"I still maintain that he DID NOT commit suicide" - The INSIDE story on the last 24 hours of Guru Dutt's life; a brother's emotional recollection

The 100th birth anniversary of one of the greatest film personalities ever, Guru Dutt, is celebrated on July 9. He died at the age of just 38 but the contribution he made to cinema has been unforgettable. No wonder that 60 years after his passing, he continues to be talked about and remembered. Some believe that he committed suicide while some don’t believe this theory at all. Devi Dutt, brother of Guru Dutt, spoke at length with Filmfare 9 years ago about why he was sure that his brother didn’t end his own life. In the April 2016 issue, a detailed interview of Devi Dutt was published in which he talked about Guru Dutt’s beginnings, his relationship with Geeta Dutt and a lot more. At one point, he explained what happened on October 9, 1964, a day before Guru Dutt was found dead. Devi Dutt said, “After Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Guru Dutt and Bhabhi (Geeta Dutt) had patched up. It was decided that the entire family would stay together at 48 Pali Hill once it was redeveloped. On Oct...

Rebecca Hall: I regret apologising for working with Woody Allen

The British film star issued a statement after accusations were made against the director but now says ‘I don’t think it’s the responsibility of his actors to speak to that situation’

The leading British actor and director Rebecca Hall regrets making a public apology for having worked with Woody Allen, she has revealed. Actors, she now believes, should not feel pressured into taking positions on contentious issues.

The film star, who starred to great acclaim in Allen’s 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, made her high-profile statement six years ago in the initial wake of the Harvey Weinstein abuse story when she was due to appear on screen in Allen’s 2019 romantic comedy A Rainy Day in New York, alongside Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez and Jude Law. Her comments were made when she was in an emotional “tangle” and pregnant, she tells the Observer magazine this weekend. She had understood, she said, the significance of the moment and of a need to believe women, “so I felt like I wanted to do something definitive”.

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