Thirst
1957 · Movie · 146 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
A struggling, penniless poet searches for love and a place in a world that dismisses his work. Help arrives from two very different women, but as recognition finally comes, it forces him to confront society’s hypocrisy and question what success is really worth.
Also known as Eternal Thirst · Thirsty · The Thirsty One
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Details
- Original title
- प्यासा
- Years
- 1957
- Release date
- 1957-02-19
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 146 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (74 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, song-filled classic about art, love, and social hypocrisy, with a heavy emotional pull; Not for you if you avoid bleak dramas or prefer lighter fare like Chhoti Si Baat.
Pros: powerful songs and poetry; emotional, timeless themes; gripping social critique | Cons: very bleak tone; slow, talky stretches; women feel underwritten
Themes
- depression
- prostitute
- greed
- poet
- black and white
- struggling artist
- publishing
Cast & crew
Guru Dutt
as Vijay
Waheeda Rehman
as Gulabo
Mala Sinha
as Meena
Johnny Walker
as Abdul Sattar
Rehman
as Mr. Ghosh
Kumkum
as Juhi
Leela Mishra
as Vijay's Mother
- SK
Shyam Kapoor
as Shyam
Mehmood
as Vijay's brother
- RA
Radheshyam
Directed by Guru Dutt