

A tourist guide meets an unhappy married woman who wants to take up dancing. With his motivation, she becomes a successful dancer but success corrupts the man's mind.
Acting
Dev Anand's transformation from charming rogue to hollow-eyed prophet.
Direction
Vijay Anand frames desire like a fever dream—sweaty, colorful, inevitable.
Score
S.D. Burman's 'Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna' still slaps sixty years later.

Director
Vijay Anand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on R.K. Narayan's novel, the film sparked controversy for showing a married woman leaving her husband for dance—scandalous for 1965 India.
The English version 'Guide' (same cast, different edit) was India's submission for Best Foreign Film—the first color film from India to gain international recognition.