October 9-10, 1964 Bythe time I finished writing the scene, it was nearly midnight. Guru Dutt had agreed to sit down to eat with me, but he had not actually eaten anything. Since I was hungry, I ate heartily. In the sense that Guru Dutt was holding the cup of liquor in Leela's hand, it was not the case that he had fainted after drinking it. But his mood was definitely terrible. I wanted to read the code to them, but they were in no mood to listen. Actually I should have got a clue from that. (Abrar Alvi)
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Guru Dutt asked Abrar to keep the code with Ratan. "If you don't mind I would like to retire," Guru Dutt stood up and went to his room... those were to be Guru Dutt's last words.
Guru Dutt during those ten years– Guru Dutt's close associate and best friend Abrar Alvi sheds new light on Guru Dutt's personality and various incidents in his life including his untimely death – 'Pyasa', 'Kagaj Ke', realized from the joint journey of Abrar-Guru Dutt between 1954-64. A detailed insight into the production process of all films including Phool and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam