A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.
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Awards:
- 18 wins & 38 nominations.
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Cast
| Mithun Chakraborty | ... |
Manikdas Gupta
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| Abhishek Bachchan | ... |
Gurukant Desai
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| Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | ... |
Sujata
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| Madhavan | ... |
Shyam Saxena
(as R. Madhavan)
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| Vidya Balan | ... |
Meenakshi Gupta
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| Roshan Seth | ... |
Thapar
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Anaushka Dantra | ... |
7 Year Old Baby Anaushka
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| Mallika Sherawat | ... |
Jhumpa
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Sunil Agarwal |
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Murad Ali |
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Ashoi | ... |
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| Arya Babbar | ... |
Jignesh
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| Arjan Bajwa | ... |
Arzaan Contractor
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Mukesh S. Bhatt | ... |
Ram Lal
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| Dhritiman Chatterjee | ... |
Thapar Commission Member
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Ashoi Dantra | ... |
Twin Baby Ashoi Dantra
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| Rajendra Gupta | ... |
Kantilal Desai
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Antara Hazarika |
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| Darshan Jariwala | ... |
Anand Patekar
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| Manoj Joshi | ... |
Ghanshyam Bhai
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| Sarita Joshi | ... |
Guru's stepmother
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Firdausi Jussawalla | ... |
(as Firdausi Jussawala)
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| Sachin Khedekar | ... |
Sujata's Father
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| Neena Kulkarni | ... |
Sujata's Mother
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| Sudhir Pandey | ... |
Mathura Das
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| Prathap Pothen | ... |
K R Menon I.A.S
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Ravi Prakash | ... |
Board
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Rahul |
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Padma Rani | ... |
Mrs. K. Desai
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Rukmani |
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Shaikh Sami |
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| Simran Singh | ... |
Young Meenu
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T.T. Srinath |
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Sunny Subramanian | ... |
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Alina Wadiwala |
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Sana Wadiwala |
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Directed by
| Mani Ratnam | ||
Written by
| Mani Ratnam | ... | (screenplay) |
| Vijay Krishna Acharya | ... | (dialogue) |
| Anurag Kashyap | ... | (additional dialogue) and |
| Sujatha | ... | (additional dialogue) (as Sujata) and |
| Suhasini | ... | (additional dialogue) (as Suhasini Mani Ratnam) |
Produced by
| Aslihan Cetin | ... | assistant producer |
| Ilhan Kizilkaya | ... | line producer |
| Chintu B. Mohapatra | ... | line producer |
| Hiteshkumar Patel | ... | co-executive producer |
| Mani Ratnam | ... | producer |
| G. Srinivasan | ... | producer |
Music by
| A.R. Rahman | ||
Cinematography by
| Rajiv Menon | ||
Editing by
| A. Sreekar Prasad | ... | (as Sreekar Prasad) |
Editorial Department
| Rohan Desai | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Nirmal Gala | ... | digital intermediate production head |
| Kathir Vel | ... | colorist: stills |
| Smanoj C.P.K. Verma | ... | colorist |
Production Design by
| Samir Chanda | ||
Art Direction by
| Ozkan Cimenli | ||
| Sabu Cyril | ||
| Chetan Pathak | ||
| Chetan J Pathak | ... | (art direction) |
| Nitin Wable | ||
Costume Design by
| Anu Parthasarathy | ||
| Ameira Punvani | ||
Makeup Department
| Pravin Banker | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Mukti K. Mohanty | ... | production controller |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Raaghav Dar | ... | assistant director (as Raghav Dar) |
| Navzar Eranee | ... | assistant director |
| R. Kannan | ... | associate director |
| Rumaan Kidwai | ... | assistant director |
| Sudha Kongara | ... | associate director |
| Bejoy Nambiar | ... | assistant director |
| Milind Rau | ... | second unit director (as U. Milind Rau) |
| Çigdem Çipiloglu | ... | first assistant director (as Cigdem Cipiloglu) |
Art Department
| Manish Baba | ... | assistant art director |
| Choudhari Nilesh | ... | assistant art director |
| Somenath Pakre | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Ameet Ahire | ... | adr assistant |
| Satish Kumar | ... | asst re-recording mixer |
| Nagavenkatakumar | ... | sound effects editor |
| Kartik Sharma V | ... | music engineer |
| H. Sridhar | ... | audiographer |
Special Effects by
| Mike H.G. Bates | ... | special makeup effects supervisor |
| Mike Stringer | ... | prosthetic effects designer |
Visual Effects by
| Ritesh Aggarwal | ... | digital compositor |
| Vishal Bengare | ... | matchmove artist |
| Prince Chaurasia | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Ashish Chikhalkar | ... | digital compositor |
| Danish Davis | ... | digital artist |
| Hardik Dhanesha | ... | digital paint artist |
| Robin Gala | ... | visual effects artist |
| Chetan Gaur | ... | digital compositor |
| Sandesh Gawali | ... | roto & cleanup |
| Manoj Gohil | ... | compositor |
| Rohinton Irani | ... | tracking lead |
| Pankaj Kalbende | ... | digital compositor |
| Ketan Kale | ... | digital compositor: Prime Focus |
| Sandeep Kamal | ... | supervisor |
| Vishal Kapoor | ... | compositor |
| Anil Kumar | ... | roto artist |
| Anup Kumar | ... | digital compositor |
| Yateen Mahambrey | ... | digital matte painter |
| Debabrata Maity | ... | digital compositor |
| Maheshuwar Minnagaddala | ... | 3d animator |
| Abrez Mohammed | ... | digital compositor (as Mohd Abrez) |
| Abhijit Mulye | ... | lead matte painter |
| Anand Nayak | ... | digital effects artist |
| Jignesh Patel | ... | compositor / digital compositor |
| Prasad Patel | ... | roto and rig removal |
| Susheel Peris | ... | digital compositor |
| Jimmy Philip | ... | VFX lead compositor |
| Shubham Singh Rathore | ... | stereoscopic compositor / visual effects artist: visual effects |
| Reupal D. Rawal | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Ranadheer Reddy | ... | digital compositor |
| Mazdiar Santoke | ... | digital compositor |
| Tushar Shah | ... | senior 3D artist |
| Vaidehi Shinde | ... | matte painter |
| Deepak Shrivastav | ... | digital compositor |
| Raghvendra Shrivastava | ... | digital compositor |
| Dinesh Singh | ... | Motion Graphic |
| Shailendra Swarnkar | ... | compositing lead |
| Merzin Tavaria | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Rahul Vishwakarma | ... | digital effects artist: Prime Focus |
Stunts
| Vikram Dharma | ... | stunts |
| Sanober Pardiwalla | ... | stunt double (as aishwariya rai) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ümit Barlas | ... | gaffer |
| Ganesh Hegde | ... | lighting technician |
| Ganesh s Hegde | ... | lighting technician |
| Rajavel Mohan | ... | assistant camera (as Rajavel Olhiveeran) |
| Samir Sarkar | ... | assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nikhaar Dhawan | ... | assistant costume designer |
| V. Sai | ... | secondary costume design |
| Aparna Shah | ... | secondary costume design |
Music Department
| Gulzar | ... | lyricist |
| T.R. Krishnachetan | ... | music programmer & sound engineer (as T.R. Krishna Chetan) |
| Devika Mathur | ... | vocal coach |
| Srinivas Murthy | ... | conductor |
| K.J. Singh | ... | song mix engineer |
| S. Sivakumar | ... | mastering engineer |
| H. Sridhar | ... | song mix engineer / song recording engineer |
| Chinmayee Sripada | ... | playback singer |
| P.A.Deepak | ... | music preparation: song (uncredited) / recording engineer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Parull Gossain | ... | publicist |
| Mehul Kapadia | ... | assistant: Choreographer |
| Saroj Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Parveen Kumar | ... | production accountant |
| Brinda Master | ... | choreographer (as Brinda) |
| Rahul Nanda | ... | Campaign Designer |
| Vasid Qureshi | ... | intern |
Thanks
| Shaad Ali | ... | thanks |
| Siva Ananth | ... | thanks (as A. Sivakumar) |
| Sharada Dwiwedi | ... | thanks |
| Manikandan | ... | thanks (as V. Manikandan) |
| Azhagam Perumal | ... | thanks (as N. Alagam Perumal) |
| Sairam | ... | thanks (as Dr. Sairam) |
| Prashant Shah | ... | grateful acknowledgment |
| Suriya | ... | thanks |
| Ravi Yadav | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Bharat Entertainment International (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Movie Magic (2007) (India) (theatrical)
- Adlabs Home Entertainment (2007) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Bharat Entertainment International (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Kalaignar Tv (2007) (World-wide) (tv) (Tamil Version)
- Kaleidoscope Entertainment (2007) (World-wide)
- Roger Nair Productions (2007) (Canada)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Indian Express Group of Publications (thanks)
- Prime Focus (digital intermediate)
- Sanghi Polyester (thanks)
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment (soundtrack)
- Sony Music (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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| Taglines | Villager. Visionary. Winner. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | INR150,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Certain techniques are slowly changed within the film to mark the passing of time and the growth of Guru as an individual: - When Guru is a young man in Turkey, the camera is handheld and in perpetual motion, giving Guru and that period of his life a racy, edgy feel. As he ages, the camera movements become smoother and towards the end of the film the camera is almost stationary. - The editing closely follows the above concept: the young Guru is shown in quick cuts and as Guru grows older the editing is smoother and becomes less frequent. - Lighting also changes with the times In Turkey, direct and specular lights were initially used to capture the aura of a foreign land, thus producing a sepia-yellow phase. Then the lighting changed to the more directionless soft light seen in the early and middle 1960s. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, tube lights came into style, thus producing a dramatic cyan-green light needed for the climax. See more » |
| Goofs | 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 » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 53rd Filmfare Awards (2008). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Barso Re See more » |
| Quotes |
Gurukant Desai:
You gave me five minutes to talk, I finished in four and half minutes, that's 30 seconds profit. PROFIT! See more » |