Please answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: vasanth kumar shivashankarpe - death place: mumbai , maharashtra , india - death date: 10 october 1964 - spouse: geeta -lrb- his death -rrb- dutt -lrb- 1953 & ndash ; 1964 -rrb- - birth date: 9 july 1925 - name: guru dutt - occupation: actor , producer , director , choreographer - image: guru-dutt . jpg - birth place: bangalore , british india - yearsactive: 1944 & ndash ; 1964 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of guru dutt .
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vasanth kumar shivashankar padukone -lrb- 9 july 1925 -- 10 october 1964 -rrb- , better known as guru dutt , was an indian film director , producer and actor .he made 1950s and 1960s classics such as '' pyaasa '' , '' kaagaz ke phool '' , '' sahib bibi aur ghulam '' and '' chaudhvin ka chand '' .in particular , '' pyaasa '' and '' kaagaz ke phool '' are now included among the greatest films of all time , both by time magazine 's '' all-time '' 100 best movies and by the '' sight & sound '' critics ' and directors ' poll , where dutt himself is included among the greatest film directors of all time .he is sometimes referred to as '' india 's orson welles '' .in 2010 , he was included among cnn 's '' top 25 asian actors of all time '' .he is most famous for making lyrical and artistic films within the context of popular hindi cinema of the 1950s , and expanding its commercial conventions , starting with his 1957 film , '' pyaasa '' .several of his later works have a cult following .his movies go full house when re-released ; especially in germany , france and japan .