Overview

• Kolkata’s “Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye Toh” centenary tribute will take place at the KCC on July 11 in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation and National Film Archive of India
• A nationwide retrospective of restored classics is scheduled for August 8–10, featuring Pyaasa, Aar Paar, Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Mr. & Mrs. 55 and Baaz
• The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will screen Pyaasa (1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) from August 14–24 to an expected audience of over 2,000 cinephiles
• Restoration efforts led by NFDC and NFAI under the National Film Heritage Mission have revived Dutt’s films with enhanced digital prints and archival materials
• Guru Dutt’s eight-film oeuvre remains influential for its poetic storytelling, visual innovation and exploration of artistic struggle