Happy Birthday Gulzar

Born as Sampooran Singh Kalra,Gulzar is arguably the finest lyricist and poet India has ever produced. Born in Jhelum, Pakistan, he came to India after partition with scars and pain that later reflected through his verses. Gulzar started his career as a lyricist for Bimal Roy’s ‘Bandini’ and the song ‘Mora Gora Ang Lai Le..’ filmed on Nutan became an instant hit. Later he entered the world of direction with 'Mere Apne.'


Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Gulzar  is best known for penning memorable hits like ‘Tujhse Naaraaz Nahi’ and ‘Tere Bina Zindagi Se’ besides directing critically acclaimed films like ‘Aandhi’ and ‘Mausam’.

He worked with leading music directors like Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Shankar Jaikishan, Hemant Kumar, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Madan Mohan, Rajesh Roshan, Anu Malik, and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. 

He also developed outstanding creative partnerships with Rahul Dev Burman, A R Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj. Along with lyrics, he has also contributed to several films as script, story and dialogue writer.

Gulzar is also widely known for his outstanding work on the small screen as well. He is credited with having created TV series like ‘Mirza Ghalib’ and ‘Tahreer Munshi Premchand Ki’.

On Gulzar's 81st birthday, "News Guide" brings you top 5 songs written by the icon.

He is also credited with having created a new type of stanza in Urdu poetry named ‘Triveni’ (stanza of 3 lines).
Gulzar’s contribution to mainstream cinema is well recognised, assuring him a place in the annals of Indian cinema, the I&B Ministry said here.
Gulzar is married to actress Raakhee. The couple have a daughter, Meghna. When their daughter was only one-year-old, they separated but never divorced. Meghna grew up with her father and, after completing her graduation in films from New York University, went on to direct films like ‘Filhaal’, ‘Just Married’ and ‘Dus Kahaniyaan’. She also authored the biography of her father Gulzar, in 2004.
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1) Mera Kuchh Saamaan... from IJAZAT

 2) Tujhse Naraz Nahin Zindagi from Masoom

3) Hazaar Raahen Mud ke Dekhi from Thodi Si Bewafaai

4) Tere bina Zindagi Se Koi Shikwaa Nahin from Aandhi

 

5) Dil Hoom Hoom Kare..from Roodali

Gulzar is married to actress Raakhee. The couple have a daughter, Meghna Gulzar (Bosky); when their daughter was only one year old, they separated but never divorced. Meghna Gulzar grew up with her father and, after completing her graduation in films from New York University, went on to become a director of films like Filhaal, Just Married and Dus Kahaniyaan,and authored the biography of her father Gulzar, in 2004.


Below is the interview clip from The Anupam Kher Show Season-2 

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He wrote lyrics for several Doordarshan serials including ‘Hello Zindagi’, ‘Potli Baba Ki’ and ‘Jungle Book’ which too became very popular.
Gulzar was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004. He has won a number of National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards.
He won the Academy Award for best original song for ‘Jai Ho’ (shared with A R Rahman), for the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ in 2009. In 2010, he won the Grammy award for ‘Jai Ho’.
Gulzar’s poetry has been published in three compilations: ‘Chand Pukhraaj Ka’, ‘Raat Pashminey Ki’ and ‘Pandrah Paanch Pachattar’ (15-05-75). His short stories are published in ‘Raavi-Paar’ (also known as ‘Dustkhat’ in Pakistan) and ‘Dhuan'(smoke).
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