Guide

Okay, there are two perspectives you can have about this film, firstly if you're an R.K. Narayan buff and had read "The Guide" before watching the film just like me, you might just end up being a little disappointed.On the... Full review

In India, this movie is considered a textbook for directing films. I would say it's a textbook for acting, editing, song-writing, and music direction. If Vijay Anand's direction made this movie a classic, S.D. Burman's music made it unforgettable.Of course,... Full review

Undoubtedly, one of the finest examples of film-making.This film is an absolutely original, Indian story, and does not owe anything to the west.Every aspect of the film is top-notch. The songs(each one, a masterpiece) blend so beautifully with the sequences,... Full review

Guide is an impeccable work of art, not simply a movie. I see it as a lifetime achievement for all those who were a part of it,not intending to undermine their other accomplishments.Vijay Anand,popularly called Goldie(movie director),shows his class and... Full review

Sep : 16 2005 I might be too young to comment about this great movie. I am just 24 years old. But i think age is not a bar to appreciate this movie. I see this move at least twice... Full review

I watched Guide around eight years ago and my memory fails me a bit. But so strong is the movie that it has left a strong impression on me. Some events of this comment might be a little off the... Full review

The book was penned by an ace Novelist by the name of R.K.Narayan, who wrote the story surrounding a small village in North India. The Director was Vijay Anand younger brother of Dev Anand, who reluctantly accepted the task and... Full review

GUIDE (1965) is an unsung classic of Hindi cinema, starring major Bollywood star Dev Anand. It's a beautifully-produced modern love story and focuses on what happens when a tourist guide takes up with an ex-dancer who has been abandoned by... Full review

When I travelled from India to US this was the only Hindi movie DVD that I carried with me. To me this is a "complete movie", as a movie should be. It entertains me by taking me through a wide... Full review

This film featuring Dev Anand in the title role is a film with a philosophical bend so well blended with the storyline that you may very well miss it if you are not a good cinema reader... this film is... Full review

Today the corporates have moved in but big money does not necessarily mean a good movie. Srichand, who was hosting the lunch with his Geneva-based younger brother, Prakash, said he had a special reason for giving the lunch: "We distributed all of Devsaab's movies, including Guide , overseas. ... Full Review

Ironic because Guide today is regarded as perhaps the best film that Vijay Anand had made and rightly so. Vijay Anand was approached again and this time he took on the film albeit reluctantly. Never has she looked, acted or danced better! ... Full Review

Around same time Chetan got permission to shoot his film Haqueeqat, he dropped Guide. The film won many awards. This is a bold film, ahead of its time. Vijay Anand won an award for his direction. ... Full Review