Movie Details
Title: Guru
Release Date: 12 Jan 2007
Runtime: 2h 46m
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Madras Talkies
Production Companies: Madras Talkies
Overview: A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.
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