Gulzar

Gulzar

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1934-08-18 (90 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 131

Movies 128

Writer 40

Director 23

self 7

TV Shows 3

Voice 1

Screenplay 1

Original Story
Cirkus

Cirkus (2022)

Movie
Poetry (voice)
Raincoat

Raincoat (2004)

Movie
Creator / Director
Kirdaar

Kirdaar (1993)

TV
Writer / Director
Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib (1988)

Movie
Screenplay / Lyricist / Dialogue
Gharaonda

Gharaonda (1977)

Movie
Lyricist / Assistant Director
Bandini

Bandini (1963)

Movie

Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1934-08-18 (90 years old)

Birth Place
Dina, Pakistan

Spouse
Rakhee Gulzar

Children
Meghna Gulzar

Citizenships
India

Also Known As
गुलज़ार , Sampooran Singh Kalra, Gulzar Kalra, Sampooran Singh Gulzar

Awards
Dadasaheb Phalke Award, National Film Award for Best Lyrics, Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist, Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, Filmfare Award for Best Director, Padma Bhushan, Jnanpith Award, Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist, Gangadhar National Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Academy Award for Best Original Song

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Rahul Dev Burman
Gulzar,
Rahul Dev Burman worked together with Gulzar in:
22 Movies
Vishal Bhardwaj
Gulzar,
Vishal Bhardwaj worked together with Gulzar in:
20 Movies
Sanjeev Kumar
Gulzar,
Sanjeev Kumar worked together with Gulzar in:
17 Movies
Govardhan Asrani
Gulzar,
Govardhan Asrani worked together with Gulzar in:
16 Movies
Ajit Banerjee
Gulzar,
Ajit Banerjee worked together with Gulzar in:
15 Movies
Gurudutt Shirali
Gulzar,
Gurudutt Shirali worked together with Gulzar in:
15 Movies
Waman B. Bhosle
Gulzar,
Waman B. Bhosle worked together with Gulzar in:
15 Movies
Naseeruddin Shah
Gulzar,
Naseeruddin Shah worked together with Gulzar in:
14 Movies
A.K. Hangal
Gulzar,
A.K. Hangal worked together with Gulzar in:
14 Movies
Om Shivpuri
Gulzar,
Om Shivpuri worked together with Gulzar in:
13 Movies
Rekha Bhardwaj
Gulzar,
Rekha Bhardwaj worked together with Gulzar in:
13 Movies
Lata Mangeshkar
Gulzar,
Lata Mangeshkar worked together with Gulzar in:
12 Movies
Sreekar Prasad
Gulzar,
Sreekar Prasad worked together with Gulzar in:
12 Movies
Dina Pathak
Gulzar,
Dina Pathak worked together with Gulzar in:
12 Movies
A.R. Rahman
Gulzar,
A.R. Rahman worked together with Gulzar in:
11 Movies
Asha Bhosle
Gulzar,
Asha Bhosle worked together with Gulzar in:
11 Movies
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Gulzar,
Hrishikesh Mukherjee worked together with Gulzar in:
11 Movies
Arijit Singh
Gulzar,
Arijit Singh worked together with Gulzar in:
11 Movies
Sukhwinder Singh
Gulzar,
Sukhwinder Singh worked together with Gulzar in:
10 Movies
Tabu
Gulzar,
Tabu worked together with Gulzar in:
10 Movies
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