Waheeda Rehman and Guru Dutt: A lifelong relationship that started with a buffalo

Waheeda Rehman and Guru Dutt: A lifelong relationship that started with a buffalo

New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) It all started in 1955 with an errant buffalo and Guru Dutt's car. The animal got in the way and totalled the car, forcing Dutt and his friends to stay on in Hyderabad for a few days. It was then that he spotted a young woman from across the street and made inquiries.

She was, of course, Waheeda Rehman. And the rest, as they say, is cinematic history.

On Tuesday, Rehman was named recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke award, occasion for cinephiles to dig into her remarkable filmography.