{"product_id":"kaagaz-ke-phool-paper-flowers-paperback","title":"Kaagaz Ke Phool (Paper Flowers) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLalitha Gopalan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuru Dutt's final film as a director, \u003ci\u003eKaagaz Ke Phool\/Paper Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), follows the successful film-maker Suresh Sinha (played by Dutt himself) as rumours of his affair with his actress Shanti (Waheeda Rehman) lead him to lose his family, descend into alcoholism and ultimately retreat from the film industry. Initially met with critical and commercial failure, the film is now revered for its technical prowess and considered one of the finest self-reflexive works in Indian cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLalitha Gopalan explores \u003ci\u003eKaagaz\u003c\/i\u003e's innovative visual style, being the first Indian film shot in CinemaScope, highlighting cinematographer V. K. Murthy's essential contribution. She also analyses the soundtrack, composed by S. D. Burman with lyrics by Kaifi Azmi, examining the now-classic picturisations of songs such as 'Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam'. Drawing on interviews with practitioners and people close to Dutt, Gopalan reconstructs the original contexts of the film's production and reception. Finally, using \u003ci\u003eKagaaz\u003c\/i\u003e as a lens, she assesses Dutt's influence on popular Indian cinema during the 1950s, as well as on global film melodrama more broadly.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLalitha Gopalan \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCinema of Interruptions: Action Genres in Contemporary Indian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (BFI, 2002), \u003ci\u003eBombay\u003c\/i\u003e (BFI Modern Classics, 2005), and \u003ci\u003eCinemas Dark and Slow in Digital India \u003c\/i\u003e(2021).. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of India\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and has published widely on Indian cinema in journals including \u003ci\u003eScreen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFilm Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 7.5 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47293967270137,"sku":"9781839027062","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9pk4q44Tob9781839027062.webp?v=1769184442","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/kaagaz-ke-phool-paper-flowers-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}