Martin Pistorius, the man in coma for 12 year was AWAKE

Martin Pistorius was trapped inside his lifeless body from the age of 12 after being struck down with meningitis and said all he could do was "simply exist".

A man has revealed the living nightmare of waking up from a coma – only to find he was unable to tell anyone.

Martin Pistorius slipped into the coma aged 12 and could not move, communicate or do anything for himself for 12 years.

And to his horror, when he did awake, he was unable to communicate his return.

The South African youngster was diagnosed with a debilitating form of meningitis in the late 1980s and was left unable to move, speak or even make eye contact.

His parents, Rodney and Joan Pistorius, were left to do everything for him - from bathing and feeding to turning him in bed and were advised he would soon die.

It was such a tough life that Joan told NPR.org that she remembers looking at Martin one day and saying: "I hope you die."

And yet all the time – from the age of 14 or 15 – Martin, now 39, was awake.

He told NPR: "I was there, not from the very beginning, but about two years into my vegetative state I began to wake up. I was aware of everything, just like any normal person.

"Everyone was so used to me not being there that they didn't notice when I began to be present again.

"The stark reality hit me that I was going to spend the rest of my life like that – totally alone."

Martin said all he could do was "think" – and his thoughts became increasingly darker as time went on.

So he decided to block it out and stop thinking.

He said: "You simply exist. It's a very dark place to find yourself because, in a sense, you are allowing yourself to vanish."

Martin's brain began functioning fully at the age of 24 and his body followed at the age of 24.

Rose Siggins 43 dies with Sacral Agenesis Disorder

'American Horror Story' Star Rose Siggins 43 died saturday morning on 12 December 2015 in Denver, Hospital. 

She had gone in for a kidney stone surgery on Monday and never came out of the hospital alive. Rose had contracted an infection, which spread through her body and ultimately became fatal. Rose was born with a rare genetic disorder called sacral agenesis and we're told she suffered from kidney and pancreas issues her whole life.

She was born with a rare genetic disorder known as sacral agenesis in which her legs were deformed and the feet pointing in opposite directions. The condition causes abnormal fetal development of the lower spine.

Siggins' legs were amputated.

She had gone on to have a normal childhood, get married and have two children: a son, Luke, and a daughter, Shelby Cecilia.

 A Gofundme page has been setup to cover final expenses and the continuing support of her children.

Brittany Murphy (November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009)

Brittany Murphy was suddenly found dead in her home on December 20, 2009, but it's still hard to believe that she's actually gone. For someone who lived such a short life, she managed to impact so many people with her work. For me, watching some of my favorite movies, like Clueless and Uptown Girls, is truly not the same knowing Murphy's no longer with us. But now, Lifetime is attempting to bring Murphy back to life with their unauthorized biopic, The Brittany Murphy Story — and the results are probably going to be disastrous.

And despite the fact that Murphy's father, Angelo Bertolotti, is furious that the movie has been made, even to the point of unrightfully harassing Amanda Fuller, who plays Murphy in the film, it's still happening. There's no telling how accurate (or not) the movie might be, especially since it was created without the help or approval of those close to the beloved actress. So before the movie premieres on Saturday and gives its version, here's everything we know for sure about Murphy's death.

Murphy's death was sudden & unexpected


Murphy was only 32 when her mother, Sharon, found her unconscious in the shower in the early morning of December 20, 2009. Murphy's mother immediately called 911, and the heartbreaking audio of the call was released later. Despite the attempts of Murphy's mother and husband to revive her, Murphy was pronounced dead at 10:04 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Murphy suffered from anemia and was battling a case of pneumonia at the time, which would later be ruled the official cause of her death.

The coroner's report showed no alcohol abuse or illegal substances in her system

Two months after her death, autopsy results done by the Los Angeles Coroner confirmed that her body showed no signs of alcohol abuse or illegal substances at the time of her death, and that there could be no other cause for her death than pneumonia. According to People, they did find elevated traces of Vicodin and over the counter cold medicine — unsurprising, considering that Murphy wasn't feeling well at the time of her death. The coroner called her death "accidental but preventable," and stressed that there was no evidence of foul play.

Murphy was laid to rest in a small, private funeral

On Christmas Eve 2009, a small group of Murphy's closet family and friends came together to say goodbye at Hollywood Hills' Forest Lawn Memorial Park, where guests sang "Amazing Grace." Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, spoke tribute, and family friend Alex Ben Block gave the eulogy.
Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, died just five months later

Shockingly, Monjack was found dead on May 23, 2010 at his Hollywood home after the Los Angeles County Fire Department was called. At the time of his death, Monjack was only 40, and his mother, Linda Monjack, had told People earlier in the year that he had suffered a heart attack shortly before Murphy's death. Later that year, the assistant chief coroner announced that Monjack's death was ruled "pneumonia, just like Brittany."

Monjack was later buried beside Murphy, and a rendition of "Smile" sung by Murphy with Monjack accompanying her on the piano played as they closed the casket. It's difficult to imagine a more heartbreaking scenario for their friends and family to have to deal with.
Coroners Have No Plans To Reopen Murphy's Case.

Bertolli obtained DNA samples from Murphy for further testing and reportedly received results that said there were 10 types of heavy metals found in Murphy's system at the time of her death. "It's very suspicious," Bertolli said, according to CNN. "I feel she was poisoned and there's no question about that. She was murdered."

However, the Los Angeles Coroner told the Huffington Post that they plan to stand by their original reports. As of November 2013, the coroner's office had never been sent any third-party lab results, and so her case remains closed.


Buried Evidence

Brittany had died of ‘natural causes’ following an autopsy performed on December 21st 2009, even though certain toxicology samples were not examined, most notably her hair, tissue and fingernails. In addition, we learned that a Mees’ line examination was not conducted during the autopsy due to the polish that was still present on Brittany’s fingernails.

Mees’ lines, are prominent horizontal marks that can appear on a person’s fingernails when they’ve died due to toxic heavy metal poisoning. It is often listed that renal failure (kidney failure) has occurred when Mees’ lines are present on a body after death, particularly, acute kidney failure giving a person the appearance of ‘shock kidneys’ from the traumatic septic shock they have undergone.

Even though Brittany is said to have suffered from diabetes and hypoglycemia, it is clearly listed in the apparently leaked autopsy report, that she had shock kidneys according to the coroner, suggesting the strong possibility that she could have died from poisoning.

If Brittany did display acute trauma to her kidney’s, why wouldn’t the coroner perform a Mees’ lines examination, as the sudden shock to her kidney’s could have suggested a different cause of death?

In February of 2010 the The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner once again concluded that  Brittany died of community acquired pneumonia, citing – pneumonia, iron deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. It should be stated that No illegal drugs were found in her system, as the substances in her blood were consistent with medicine taken for cold and respiratory infections. Here is a passage from the apparent autopsy report that confirms the types of over-the-counter medications in her system at the time of her death:

If this autopsy passage above is real, then what was behind the massive push to portray Brittany as a drug addict, claiming she was hooked to a number of illegal substances, surely the coroner’s office could have set the media straight with these facts following her death?

It’s well-known that the dead circus that is Hollywood media, likes to cook-up trashy headlines and bloated tabloid features – but in the case of Brittany Murphy, it appears as though there was a blatant disregard of facts contained within her autopsy.

The House and Molding - The Story

Brittany’s mother, Sharon Murphy sold the Hollywood Hills property formerly owned by the film star, which narrowly avoiding foreclosure after claims of toxic mold being in located somewhere in the house. She subsequently filed suit against her attorney’s after apparently not being made aware of the possibility that Brittany and Simon Monjack could have died from mold.

What’s odd here, is that L. A. County coroner Ed Winter, put the toxic mold queries to rest following Brittany’s autopsy, stating they specifically looked for evidence of mold in the death of both celebrities and did not find that it was a factor in either person’s death.

You have to wonder why was Sharon trying to sue for wrongful death, when there clearly seemed to be no case for it?

And why has she tried to put to rest theories about her daughter’s death, when there seems to be evidence of foul play?

Soundarya Raghu (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004)

The daughter of the Bangalore-based producer/director Satyanarayana, Soundarya gave up a career in medicine to become an actress. She adopted only one name and made her first film in 1992. Over the next 12 years, Soundarya appeared in nearly 100 movies. Although she avoided racy roles, Soundarya worked opposite leading actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Rajnikant.

Soundarya died in a plane crash near Bangalore in 2004. She had  recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is seeking another term in national elections. She was traveling to the adjoining state of Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the party when the four-seater Cessna 180 caught fire and crashed minutes after takeoff from a Jakkur airstrip. Her brother Amarnath, BJP worker Ramesh Kadam and pilot Joy Phillips were also killed. The beautiful actress was only 32 when she passed away.

 In 2003, Soundarya won the Nandi Award, the most prestigious prize in Telugu cinema.

Silk Smitha (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996)

Silk Smitha, the sultry actress and B-grade movie queen from South India, has a rags to riches story. Silk Smitha’s real name was Vijayalakshmi, she was born on December 2, 1960. Her active period where she flourished as an item girl and seductress was between 1979 and 1996.

Silk Smitha also known as Silk Sumitha, was born in a poor family, in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. Due to financial problems in the family, she had to drop out of school in fourths standard itself. She blossomed to grow as a sultry looking girl and she was constantly propositioned and physically ‘exploited’ by men, which is why Vijayalakshmi’s parents married her off at a very young age. However, the ill-treatment from her husband and in-laws made Silk Smitha leave her husband’s home and move over to Madras where she lived with her aunt.

Silk began her career as a touch-up girl to B-grade actresses in B-grade films and then got break in small character roles. Vinu Chakravathy, a director chanced up her in a flour-mill and found that she had potential for bigger things. He renamed Vijayalakshmi as ‘Silk’; his wife taught her English. The girl proved to be a fast learner and she even took dancing lessons from another teacher.

In 1979, Silk Smitha got a role in a Malayalam film called ‘Inaye Thedi’; her sex appeal found her a lot of takers who wanted to star as a cabaret dancer or vamp in their films. Soon, she began to get typecast in these films. In the same year in 1979, Silk got her major role in a Tamil film called ‘Vandi Chakkaram’ and the movie was a superhit. The character that she played was also called ‘Silk’, so Vijayalakshmi as she was known to everyone, changed her name forever to ‘Silk Smitha’. But her sensous appeal and dusky skin gave her only movies where she was to play the seductress, the vamp or the cabaret dancer, limting her choice in roles.

Silk Smitha began to drop her clothes to get more attention and attention she did get, as she became most men’s secret fantasy in the 80s as she flourished rapidly in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam cinema. Her dance numbers and bold sequences had men eating out of her palms, so much that they would buy tickets only to watch Silk Smitha. She was indeed a hot property who would outshine the heroine too. Silk Smitha truly was the first red-hot item girl, but then critics dismissed her as a cheap actress. Most of her subsequent movies had the softcore appeal while in some she would be a cheap version of a desi-Bond girl wearing bikinis and strutting her stuff .

Silk Smitha’s signature rolling of tongue, biting of her lower lip, looking at her lover in a trance-like manner through hazy, sultry eyes and her voluptuous figure had the junta rushing to the movies with a pretext of watching the film, while the real reason was to check her out. Silk Smitha would charge as much as Rs. 50000 per dance sequence and she would do two or even three sequences in a day. There was even a movie called Silk, Silk , Silk where Silk Smitha played a triple role. In less than 10 years of her entry, Silk Smitha had done 500 films which included A, B and C grade films.

But there was much more to Silk Smitha beyond her sex appeal, she was an accomplished actress too. Some of the best performances of Silk Smitha are in movies like Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) where she played the role of a neglected wife who is hurt by her husband’s infidelity. Writer Jerry Pinto says, “Watch Silk Smitha’s sequences and you will find a sense of lingering sorrow. It’s almost as if there were two Silk Smithas there: One watching her own self dance, detached and dispassionate about being put through these calisthenics.”,

Layanam (1989) is one of the most famous adult films in India and it starred Silk Smitha in her sizzling best. The movie was dubbed in many languages across the country including in Hindi as Reshma ki Jawani (2002). Most people know about Silk Smitha’s sensuous yet brilliant performance as a woman who has a huge crush on Kamal Hassan in Balu Mahendra’s Moondram Pirai, which was remade as Sadma. Silk Smitha had fulfilled her dream of working with A-grade stars, she had brushed with the best of male stars in her time, Shivaji Ganeshan, Rajnikanth, Kamal Hassan, Chiranjeevi and Mithun Chakraborthy.

Silk Smitha had a string of lovers and some of them were producers, directors and even A-grade actors who were besotted by her. Director Velu Prabhakaran confessed that he had an intimate relationship with Silk Smitha and had cheated on his girlfriend for her. Director Vinu Chakravarthy who was already married, had a secret relationship with Silk Smitha as well

Silk Smitha Death

Silk Smitha was found dead in her Chennai apartment, having committed suicide. The cause of her death is not known, it may have been her disillusionment of

Silk Smitha’s popularity began to wane by mid 90s. She had a live-in boyfriend who had promised to start her luxury life from scratch and lured her into producing films. If reports are to be believed, Silk Smitha’s two movies that she had produced flopped and she was in debt for Rs. 20 million while the third one was stuck due to loss of funds.

Silk Smitha could not reconcile to the fact that she was back to her impoverished day that she never wanted to go to, after she had reveled in luxury. She did get the odd film over, the last one beign a movie called Subaash, a Tamil film, that released two days before her death.

The police directed examining doctors to send a part of Silk Smitha’s body parts to forensic scientists to find out if there were traces of poison in her body, she might have been poisoned before hanging her by the fan; they felt. A post-mortem report on Silk Smitha revealed a large amount of bananas and chocolates in her stomach.

On September 23,1996, Smitha was found dead in her Chennai apartment, Saligramam, hanging by a rope from the ceiling fan of her bedroom. She had tried to turn int a film producer but financial problems, a disillusionment in an unrequited love and an alcohol dependency apparently led to depression. It is suspected that Smitha committed suicide by poisoning herself. She had left a suicide note in which she had written that she was frustrated with repeated failures in her life and so she was taking the extreme step.

Vinod Mehra (13 February, 1945 to 30 October, 1990)

Vinod Mehra born on 13th February 1945, at Lahore Pakistan, was an Indian actor, producer and director.

Vinod Mehra started his acting career as a child artist in the 50s and 60s. Mehra made his debut as a child artist in the 1958 film Raagni, playing the younger version of the character played by Kishore Kumar+. After playing a few more minor roles as a child, he started his film career as an adult in 1971 with ''Ek Thi Rita'', a smash hit based on the English play, 'A Girl Called Rita', along with Tanuja. He was one of finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare from more than ten thousand contestants. He lost the contest to Rajesh Khanna and became male runner up of the contest. He made his debut as a leading hero in the hit film- Ek Thi Reeta  with Tanuja in the year 1975. He has acted in more than 100 films playing roles of hero, brother, father, friend, and lover. He was a fairly successful hero at the box office. He teamed up with leading stars such as Amitabh bachchan, Dharmendra and other super stars in many films and was known as a gentleman actor.

His first film as an adult was Ek Thi Rita (1971) which was a hit. This was followed by the film ''Parday Ke Peechhay'' opposite debutant Yogeeta Bali followed by ''Elaan+'' (with Rekha), ''Amar Prem'' (1972) and ''Lal Patthar'', though it was only Shakti Samanta's ''Anuraag'' (1972) with Maushmi Chatterjee, which established him as an actor. He went on to appear in over 100 films in his career spanning over two decades. He played the lead role in some of his earlier films but often acted in many multi-starrers as the secondary lead or played supporting roles such as a brother, friend, uncle, father and police officer. He worked with many actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Sunil Dutt and Dharmendra. His frequent female co-stars included Rekha, Maushmi Chatterjee, Yogeeta Bali, Shabana Azmi and Bindiya Goswami.

Some of his prominent films were ''Nagin'', ''Jaani Dushman'', ''Ghar'', ''Swarg Narak'', ''Kartavya'', ''Saajan Bina Suhagan'', ''Jurmana'', ''Ek Hi Raasta'', ''Ye Kaisa Insaaf'' ''Sweekar Kiya Maine'' and ''Khud-Daar''. He received Filmfare Nominations as Best Supporting Actor for ''Anurodh'' (1977), ''Amar Deep'' (1979), and ''Bemisal'' (1982). He also played the leading role in a Punjabi film ''Maujaan Dubai Diyaan'' in 1985.

He turned producer and director with the film ''Gurudev'' in the late 1980s, with Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor in the lead but the film was incomplete at the time of his death. Many of his delayed films were released after his death and dedicated to his memory such as ''Patthar Ke Phool+'' (1991 film), ''Insaniyat+'' (1994) and ''Aurat Aurat Aurat'' (1996). It was completed by director Raj Sippy and released 3 years after his death. Many of his delayed films were released after his death and dedicated to his memory such as Patthar Ke Phool (1991 film), Insaniyat (1994) and Aurat Aurat Aurat (1996).

Vinod Mehra was married to Meena Broca but the marriage broke and he later tied the knot with Bindiya Goswami. However this marriage too hit the rock and once more he was divorced. He took the plunge once more when cupid struck and he married Kiran who remained his legal wife till the time of his death. There were also speculations that he was married to the stunning diva Rekha.

He acted in some hits like- Lal Patthar, Amar Prem, Ghar, Kunwara Baap, Sabse Bada Rupaiya, Anurodh, Pyar Ki Jeet, Arjun Pandit, Ginny Aur Johnny, Zindagi, Insaniyat, and many other films. Vinod Mehra was a man of great poise and charm. A inherently introvert, he was known to be a man of few words. However his charm and acting acumen was truly appreciated.He died of a massive heart attack at the young age of 45, on 30th October, 1990 at Mumbai.

Guru Dutt (9 July, 1925 to 10 October, 1964)

He was born as Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone in Bangalore on July 9, 1925. His birth name was Vasanth Kumar Shivsankar Padukone. Guru Dutt did his schooling at Kolkata, where his father was an administrative clerk in Burmah Shell Company. Due to financial restraints, instead of going to college, Guru Dutt had joined the performing arts troupe of Uday Shankar who is elder brother of renowned Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar. Guru Dutt joined the Uday Shankar India Culture Centre at Almora, Uttaranchal on a five year scholarship of Rs. 75 annually. After completing his studies at Almora Dutt moved to Mumbai where his uncle arranged a job under three year contract with Prabhat Film Company in Pune. Guru Dutt met two great actors Rehman and Dev Anand in Prabhat Film Company and they developed good friendship.

Guru Dutt made his debut in films with a small role as Sri Krishna in the film "Chand". Then he acted as well as assisted director Vishram Bedekar in the movie "Lakhrani". Prabhat Film Company collapsed in 1947 and Guru Dutt moved to Mumbai. In Mumbai Guru Dutt worked with two leading directors of that time- Amiya Chakravarthy and Gyan Mukherjee. Thereafter Dev Anand offered him a job as director in his new production company, Navketan. As director at Navketan his first film was "Baazi". Guru Dutt used close-up shots with 100mm lens camera in the film "Baazi", which later became famous as 'Guru Dutt Shots' in the Indian cinema. The film "Baazi" was an immediate success. Guru Dutt gave many super hit films as director as well as actor. Some of them were "Aar Paar", "Mr. & Mrs. 55", "Pyasa", "C I D", "Sailab", "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam" and "Chaudhvin Ka Chand'. Guru Dutt took his last breath on 10th October, 1964, in his rented apartment at Pedder Road in Mumbai.He had his early education in Calcutta and later on had gone under basic training with dance maestro Uday Shankar for 5 years after which he joined Prabhat Studios in Pune. Before becoming a part of Indian Cinema, Guru Dutt had short stints with careers in choreography, telephone operator position and English writer.

It was here that he got a break as a choreographer with the film Hum Ek Hain (1946), the launch pad of friend and actor Dev Anand. There he worked as an assistant direct till he was given a break as director under Dev Anand's banner Navketan. At the age of 26 years he made his directorial debut film 'Baazi', which was a blockbuster movie. Soon after his successful debut all his directed films started becoming super hits. Film 'Jaal' in 1952, 'Baazi' in 1953, 'Aar-Paar' in 1954, 'Mr & Mrs 55' in 1955 were blockbusters in a row. After so many super hits people started considering him as a Midas director. He is credited with introducing Zohra Sehgal, Johny Walker and Wahida Rehman to the Indian cinema.

During this time Guru Dutt fell in love with singer Geeta Roy, with whom he met during the song recording of a song for film 'Baazi'. The two married in May 1953.

Guru Dutt and Geeta Dutt formed a perfect team. He knew exactly how to use her voice and he used it in ways, so that her inane generosity of spirit spilled over on the soundtrack in stunning romantic declarations. 'Hoon abhi main jawan', 'Jaa jaa jaa bewafa', 'Babu ji dheere chalna' and 'Yeh lo main haari piya' in Aar Paar (1954) were like prolonged outburst of harmonious sensations. Guru Dutt and Geeta Dutt were supremely talented and both were touching new heights of success with every release. Guru Dutt received great recognition in the countries of France, Japan and Germany, where his films are re-released to full houses.

Having so much success in career and love in personal life, Guru Dutt started his own production company in 1956. For his first film as a producer 'CID' he signed his friend Dev Anand. And also launched a new heroine Waheeda Rehman. 'CID' released and became successful. Its success changed his personal life too, as during its shooting Guru Dutt and Waheeda became close friends. Media highlighted their friendship more then film's success. Soon after 'CID' Guru Dutt signed Waheeda Rehman again for his another film ‘Pyaasa’. Rumors of his affairs with his new leading lady started surfacing, which left Geeta Dutt in shock. In 1957 ‘Pyaasa’ got released and it is said that at this point she got involved in an unsuccessful love affair with the tragedy king Guru Dutt. Finally situations between Guru Dutt and his wife worsened. Unfortunately, his married life was not happy and she finally left him. According to his brother Atmaram, Guru Dutt was "a strict disciplinarian as far as work was concerned, but totally undisciplined in his personal life". He smoked heavily, he drank heavily, and he kept odd hours. Guru Dutt's relationship with actress Waheeda Rehman also worked against their marriage. At the time of his death, he had separated from Geeta and was living alone.

This was the time when Guru Dutt’s fall started. Both his personal life and career was going through a bad phase. He was continuously been criticised for the type of films he was making. Not only this, slowly slowly Waheeda Rehman also distanced herself form Guru Dutt and their famous relationship started waning and ended. In his later films, whether its ‘Pyaasa’ or ‘Kaagaz ke Phool’, we can see the intensity and seriousness, which can be said was the result of his bitter experiences in personal life.

‘Pyaasa’ is said to be the master piece of Guru Dutt. It was the film which made him the real ‘GURU’ of the film industry. Not only in India but in France also ‘Pyaasa’ was the super hit.

After Pyaasa’s success Guru Dutt’s next was ‘Kaagaz ke Phool’, which was India’s first cinemascope film too. But this film failed at box office and critics rejected it saying pessimistic and self-indulgent movie. A dejected Guru Dutt never directed a film thereafter. Technically the film is perhaps his best. But he continued to produce films and act in both home and outside productions. ‘Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam’ (1962), a box office flop, is still regarded as one of Guru Dutt's most and artistic films.He also has his influence on his last box office success ‘Chaudhvin Ka Chand’. In 1964 he acted in his last film ‘Saanjh Aur Savera’ opposite Meena Kumari.

Guru Dutt also brought in some major technical revolutions in the grammar of the mainstream Hindi filmmaking, like, integrating film's songs into story and make story move forward through song itself. He used the effect of light and shade to create poetry and romance. His legacy is unmistakable and accepted by many leading directors of the day.

People remember Guru Dutt for the perfectionist and disciplinarian he was professionally. Unfortunately, his personal life was a total opposite of his professional life. He smoked heavily, he drank heavily, and he kept odd hours, which finally took its toll on his relationships and life itself.

Guru Dutt and their understanding of the cinematic artist of course were great, but in our country at an early age the young man's tragic death was the cause of his fame, not his unbeatable talent.

Just a day before he passed away and he seemed fit and fine. Regular shooting of his Baharein Phir Bhi Aayegi was on. Flustered by the sudden cancellation by one of the lead cast, Guru Dutt changed plans for next day. We went shopping in his car to Colaba and he bought garments for me and for his two sons Tarun and Arun. he reached his flat at Pedder Road around 6.30 pm where he resided minus his family. It was his ardent wish that his children should be with him every weekend. Adamant, Guru Dutt then had a long telephonic chat with singer-wife Geeta, but she refused to send the kids, as it was late at night. Which disheartened him. That's when dialogue-writer Abrar Alvi joined him for a creative brainstorming over booze and he asked his brother Devi, who was with him to leave them alone. It was next day on October 10, 1964 he died at a young age of 39 due to overdose of sleeping pills and alcohol – a deadly mix and committed suicide, though doubts still linger as if his death was accidental. Unfortunately, his wife Geeta Dutt herself died aged 41, due to excessive drinking which resulted in her liver damage. The last person to speak to Guru Dutt was Asha Bhonsle, who he had called up asking about his wife.

Filmography

Guru Dutt was one of the best filmmakers of Indian cinema, and is often remembered as a man born ahead of his time. He made his debut from the movie 'Chand'. 'Kaagaz Ke Phool', a film rejected by Indian audience has now been included among 160 greatest films of all time. Pyaasa is the other film listed by Time magazine’s “All-TIME” 100 best movies and the Sight &Sound Critics and Directors Pol. These two films have a cult following among contemporary cinema goers.Guru Dutt left many unfinished projects with his death. He would scrap a movie and re-plan it all over again whenever he was not satisfied with the way it was moving ahead. Baharein Phir Bhi Aayenghi, Picnic and Love and God were few among them.


Aar Paar (1954) was one of Dutt's commercial ventures, themed as a noir-comedy, about a street-smart cab driver romancing two women. A whole tramp-with-a-golden-heart concept was a hit with the audience and made the movie a very important one in Dutt's career. Pyaasa (1957)is rated as one of the best romantic tragedies of all times. None of the film pundits could predict the success of Pyaasa, which is ranked among the best films of Indian Cinema. The original casts decided by Guru Dutt were Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Madhubala in the lead roles, but these stars were not sure about the abilities of Guru Dutt and hence backed off. Finally he cast himself in the lead role, while Waheeda Rehman and Mala Sinha played the lady leads in the film. After opening to poor collection, the film gained popularity and momentum in the 8th week. This is the movie that gave the audience goose bumps with the song Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaaye To Kya, where a bearded, beaten-down Dutt arrives at his own memorial service and denounces the world. This movie is rated as one of the best romantic tragedies of all times in India. Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) was a box office disaster when it released in 1959. This movie was a box office disaster when it released in 1959. It was only in the 80s that it got its due credit and got labelled a cult classic. Also, this film has a bit of an eerie resemblance to Dutt's real life; famous filmmaker, affair with an actor, driven to alcoholism, and then the tragic death. But we like to remember it for its heartbreaking story.

Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960) was a highly commercially successful film. A love triangle among two best friends and a pretty woman; a story line done to death. But Dutt pulled it off with a brilliance like none other, making Chaudhvin Ka Chand a commercially successful film in his career. Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam (1962) was an adaptation of Bimal Mitra's Bengali novel Shaheb Bibi Golam. Based on Bimal Mitra's Bengali novel Shaheb Bibi Golam, it is the story of a feudal lord, his lonely wife, and their lower-class servant. The movie swivels beautifully around the relationship between the three, ending on a happy note

His other achievement include Picnic, Sanjh Aur Savera, Suhagan, Bahurani, Bharosa, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Sautela Bhai, Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Pyaasa, Mr. & Mrs. '55, Aar Paar, Suhagan, Baaz, Hum Ek Hain and Baazi. He was awarded 'Filmfare Best Film Award' for "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam".

Guru Dutt, an unparalleled genius showman Indian Cinema has ever come across, was an enigma in his life and death. He showed exceptional movie making skills which combined, lyrical, artistic and conventional values in such a way that his movies touched both the masses and the critics in the same way at the same time. Guru Dutt is among the top 25 Asian Actors of all time rated by CNN. He also is included among the greatest film directors of all time by Sight & Sound. Many refer to him as Orson Welles of Indian Cinema. His characters were intense, brooding and desperate romantics and also socially conscious who wanted to see a change in the society. Unfortunately, this talented showman did not live his life to the full term, depriving Indian Cinema more of his commendable movies.