Guru
Seen it?2007 | 166 min | Drama, Romance
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It collected a shelf of major awards, it earned strong reviews (85% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it made about 7 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 46 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 3 PGA Awards: Producers Guild Film Awards: Best Cinematography, Producers Guild Film Awards: Best Lyricist, Producers Guild Film Awards: Best Female Playback Singer. Also nominated for 15 more PGA Awards. Plus 19 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$31 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 297K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mani Ratnam
- Abhishek BachchanGurukanth Desai
- Aishwarya Rai BachchanSujata Desai
- Mithun ChakrabortyManik Dasgupta
- R. MadhavanShyam Saxena
- Vidya BalanMeenakshi "Meenu" Saxena
- Arya BabbarJignesh
- Mallika SherawatChampa
- Prathap PothanK R Menon I.A.S.
- Sachin KhedekarSujata's Father
- Manoj JoshiGhanshyam Bhai