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Gulzar

Gulzar

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1934-08-18

Birth Place

Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan

Movies and TV shows :

Celluloid Man

Celluloid Man

2012

6.8

Movie
Chala Murari Hero Banne

Chala Murari Hero Banne

1977

0.0

Movie
Griha Pravesh

Griha Pravesh

1979

1.0

Movie
Jai Ho

Jai Ho

2014

6.0

Movie
Jallian Wala Bagh

Jallian Wala Bagh

1977

0.0

Movie
Kaagaz Ki Kashti

Kaagaz Ki Kashti

2016

0.0

Movie
Parda

Parda

1949

0.0

Movie
Prem Nagar

Prem Nagar

1940

0.0

Movie
Raincoat

Raincoat

2004

7.3

Movie
Roots

Roots

2017

0.0

Movie
poster

The Anupam Kher Show

2014

7.3

TV