Gulzar

Gulzar

Biography: Sampooran Singh Kalra known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist, musician, composer and film director. Born in Jhelum District in British India (now in Pakistan) his family moved to India after partition. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film Bandini and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. He directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s. He also directed Kirdaar in 1993. He also wrote the theme song for Motu Patlu, an Indian animated sitcom. Gulzar also wrote poetry, dialogues and scripts. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2004, the third-highest civilian award in India, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest award in Indian cinema. He has won several Indian National Film Awards, 20 Filmfare Awards, one Academy Award and one Grammy Award.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: August 18, 1934

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Parda
Parda

1949-01-01

Raincoat
Raincoat

2004-12-24

Chala Murari Hero Banne
Chala Murari Hero Banne

1977-01-01

Celluloid Man
Celluloid Man

2012-06-26

Griha Pravesh
Griha Pravesh

1979-07-28

Prem Nagar
Prem Nagar

1940-01-01

Kaagaz Ki Kashti
Kaagaz Ki Kashti

2016-10-25

Roots
Roots

2017-02-10

Jai Ho
Jai Ho

2014-01-01

Jallian Wala Bagh
Jallian Wala Bagh

1977-01-01