What occupation do both Guru Dutt and Denys Arcand have in common?
Guru Dutt Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964), better known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He made 1950s and 1960s classics such as "Pyaasa", "Kaagaz Ke Phool", "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam" and "Chaudhvin Ka Chand". In particular, "Pyaasa" and "Kaagaz Ke Phool" are now included among the greatest films of all time, both by Time magazine's "All-TIME" 100 best movies and by the "Sight & Sound" critics' and directors' poll, where Dutt himself is included among the greatest film directors of all time.
Vasant Dev Vasant Deo(1929-25 Jan.1996) is an Indian writer, lyricist and screenwriter and a Hindi academic at Parle College in Mumbai. He worked in Hindi parallel cinema through the 1980s, working with directors like Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani and Mahesh Bhatt. He is best known for "Saanjh Dhale Gagan Tale" sung by Suresh Wadkar, and "Mann Kyun Behka", a Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle duet in "Utsav" (1984) directed by Girish Karnad. He wrote plays and poetry in Marathi, and Marathi to Hindi translator.