Abrar Alvi

Career & Filmography

Known For

Guddu

1995

Hamaare Tumhare

1979

Sabse Bada Rupaiya

1976

Laila Majnu

1976

Movies(18)

Filmography table

Year	Title	Role / Character
1995	Guddu	writer
1989	In Search of Guru Dutt	actor
1981	Khuda Kasam	writer
1979	Hamaare Tumhare	writer
1976	Zamane Se Poocho	director
1976	Sabse Bada Rupaiya	writer
1976	Bairaag	writer
1976	Laila Majnu	actor
1969	Prince	writer
1968	Shikar	writer

Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi

writer1966

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

director1962

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Professor

writer1962

Chaudhvin Ka Chand

writer1960

Kaagaz Ke Phool

writer1959

Pyaasa

writer1957

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Mr. & Mrs. '55

writer1955

Aar Paar

writer1954

Interesting Facts

• During his college education in Nagpur, Maharashtra, he used to participate in college academic debates and was eventually writing and directing for theatre there.
• He also met a young Christian medical student from Lucknow at this college.
• Alvi wanted her to act in the college theatre with him but her father did not approve of this.
• Alvi would write her long, romantic letters which very much delighted the young student and it all resulted in a sweet college romance.
• Alvi, later in his life, realized that was his beginning of a writing career.
• This led to his entrance into the Bombay cinema and Alvi developing an ability to work with actors before their filmed scenes.
• In a chance meeting with Guru Dutt on the sets of Baaz in 1953, Guru Dutt was having problems with a scene in the movie and Abrar suggested his opinion.
• Guru Dutt was so impressed that he invited Abrar to write Aar-Paar (1954), after which Abrar became an integral part of the Guru Dutt team.
• Many of the movies he worked on for Guru Dutt have since become classics, not only in India, but the world over.
• He also directed the box office hit Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962).
• He last appeared on a poignant three-part documentary on Guru Dutt, reminiscing on his work and days with the Guru Dutt team.
• The documentary was produced by Channel 4 and is included in the extra features section of Kaagaz Ke Phool and Chaudhvin ka Chand DVDs as well.
• After his association with Guru Dutt and due to controversy regarding who actually directed Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, he was unable to do any notable directorial work.
• Abrar, however, continued to pen screenplay and dialogue for several movies, some of these were hits, such as Professor, Prince, Suraj.
• He worked with Rajesh Khanna in two films - he was writer for Janta Hawaldar and wrote screenplay and dialogues for Begunaah.

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