Pyaasa
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Pyaasa is a 1957 Indian romantic drama film directed by and starring Guru Dutt, celebrated for its poetic storytelling, memorable music, and critique of a materialistic society.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pyaasa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6967974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pyaasa Context triple: [Golden Age of Hindi cinema, notableFilm, Pyaasa]
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A.
Chitrahaar
Chitrahaar is a long-running Indian television program that showcases popular Bollywood film songs, traditionally broadcast on the national public broadcaster Doordarshan.
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B.
Aakrosh
Aakrosh is a critically acclaimed 1980 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, known for its powerful social commentary and intense performances.
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C.
Nayak
Nayak is a 1966 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray that explores the inner life and moral conflicts of a matinee idol during an overnight train journey.
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D.
Maqbool
Maqbool is a critically acclaimed 2003 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, which adapts Shakespeare’s Macbeth into the Mumbai underworld and features Irrfan Khan in a powerful lead role.
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E.
Ardh Satya
Ardh Satya is a critically acclaimed 1983 Hindi crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, noted for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pyaasa Target entity description: Pyaasa is a 1957 Indian romantic drama film directed by and starring Guru Dutt, celebrated for its poetic storytelling, memorable music, and critique of a materialistic society.
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A.
Chitrahaar
Chitrahaar is a long-running Indian television program that showcases popular Bollywood film songs, traditionally broadcast on the national public broadcaster Doordarshan.
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B.
Aakrosh
Aakrosh is a critically acclaimed 1980 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, known for its powerful social commentary and intense performances.
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C.
Nayak
Nayak is a 1966 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray that explores the inner life and moral conflicts of a matinee idol during an overnight train journey.
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D.
Maqbool
Maqbool is a critically acclaimed 2003 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, which adapts Shakespeare’s Macbeth into the Mumbai underworld and features Irrfan Khan in a powerful lead role.
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E.
Ardh Satya
Ardh Satya is a critically acclaimed 1983 Hindi crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, noted for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | V. K. Murthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Guru Dutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Y. G. Chawhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical drama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| leadPlaybackSinger |
Asha Bhosle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geeta Dutt NERFINISHED ⓘ Hemant Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammed Rafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedIn | Time magazine's 100 greatest films of all time ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Sahir Ludhianvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Vijay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| musicBy | S. D. Burman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Jaane Kya Tune Kahi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaane Woh Kaise Log The NERFINISHED ⓘ Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par ⓘ Sar Jo Tera Chakraye NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
commercialization of art
ⓘ
exploitation of artists ⓘ |
| producer | Guru Dutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of Indian cinema
ⓘ
one of Guru Dutt's most acclaimed films ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-02-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 146 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Abrar Alvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-independence India ⓘ |
| starring |
Guru Dutt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mala Sinha NERFINISHED ⓘ Rehman NERFINISHED ⓘ Waheeda Rehman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Guru Dutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of materialistic society
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social hypocrisy ⓘ struggle of an idealistic poet ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| writer | Abrar Alvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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