Guru Dutt's marriage to singer Geeta Dutt was strained by his depression, his drinking and his close creative bond with his muse, actress Waheeda Rehman.
Guru Dutt married the acclaimed playback singer Geeta Dutt in 1953, and their partnership produced some of the era's finest film music. But the marriage grew unhappy as his mental health declined and his professional and personal closeness to Waheeda Rehman — the star of Pyaasa and other films — became a source of tension.
The exact nature of his relationship with Waheeda Rehman has long been the subject of film-industry speculation; both were intensely private about it. What is documented is that the strain at home was real, and that Geeta Dutt's own life and career suffered greatly after his death.
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