Guddi (1971)

A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."

Director:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Writers:

Gulzar (story), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (screenplay),

Stars:

Dharmendra, Jaya Bhaduri, Sumita Sanyal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dharmendra	...	Himself
Jaya Bhaduri	...	Guddi
Sumita Sanyal	...	Bhabhi
Utpal Dutt	...	Prof. Gupta
Vijay Sharma	...	Kishan
Samit Bhanja	...	Navin (as Samit)
A.K. Hangal	...	Guddi's father (as Hangal)
Asrani	...	Kundan
Aarti	...	Tara (as Arti)
Keshto Mukherjee	...	Kader Bhai
Lalita Kumari	...	Teacher
Shiraz
Mehar Banu	...	(as Meher Banu)
Ram Moorti	...	(as Rammurthy)
Chandra

Storyline

Kusum is a quiet and simple school girl who is crazy about Bollywood movies. She thinks that in movies real life related things are shown. She is crazy about a movie-star and actor "Dharmendra" and he is her real-life hero, she will give anything to be near him. Now, she is growing but still unable to differentiate between reality of life and movie. Such is her obsession with movies and Dharmendra that she is not willing to even consider marriage with anyone other than Dharmendra himself. A young boy is deeply in love with her but the girl does not even care about him because she love that star (Dharmendra) too much. In the movie, girl's mama (Uncle) takes the help of the movie star and shows her the reality of movie making. In the end, the girl gets the points and decides to get married to the boy.

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Plot Keywords:

girl | actor | schoolgirl | film shoot | actor playing himself | 

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

1 January 1971 (India)

Also Known As:

Darling Child

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rupam Chitra

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amitabh Bachchan was originally set to play Jaya's first hero but 'Hrishikesh Mukherji' wanted a totally new face to play Navin's role. After Amitabh became famous in Mukherji's own Anand, the director decided against casting him.

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Connections

References Nadaan (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Bole Re Papihara"
Sung by Vani Jairam
Music composed by Vasant Desai
Lyrics by Gulzar

User Reviews

Story of a girl who fell in love with a moviestar...

Vintage Hrishikesh Mukherjee...

A classic movie, now etched in the hall of fame of Indian cinema, of how a schoolgirl falls in love with a man she sees in the movies...

Dharmendra plays the part of the movie star with ease...it's almost like he's playin himself...Utpal Dutt once again shows his knack for humor...

But, it's Jaya Bhaduri ( Now Mrs.Bachchan ) who steals the show.This was her breakthrough into mainstream cinema, and she does it like a pro...showing that she was a force to reckon with during those days...

Rating - Whopping 9/10