Guru
2007 · Movie · PG-13 · 166 min · ★ 6.9 · 77% critics
A determined young man leaves his village for the big city and builds a business empire from almost nothing. As his ambitions grow, he faces powerful rivals, public scrutiny, and tough questions about the methods he uses—while trying to hold onto the relationships that matter most.
Also known as Guru 2007
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Details
- Original title
- गुरु
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-01-12
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 166 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (138 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a big, emotional rags-to-riches drama with romance, music, and moral gray areas around success; Not for you if you dislike lengthy Bollywood storytelling or frequent song sequences like in Jodhaa Akbar.
Pros: inspiring rise-to-success story; strong performances; lavish songs and visuals | Cons: long runtime; uneven pacing second half; too many song breaks
Themes
- biography
- idealism
- tycoon
- industrialist
- rise to power
Awards & recognition
- Filmfare Award — Best Background Score · 2008
- Zee Cine Award — Best Background Music · 2008
- Zee Cine Award — Best Music Director · 2008
- Filmfare Award — Best Art Direction
- Filmfare Award — Best Choreography
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- IIFA Award — Best Background Score
Cast & crew
Abhishek Bachchan
as Gurukanth Desai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
as Sujata Desai
Mithun Chakraborty
as Manik Dasgupta
R. Madhavan
as Shyam Saxena
Vidya Balan
as Meenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
Arya Babbar
as Jignesh
Mallika Sherawat
as Champa
Prathap Pothan
as K R Menon I.A.S.
Sachin Khedekar
as Sujata's Father
Manoj Joshi
as Ghanshyam Bhai
Directed by Mani Ratnam