Guru Dutt, born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone on July 9, 1925, in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (now Bengaluru, Karnataka, India), was an Indian film director, producer, and actor. He married playback singer Geeta Dutt in 1953, and the couple had three children: Tarun, Arun, and Nina. Their marriage faced challenges, leading to separation. Guru Dutt passed away on October 10, 1964, in Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai), at the age of 39.