Gulzar

For other uses, see Gulzar (disambiguation). Gulzar , Gulzar at the launch of the album Chand Parosa Hai in 2008 Born Sampooran Singh Kalra, (1934-08-18) August 18, 1934 (age 78), Dina, Jhelum District, Punjab, British India now in Pakistan Occupation Film director, Lyricist, Screenwriter, Film producer, Poet Years active 1961-present Spouse(s) Raakhee Children Meghna Gulzar Parents Makhan Singh Kalra and Sujan Kaur Signature Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist and director. He primarily writes in Urdu 1, Hindustani, and Punjabi; besides several dialects of Hindi such as Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Haryanvi and Marwari. Gulzar was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2004 for his contribution to the arts and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002. He has won a number of National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards. At the 81st Academy Awards, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho" (shared with A.R.Rahman), for the film Slumdog Millionaire. On 31 January 2010, the same song won him a Grammy Award in the category of Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Gulzar's poetry is partly published in three compilations: Chand Pukhraaj Ka, Raat Pashminey Ki and Pandrah Paanch Pachattar (15-05-75). His short stories are published in Raavi-paar (also known as Dustkhat in Pakistan) and Dhuan (smoke). As a lyricist, Gulzar is best known for his association with the music directors Rahul Dev Burman, A. R. Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj. He has also worked with other leading Bollywood music directors including Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Shankar Jaikishan, Hemant Kumar, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Madan Mohan, Rajesh Roshan, Anu Malik, and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Along with lyrics, he has also contributed in many films as script, story and dialogue writer. Films directed by him have also won numerous awards and have been critically acclaimed. He also had worked on small screen by creating series Mirza Ghalib and Tahreer Munshi Premchand ki among others. He wrote lyrics for several Doordarshan serials including Hello Zindagi, Potli Baba ki and Jungle Book. Early life edit: Gulzar was born in a Kalra Arora Sikh family, to Makhan Singh Kalra and Sujan Kaur, in Dina, Jhelum District, British India, in what is now Pakistan. Before becoming an established writer, Sampooran worked in Mumbai as a car mechanic in a garage. His father rebuked him from becoming a writer saying "As a writer you will have to depend on your brothers". He took the pen name Gulzar Deenvi after becoming an author. Career edit: Gulzar is best known in India as a lyricist for songs that form an integral part of Bollywood. He began his career under the directors Bimal Roy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. His book Ravi Paar has a narrative of Bimal Roy and the agony of creation. Gulzar started his career as a songwriter with the music director Sachin Dev Burman for the movie Bandini (1963).Shailendra who has penned rest of the songs of the movie urged Gulzar to write the song "Mora Gora Ang Layle". This was picturised on Nutan. Gulzar's most successful songs as a lyricist came out from his association with Sachin Dev Burman's son Rahul Dev Burman, whom he described as the anchor in his life. Gulzar has had award-winning associations with the music directors Salil Chowdhury (Anand, Mere Apne), Madan Mohan (Mausam) and more recently with Vishal Bhardwaj (Maachis, Omkara, Kaminey), A. R. Rahman (Dil Se.., Guru, Slumdog Millionaire, Raavan) and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (Bunty aur Babli). Gulzar was a song writer or dialogue writer for several Doordarshan programmes for kids such as Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, Guchche and Potli Baba Ki with Vishal Bhardwaj. He has more recently written and narrated for the children's audiobook series Karadi Tales. For the peace campaign (Aman ki Asha) jointly started by India's and Pakistan's leading media houses, he wrote the anthem "Nazar Main Rehte Ho", which was recorded by Shankar Mahadevan and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. As director edit: After writing dialogues and screenplay for films like Aashirwad, Anand, Khamoshi and more, Gulzar directed his first film Mere Apne(1971). The film was a remake of Tapan Sinha's Bengali film Apanjan(1969). Meena Kumari played the lead role of Anandi Devi, an old widow caught in between the local fights of unemployed & tormented youngsters. Anandi Devi's death in one of the fights makes them realize the futility of violence. The film was rated "Above Average" at the Box Office. He then directed Parichay and Koshish. Parichay was based on a Bengali novel, Rangeen Uttarain by Raj Kumar Maitra and inspired from the Hollywood film The Sound of Music. Written by Gulzar, Koshish told a story full of struggle of a deaf-dumb couple. Sanjeev Kumar won National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in it. Year 1973 saw his another directorial venture named Achanak. Inspired by the real-life sensational 1958 murder case KM Nanavati v State of Maharashtra, the story writer K.A. Abbas earned a Filmfare nomination for Best Story. Gulzar's Aandhi, based on the Hindi novel "Kaali Aandhi" by Kamleshwar, told a story of a couple separated against the backdrop of politics. Along with various wins and nominations, the film also won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie. Although believed to be based on the life of Ex-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the film was based on life of Tarkeshwari Sinha. However in the 1975's emergency, the film was banned from theatres. Inspired from Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Pandit Mashay was his next film Khushboo. Mausam that won National Award for 2nd Best Feature Film,Filmfare Best Movie and Filmfare Best Director awards, along with other six Filmfare nominations was loosely based on the story "Weather", from the novel, The Judas Tree, by A.J. Cronin. Sharmila Tagore for her roles of Chanda and Kajli received The Silver Lotus Award at the 23rd National Film Festival. In his 1982's film Angoor, Gulzar took the story of Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors. None of the Gulzar's film were "Blockbuster Hits" on the Indian Box Office. His films told stories of human relationships entangled in social issues. Libaas was a story of extra-marital affair of an urban couple. Due to its objectionable subject the film never got released in India.Mausam pictured a story of a father who tries to improve the life of his prostitute-daughter. In Maachis, a young Punjabi boy pick up to terrorism to fight the situations only to realize its temporary nature. Hu Tu Tu dealt with corruption in India and how a man decides to fight it. Gulzar uses "flashback" in the narration of his stories very effectively (Aandhi, Mausam, Ijaazat, Machis, Hu Tu Tu). He also has mutual partnerships with various actors and other crew. The Gulzar - Sanjeev Kumar partnership resulted in few fine films (Koshish, Aandhi, Mausam, Angoor, Namkeen) which represent Sanjeev Kumar's finest work as an actor. Actors like Jeetendra (Parichay, Khushboo, Kinara), Vinod Khanna (Achanak, Meera, Lekin) and Hema Malini (Khushboo, Kinara, Meera) worked with Gulzar to gain respectability as artists and delivered some of their best and most introspective work in films. With his situational lyrics and quality music composed by various famous Bollywood musicians in Gulzar's films, his songs have always been the key point. R D Burman composed songs for almost all the movies directed by him in the 1970s and the 1980s (Parichay, Khushboo, Aandhi, Angoor, Ijaazat, Libaas). Many of their popular songs were sung by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. These include "Musafir Hoon Yaron" (Parichay), "Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi" (Aandhi), and "Mera Kuch Samaan" (Ijaazat). Gulzar says, "Music has a natural place in our lives. Right from the shloka you recite in your morning puja and the milkman who comes whistling on his cycle, to the fakir singing as he begs for alms and your mother humming around the kitchen...Music fills our spaces naturally. It will always be dear to us." Although an Urdu writer, Gulzar's directorial venture shows inspiration from various Bengali writers. In 1988, he directed an eponymous television serial Mirza Ghalib starring Naseeruddin Shah, shown on Indian television channel Doordarshan. About the serial he says, "...My TV serial on poet `Ghalib' was based on history, though the earlier movie version treated him as a myth." Personal life edit: Gulzar is married to actress Raakhee. They have a daughter, Meghna Gulzar, who is a film director. Gulzar and Raakhee separated, but never divorced, when Meghna was very young. Meghna has penned a biography of Gulzar titled Because He Is... that was published in 2003. Awards and nominations edit: Gulzar holds the record of winning most number of Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist (11 in total) as well as Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue (4 in total). He was also awarded the 2012 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration. In April 2013, he was appointed as the chancellor of the Assam University. Year Award Category Outcome Capacity Work Notes 1972 National Film Awards Best Screenplay Won Screenplay writer Koshish 1972 Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue Won Dialogue writer Anand 1974 Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue Won Dialogue writer Namak Haraam 1974 Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated Director Koshish Won by Yash Chopra for Daag: A Poem of Love 1974 Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated Director Achanak Won by Yash Chopra for Daag: A Poem of Love 1974 Filmfare Awards Best Story Nominated Story writer Koshish Won by Salim-Javed for film Zanjeer 1975 National Film Awards Second Best Feature Film Won Director Mausam 1975 Filmfare Awards Critics Award for Best Movie Won Director Aandhi 1976 Filmfare Awards Best Director Won Director Mausam 1976 Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated Director Aandhi Won by Yash Chopra for Deewar 1976 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Tere Bina Zindagi Se" from film Aandhi Won by Indeevar for "Dil Aisa Kisi" from film Amanush 1977 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Dil Dhoondta Hai" from film Mausam Won by Sahir Ludhianvi for "Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein" from film Kabhi Kabhie 1978 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Do Deewaane Shehar Mein" from film Gharaonda 1978 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Naam Gum Jaayega" from film Kinara Won by himself for "Do Deewaane Sheher Mein" from film Gharaonda 1978 Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated Director Kinara Won by Basu Chatterjee for Swami 1980 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Aanewala Pal Jaane Wala Hain" from film Gol Maal 1981 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhi" from film Thodisi Bewafaii 1982 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Jahaan Pe Savera" from film Baseraa Won by Anand Bakshi for "Tere Mere Beech Mein" from film Ek Duuje Ke Liye 1984 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Tujhse Naraaz Nahin Zindagi" from film Masoom 1988 National Film Awards Best Lyrics Won Lyricist "Mera Kuchh Saamaan" from film Ijaazat 1989 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Mera Kuchh Saamaan" from film Ijaazat 1990 Filmfare Awards Best Documentary Won Director Ustad Amjad Ali Khan 1991 National Film Awards Best Lyrics Won Lyricist "Yaara Silli Silli" from film Lekin... 1992 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Yaara Silli Silli" from film Lekin... 1994 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Dil Hum Hum" from film Rudaali Won by Sameer for "Ghungat Ke Aad Se" from Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke 1996 National Film Awards Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Won Director Maachis 1996 Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue Won Dialogue writer Maachis 1996 Filmfare Awards Best Story Won Story writer Maachis 1997 Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated Director Maachis Won by Shekhar Kapoor for Bandit Queen 1997 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale" from film Maachis Won by Javed Akhtar for "Ghar Se Nikalte" from Papa Kehte Hai 1999 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from film Dil Se.. 1999 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Ae Ajnabi" from film Dil Se.. Won by himself for "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from film Dil Se.. 2001 Indian Institute of Adv. Studies Lifetime Honorary Fellowship Won - -- 2001 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Aaja Mahiya" from film Fiza Won by Javed Akhtar for "Panchchi Nadiyaan" from Refugee 2002 Sahitya Akademi Award Won Writer "Dhuan" ("Smoke"; short stories in Urdu 2002 Filmfare Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Won - -- 2002 Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue Won Dialogue writer Saathiya 2003 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Saathiya" from film Saathiya 2004 Padma Bhushan Won - -- India's third highest civilian award 2006 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Kajra Re" from film Bunty Aur Babli 2006 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Chup Chup Ke" from film Bunty Aur Babli Won by himself for "Kajra Re" from film Bunty Aur Babli 2006 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Dheere Jalna" from film Paheli Won by himself for "Kajra Re" from film Bunty Aur Babli 2007 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Beedi" from film Omkara Won by Prasoon Joshi for "Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa 2008 Academy Awards Best Original Song Won Lyricist "Jai Ho" from film Slumdog Millionaire Shared with Music Director A. R. Rahman 2008 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Tere Bina" from film Guru Won by Prasoon Joshi for "Maa" from Taare Zameen Par 2009 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Tu Meri Dost Hai" from film Yuvvraaj Won by Javed Akhtar for "Jashn-E-Bahara" from Jodhaa Akbar 2010 Grammy Awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Won Lyricist "Jai Ho" from film Slumdog Millionaire Shared with Music Director A. R. Rahman and Playback Singer Tanvi Shah 2010 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Dhan Te Nan" from film Kaminey Won by Irshad Kamil for "Aaj Din Chadheya" from Love Aaj Kal 2010 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Nominated Lyricist "Kaminey" from film Kaminey Won by Irshad Kamil for "Aaj Din Chadheya" from Love Aaj Kal 2011 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Dil To Bachcha Hain Ji" from film Ishqiya 2013 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won Lyricist "Challa" from film Jab Tak Hai Jaan Filmography edit: Year Title Lyricist Dialogue Screenplay Story Director Producer Notes Films 2013 Shoebite Yes 2013 Milte Hain Yes 2013 Ek Thi Daayan Yes 2013 Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola Yes 2012 Kya Dilli Kya Lahore Yes 2012 Happi / SRK (Hindi dubbed version) Yes 2012 Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish Yes 2012 Jab Tak Hai Jaan Yes 2011 Chala Mussaddi... Office Office Yes 2011 Teen Thay Bhai Yes 2011 Noukadubi / Kashmakash (Hindi dubbed version) Yes 2011 7 Khoon Maaf Yes 2010 Raavan Yes 2010 Striker Yes Lyricist for song "Yun Hua" 2010 Ishqiya Yes 2010 Veer Yes 2010 Raajneeti Yes Lyricist for song "Dhan Dhan Dharti" 2010 Dus Tola Yes 2009 Kaminey Yes 2009 Firaaq Yes 2009 Billu Yes 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Yes 2008 Yuvvraaj Yes 2007 Dum Kaata Yes 2007 No Smoking Yes Shafaq Yes 2007 Just Married Yes 2007 Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Yes 2007 Guru Yes 2007 The Blue Umbrella Yes 2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Yes Story Pooranmashi written by Gulzar 2006 Jaan-E-Mann Yes 2006 Sabab* Yes 2006 Omkara Yes 2005 Yahaan Yes 2005 Paheli Yes 2005 Bunty Aur Babli Yes 2004 Raincoat Yes 2004 Chupke Se Yes 2004 Maqbool Yes 2003 Pinjar Yes 2002 Saathiya Yes Yes 2002 Makdee Yes 2002 Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Yes 2002 Lal Salam Yes 2002 Leela Yes 2002 Filhaal... Yes 2001 Asoka Yes 2001 Aks Yes 2000 Fiza Yes 2000 Zindagi Zindabad Yes 1999 Khubsoorat Yes 1999 Hu Tu Tu Yes Yes Yes Yes 1999 Jahan Tum Le Chalo Yes 1999 Rockford Yes Lyricist for song "Aasmanke Paar Shayad" 1998 Dil Se.. Yes 1998 Satya Yes 1998 Chachi 420 Yes Yes 1997 Aastha: In the Prison of Spring Yes 1997 Daayraa Yes 1996 Maachis Yes Yes Yes 1994 Mammo Yes 1993 Rudaali Yes 1993 Maya Memsaab Yes 1990 Lekin... Yes Yes Yes 1988 Libaas Yes Yes 1987 Ijaazat Yes Yes Yes Yes 1986 Ek Pal Yes Yes Yes 1986 New Delhi Times Yes 1986 Jeeva Yes 1985 Ghulami Yes 1985 Ek Akar Yes Yes 1984 Aika Yes Yes 1984 Suniye Yes Yes 1984 Sitam Yes Tarang Yes 1983 Masoom Yes Yes 1983 Sadma Yes 1982 Angoor Yes Yes Yes Yes 1982 Namkeen Yes Yes Yes Yes 1981 Naram Garam Yes 1981 Baseraa Yes Yes Yes Yes 1981 Sannata Yes 1980 Sitara Yes 1980 Khubsoorat Yes 1980 Sahira Yes Yes 1980 Chatran Yes Yes Swayamvara Yes 1979 Griha Pravesh Yes Yes Yes 1979 Gol Maal Yes 1979 Meera Yes Yes Yes Yes 1978 Thodisi Bewafaii Yes Ratnadeep Yes 1978 Ghar Yes 1978 Devata Yes 1978 Khatta Meetha Yes 1977 Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein Yes Yes 1977 Gharaonda Yes 1977 Kinara Yes Yes Yes 1977 Kitaab Yes Yes Yes Yes 1976 Shaque Yes 1975 Aandhi Yes Yes Yes Yes 1975 Khushboo Yes Yes Yes 1975 Mausam Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1975 Chupke Chupke Yes Yes 1975 Faraar Yes 1974 Doosri Sita Yes 1973 Namak Haraam Yes Yes 1972 Achanak Yes Yes Yes 1972 Parichay Yes Yes Yes 1972 Koshish Yes Yes Yes 1972 Bawarchi Yes 1971 Anubhav Yes 1971 Guddi Yes Yes Yes Yes 1971 Mere Apne Yes Yes Yes 1971 Seema Yes 1971 Anand Yes Yes Yes 1969 Khamoshi Yes Yes Rahgir Yes 1968 Aashirwad Yes Yes 1968 Sunghursh Yes Do Dooni Chaar Yes Biwi Aur Makaan Yes Purnima Yes 1963 Bandini Yes Lyricist for "Mora Gora Aang" Prem Patra Yes 1957 Kabuliwala Yes Shriman Satyawadi Yes Swami Vivekananda Yes Other works 1989 The Jungle Book Yes Title track of the anime series 1987 Dil Padosi Hai Yes Music album with Asha Bhosle and Rahul Dev Burman Sunset Point Yes Music album with Vishal Bhardwaj, Bhupinder and K. S. Chithra Vadaa Yes Music album with Amjad Ali Khan, Sadhana Sargam & Roop Kumar Rathod Ishqa Ishqa Yes Music album with Vishal Bhardwaj Main Aur Mera Saaya Yes Music album with Bhupen Hazarika Udaas Pani Yes Music album with Abhishek Ray Visaal Yes Music album with Ghulam Ali Koi Baat Chale Yes Music album with Jagjit Singh; songs written in Triveni Marasim Yes Music album with Jagjit Singh Raat Chand Aur Main Yes Music album with Abhishek Ray Amrita Pritam Yes Recited in tribute to Amrita Pritam Kabir By Abida Parween Yes Recited Boodhe Pahadon Par Yes Music album with Suresh Wadkar & Vishal Bhardwaj Barse Barse Yes Music album with Suresh Wadkar & Vishal Bhardwaj; 2 Tracks Biographies edit: Chatterjee, Saibal (2007). Echoes and Eloquences: The Life and Cinema of Gulzar. Rupa & Co. ISBN 978-81-291-1235-4. ., Gulzar, Meghna (2004). Because He Is... Rupa & Co. ISBN 81-291-0364-8. .

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