Gulzar
Writing
🎂 1934-08-18
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.
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Writing (119)
Lyricist
2008
Writer
2020
Lyricist
2015
Lyricist
1998
Lyricist
2007
Lyricist
2009
Dialogue
2017
Lyricist
2017
Lyricist
2014
Lyricist
2015
Lyricist
2018
Lyricist
2022
Lyricist
2023
Dialogue
2002
Dialogue
1971
Screenplay
1971
Lyricist
1971
Lyricist
2016
Lyricist
2000
Lyricist
2023
Screenplay
1983
Lyricist
1998
Dialogue
1997
Lyricist
1997
Lyricist
1963
Lyricist
2019
Writer
1980
Lyricist
2006
Lyricist
2003
Lyricist
2010
Musical
1979
Lyricist
2017
Original Story
2022
Dialogue
1983
Lyricist
1983
Screenplay
1972
Screenplay
1982
Lyricist
2010
Lyricist
2010
Lyricist
2011
Lyricist
2023
Lyricist
2014
Lyricist
2009
Lyricist
2009
Writer
1973
Lyricist
2020
Story
1996
Screenplay
1996
Lyricist
1993
Lyricist
2006
Screenplay
1987
Dialogue
1987
Lyricist
1987
Writer
1993
Dialogue
1975
Screenplay
1975
Lyricist
2025
Lyricist
2008
Dialogue
1983
Screenplay
1975
Writer
1988
Writer
1971
Lyricist
2005
Lyricist
2002
Lyricist
2022
Dialogue
1968
Lyricist
2003
Lyricist
1980
Dialogue
1969
Musical
1969
Screenplay
1982
Screenplay
1971
Story
2016
Screenplay
2016
Screenplay
1975
Dialogue
1975
Story
1975
Screenplay
1975
Writer
1986
Writer
1975
Lyricist
2023
Screenplay
1990
Writer
1977
Dialogue
1973
Screenplay
1973
Lyricist
2009
Writer
1978
Screenplay
1974
Dialogue
1974
Lyricist
1974
Screenplay
1972
Writer
1979
Lyricist
2021
Writer
1999
Dialogue
1968
Original Story
1977
Lyricist
1994
Lyricist
1971
Lyricist
1970
Lyricist
1999
Screenplay
1977
Lyricist
1977
Dialogue
1977
Lyricist
2017
Lyricist
1961
Writer
1988
Writer
1977
Lyricist
1966
Lyricist
1969
Dialogue
1986
Dialogue
1972
Writer
2014
Writer
1977
Screenplay
1977
Lyricist
1977
Story
1999
Lyricist
1979
Lyricist
Writer
1983
