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	Gulzar at the launch of the album Chand Parosa Hai in 2008
Born	Sampooran Singh Kalra; August 18, 1936 (age 88); Dina, Jhelum District, Punjab, British India
Occupation(s)	Film director, Lyricist, Screenwriter, Film producer, Poet
Years active	1961–present
Spouse	Raakhee
Children	Meghna Gulzar

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Sampooran Singh Kalra (Punjabi: ਸਮਪੂਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਾਲਰਾ, Hindi: संपूरण सिंह कालरा, Template:Lang-ur) (born 18 August 1936), known popularly by his pen name Gulzar (Punjabi: ਗੁਲਜ਼ਾਰ, Hindi: गुलज़ार, Template:Lang-ur), is an Indian poet, lyricist and director.^[1] He primarily writes in Hindi-Urdu and has also written in Punjabi and 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 Filmfare Awards. In 2009, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho" in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). 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 (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 and has worked with leading Bollywood music directors including Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Hemant Kumar, Madan Mohan and Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy.

Early life

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 Delhi as a car mechanic in a garage.^[2] He took the pen name Gulzar Deenvi after becoming an author.

Career

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).^[3] 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 once described as the anchor in his life.^[4] R D Burman composed songs for almost all the movies directed by Gulzar in the 1970s and the 1980s, including Parichay (1972), Khushboo (1975), Aandhi (1975), Angoor (1982), Ijaazat (1987) and Libaas (1988). Many of their popular songs were sung by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. These include "Musafir hoon yaron" (Parichay), "Tera bina zindagi se koi" (Aandhi), "Mera Kuch Samaan" (Ijaazat), and "Tujhse naraz nahi zindagi" (Masoom). He adapted the Hollywood film The Sound of Music into Parichay.

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 directed an eponymous television serial Mirza Ghalib starring Naseeruddin Shah shown on Indian television channel Doordarshan in 1988. Gulzar was a song writer or dialogue writer for several Doordarshan programs 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.^[5]

Personal life

Gulzar is married to actress Raakhee.^[6] They have a daughter, Meghna Gulzar, who is a film director. Gulzar and Raakhee separated (but never divorced) when Meghna was one year old. Meghna penned a biography of Gulzar, Because He Is....

Awards and nominations

Gulzar holds the record of winning most number of Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist (10 in total) as well as Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue (4 in total).

Year	Award	Category	Outcome	Capacity	Work	Notes
1972	National Film Awards	Second Best Feature Film	Won	Director	Mausam
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
1972	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 ^[7]
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^[8]
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

Filmography

Year	Title	Lyricist	Dialogue	Screenplay	Story	Director	Producer	Notes
Films
2011	Chala Mussaddi... Office Office	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 writen 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 Cartoon 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 Chitra Singh
	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

Biographies

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..

References

^ Amar Chandel (4 January 2004). "The poet as the father". Spectrum. The Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
^ Meghna Gulzar (2004). Because he is. Rupa & Co. p. 24.
^ "Gulzar: Man Of many seasons". The Times Of India. Retrieved 14/August/2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "Gulzar: Pancham was an anchor in my life". Screen. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
^ Karadi Tales
^ Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee, ed. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
^ Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at IMDb
^ "Gulzar, Sirpi among Sahitya Akademi Award winners". The Hindu. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

External links

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[1] Amar Chandel (4 January 2004). "The poet as the father". Spectrum. The Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2008.

[2] Meghna Gulzar (2004). Because he is. Rupa & Co. p. 24.

[Man-Of-many-seasons-3] "Gulzar: Man Of many seasons". The Times Of India. Retrieved 14/August/2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[4] "Gulzar: Pancham was an anchor in my life". Screen. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.

[5] Karadi Tales

[6] Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee, ed. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

[7] Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at IMDb

[dhuan-8] "Gulzar, Sirpi among Sahitya Akademi Award winners". The Hindu. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

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