Gulzar
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.
Gender
Male
IMDb Id
nm0347899
Known For Department
Writing
Also Known As
गुलज़ार , Sampooran Singh Kalra , Gulzar Kalra , Sampooran Singh Gulzar ,
Date of Birth
1934-08-18
Place of Birth
Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan
Status
Alive

Known For

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Parda

Parda

Movie 1949
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Raincoat

Raincoat

Movie 2004
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Celluloid Man

Celluloid Man

Movie 2012
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Griha Pravesh

Griha Pravesh

Movie 1979
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Prem Nagar

Prem Nagar

Movie 1940
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Kaagaz Ki Kashti
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Roots

Roots

Movie 2017
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Jai Ho

Jai Ho

Movie 2014
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Jallian Wala Bagh
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The Anupam Kher Show

TV Series 2014