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Guru (2007)

166 min  -  Biography | Drama | Romance   -  12 January 2007 (Canada)
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A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.

Director:

Mani Ratnam

Writers:

Mani Ratnam (screenplay), Vijay Krishna Acharya (dialogue), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty ...
Manikdas Gupta
Abhishek Bachchan ...
Gurukant Desai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ...
Sujata (as Aishwarya Rai)
Madhavan Madhavan ...
Shyam Saxena (as R. Madhavan)
Vidya Balan ...
Meenakshi Gupta
Roshan Seth ...
Thapar
Mallika Sherawat ...
Jhumpa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sunil Agarwal Sunil Agarwal
Murad Ali Murad Ali
Anoushka Anoushka
Ashoi Ashoi
Arya Babbar Arya Babbar ...
Jignesh
Arjan Bajwa Arjan Bajwa ...
Arzaan Contractor
Mukesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt ...
Ram Lal
Dhritiman Chatterjee Dhritiman Chatterjee ...
Thapar Commission Member
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Storyline

A school-teacher in India sires a son named Gurukant, but is disappointed as the child fails to live up to his high expectations. When Gurukant grows up, he is unable to secure decent employment in India, so finds a way to go to Turkey, where he finds employment. When he returns back to India, he wants to start his own business, but is unable to do so, as he does not have enough money. So he does some research, gets to meet Sujata, the daughter of a wealthy man named Jignesh, and marries her. After the marriage, Gurukant finds out that Sujata has a dark past, but he ignores this - for his one motive is to be to rise in the eyes of his father - and get rich. Written by Carrie  

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Plot Keywords:

Business | Village | Gujarat | Brother In Law | School Teacher  | See more »

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Villager. Visionary. Winner. See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Gurukant See more »

Filming Locations:

Assam, India See more »

Box Office

Budget:

INR 150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$CAD140,000 (Canada) (12 January 2007) (14 Screens)

Gross:

$2,087,000 (USA) (18 February 2007)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Madras Talkies See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Composer A.R. Rahman bought an accordion while on a trip in Hong Kong. The music from this accordion can be heard throughout the film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene where Abhishek Bachan is addressing his first AGM in a "pandal", he is seen loosening his tie, but in the next scene his tie is fully knotted. Then again in the next scene, his tie changes length and becomes much shorter. See more »

Quotes

Gurukant Desai: Do you want to be the largest company in the WORLD?
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Connections

References Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) See more »

Soundtracks

"Baazi Laga"
Sung by Udit Narayan, Madhushree, Shweta Pandit and Bhargavi Pillai
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Lyrics by Gulzar (as Sampooran Singh Gulzar) See more »