
Arti as Tara
Other Film Crew's "
Directed by
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced by
Hrishikesh Mukherjee and N. C. Sippy
Screenplay by
Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Gulzar and D. N. Mukherjee
Story by Gulzar
Music by Vasant
Desai
Lyrics by Gulzar
Cinematography
by Dwarka Divecha
Editor - Das
Dhaimade
Cinematographer
- Jaywant Pathare
Art Director -
Ajit Banerjee
Executive
Producer - Romu N. Sippy
Production
Executives - T. S. Ganesh and K. G. Nair
Associate
Director - Anil Ghosh
Assistant
Directors - Saroj Banerjee, Susheela Kamat and Nitin Mukesh
Assistant Art
Directors - Ibrahim Mamoo and Ram Gopal Sharma
Assistant
Cameramen - Prakash Anandkar, Shashikant Kabre and G. D. Mushtaq
Assistant
Editors - Khan Zaman Khan, Shridhar Mishra and J. F. H. Van der Auwera
(color consultant)
Wardrobe - M. R.
Bhutkar and Mohan Pardesi
Music Assistant
- Vasant Achrekar and Sebastian D'Souza
Release date : 15 August 1971
Language : Hindi
Country : India
Cameos :
Guddi provides a
rare behind-the-scenes look at the movie industry in Bombay during
the late 1960s and early 1970s and featured cameos from a lot of the
major actors and industry figures at that time including:
- Rajesh Khanna
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Biswajeet
- Rajesh Khanna
- Vinod Khanna
- Ashok Kumar
- Dilip Kumar
- Hrishikesh
Mukherjee
- Naveen Nischol
- Om Prakash
- Vimi
- Pran
- Shashikala
- Mala Sinha
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Deven Verma
Music Sound Track :
The song "Bole
Re Papihara" was listed at No. 21 on Binaca Geetmala annual list
1972.
All lyrics written
by Gulzar, all music composed by Vasant Desai.
Songs:
S. No. Song Title
Playback Singer(s)
1. "Bole Re
Papihara" - by Vani Jairam
2. "Hari Bin
Kaise Jeeun" - by Vani Jairam
3. "Humko Man
Ki Shakti Dena" - by Vani Jairam and chorus.
Awards and
Nominations :
Year
Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
1972 Jaya
Bhaduri - Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Nominated
