If love Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand showed how love can be magical, Guru Dutt showed how love can be biter too.

Dutt's obsession with his discovery, Waheeda Rehman, gave Indian cinema a glimpse of the nihilistic power of love. When it came to love, Guru Dutt chose sacrifice rather than satiation.

In Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), he was even willing to forsake his wife (Rehman), when he learnt that his best friend was besotted by her.

Dutt's classics Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and Pyaasa (1957) show the angst and turmoil of a sensitive soul caged in a cruel society which stops true love from blooming.

The Guru Dutt-Waheeda Rehman romance will always be remembered for its brooding intensity.