Born Vasanth Kumar Shivsankar Padukone on July 9, 1925, in Karnataka, Guru Dutt was an iconic figures of 1950s Indian cinema described as Golden Era of Hindi films.

An era which witnessed several directors and artistes etch their names in the annals of Indian cinema history.

Among them, legendary Guru Dutt too strode like a colossus. Sensitive, poetic, magical, Guru Dutt, through his path-breaking films carved a unique niche for himself. His evocative cinema famed for their unique, brooding intensity and exquisite cinematography.

Paying homage and remembering one of India’s illustrious cinematic stalwarts, LACEfilms, in association with Suchitra Film Society, is screening a documentary — In Search of Guru Dutt, on the occasion of his birthday on July 9.

For those who have savoured and soaked in Guru Dutt’s immortal celluloid classics, here then is an opportunity to know more about the persona of Guru Dutt and catch up, close and personal and know more about this creative director-actor-producer-writer.

The documentary, by Nasreen Munni Kabir, is a 84-minute sojourn into Guru Dutt’s life and works.

Made as three-part documentary to mark his 25th death anniversary, the film, a tribute to one of India’s finest directors, who died at an young age of 39, traces his personal story through many interviews with family members and colleagues and observes his work through use of extensive film excerpts.

Nasreen Munni Kabir is UK-based, India-born television producer, who won the 1999 Women of Achievement Award in Arts & Culture and became a governor of British Film Institute in 2000 and has several similar works to her credit.

Screening will be at 6.45 pm on July 9 at  Suchitra Auditorium, Banashankari II Stage. Programme is open for all.