This is a contemporary biographical drama loosely based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani, a business magnate who founded Reliance Industries.
A school-teacher in India sires a son named Gurukant, but is disappointed as the child fails to live up to his high expectations.
When Gurukant grows up, he is unable to secure decent employment in India, so finds a way to go to Turkey, where he finds employment. When he returns back to India, he wants to start his own business, but is unable to do so, as he does not have enough money.
So he does some research, gets to meet Sujata, the daughter of a wealthy man named Jignesh, and marries her. After the marriage, Gurukant finds out that Sujata has a dark past, but he ignores this - for his one motive is to be to rise in the eyes of his father - and get rich.
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Crew: Mani Ratnam (Director), Rajiv Menon (Director of Photography), AR Rahman (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Genres: Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Release Dates: 12 Jan 2007 (India)
Tagline: The life of the most controversial man of the year.
Did you know? While practicing for the scene where Aishwarya rides a bicycle, her skirt got caught in the bicycle chain, losing her balance and smashing into a "No Parking" board. Aishwarya fell and had a few bruises on her hands and feet, so filming had to be suspended for a few hours while she got first aid. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Taglines:
The life of the most controversial man of the year.
Villager. Visionary. Winner.
"Think big, think ahead and think fast."
Villager. Visionary. Winner.
"Think big, think ahead and think fast."
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed from: Guru (Hindi)
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Continuity
In the scene where Abhishek Bachan is addressing his first AGM in a "pandal", he is seen loosening his tie, but in the next scene his tie is fully knotted. Then again in the next scene, his tie changes length and becomes much shorter.
In the scene where Abhishek Bachan is addressing his first AGM in a "pandal", he is seen loosening his tie, but in the next scene his tie is fully knotted. Then again in the next scene, his tie changes length and becomes much shorter.
Trivia:
This big budget movie had its première at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, Canada, on Thursday 11 January 2007, making it the first Indian film to have a mainstream international première in Canada
This was the third Guru in which Mithun Chakraborty acted in. He starred in the 1989 one and a Bengali film of the same title.
A.R. Rahman composed the tune for the song "Maiyya Maiyya" while on a tour in Toronto. Later, when he went for the Hajj in Mecca, he was intrigued by a man near a river who kept on saying "maiyya" ("water" in Arabic). Impressed by how Indian the word sounded, he asked lyricist Gulzar to incorporate the word into the tune. He also personally trained Lebanese singer Maryem Tollar to sing the song.
A.R. Rahman dedicated the song "Tere Bina" to the memory of the renowned qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Certain techniques are slowly changed within the film to mark the passing of time and the growth of Guru as an individual: - When Guru is a young man in Turkey, the camera is handheld and in perpetual motion, giving Guru and that period of his life a racy, edgy feel. As he ages, the camera movements become smoother and towards the end of the film the camera is almost stationary. - The editing closely follows the above concept: the young Guru is shown in quick cuts and as Guru grows older the editing is smoother and becomes less frequent. - Lighting also changes with the times In Turkey, direct and specular lights were initially used to capture the aura of a foreign land, thus producing a sepia-yellow phase. Then the lighting changed to the more directionless soft light seen in the early and middle 1960s. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, tube lights came into style, thus producing a dramatic cyan-green light needed for the climax.
The first Bollywood film to have its world premiere in Canada.
Composer A.R. Rahman bought an accordion while on a trip in Hong Kong. The music from this accordion can be heard throughout the film.
Inspired by the life and works of industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani.
S. Bharathi, a lawyer in real life, plays the role of a marriage registrar in the movie.
John Abraham was offered the role of Shyam Saxena but had to turn it down due to date problems.
According to his memoirs Nigel Havers auditioned for a role in the movie.
While practicing for the scene where Aishwarya rides a bicycle, her skirt got caught in the bicycle chain, losing her balance and smashing into a "No Parking" board. Aishwarya fell and had a few bruises on her hands and feet, so filming had to be suspended for a few hours while she got first aid.
The song "Tere Bina" written by A.R Rahman was dedicated to the memory of the renowned qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
The engagement of the film's lead actors Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan was announced two days after the film's release.
The film is inspired by the life and works of business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani.
This was the third Guru in which Mithun Chakraborty acted in. He starred in the 1989 one and a Bengali film of the same title.
A.R. Rahman composed the tune for the song "Maiyya Maiyya" while on a tour in Toronto. Later, when he went for the Hajj in Mecca, he was intrigued by a man near a river who kept on saying "maiyya" ("water" in Arabic). Impressed by how Indian the word sounded, he asked lyricist Gulzar to incorporate the word into the tune. He also personally trained Lebanese singer Maryem Tollar to sing the song.
A.R. Rahman dedicated the song "Tere Bina" to the memory of the renowned qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Certain techniques are slowly changed within the film to mark the passing of time and the growth of Guru as an individual: - When Guru is a young man in Turkey, the camera is handheld and in perpetual motion, giving Guru and that period of his life a racy, edgy feel. As he ages, the camera movements become smoother and towards the end of the film the camera is almost stationary. - The editing closely follows the above concept: the young Guru is shown in quick cuts and as Guru grows older the editing is smoother and becomes less frequent. - Lighting also changes with the times In Turkey, direct and specular lights were initially used to capture the aura of a foreign land, thus producing a sepia-yellow phase. Then the lighting changed to the more directionless soft light seen in the early and middle 1960s. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, tube lights came into style, thus producing a dramatic cyan-green light needed for the climax.
The first Bollywood film to have its world premiere in Canada.
Composer A.R. Rahman bought an accordion while on a trip in Hong Kong. The music from this accordion can be heard throughout the film.
Inspired by the life and works of industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani.
S. Bharathi, a lawyer in real life, plays the role of a marriage registrar in the movie.
John Abraham was offered the role of Shyam Saxena but had to turn it down due to date problems.
According to his memoirs Nigel Havers auditioned for a role in the movie.
While practicing for the scene where Aishwarya rides a bicycle, her skirt got caught in the bicycle chain, losing her balance and smashing into a "No Parking" board. Aishwarya fell and had a few bruises on her hands and feet, so filming had to be suspended for a few hours while she got first aid.
The song "Tere Bina" written by A.R Rahman was dedicated to the memory of the renowned qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
The engagement of the film's lead actors Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan was announced two days after the film's release.
The film is inspired by the life and works of business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani.
