About Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian lyricist, poet, author, screenwriter, and film director. 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, V…
Selected Quotes
Poetry & Stories
दिन कुछ ऐसे गुज़ारता है कोई
दिन कुछ ऐसे गुज़ारता है कोईजैसे एहसाँ उतारता है कोई
हाथ छूटें भी तो रिश्ते नहीं छोड़ा करते
हाथ छूटें भी तो रिश्ते नहीं छोड़ा करतेवक़्त की शाख़ से लम्हे नहीं तोड़ा करते
गुलज़ार | शेर
आइना देख कर तसल्ली हुईहम को इस घर में जानता है कोई
दर्द हल्का है साँस भारी है
दर्द हल्का है साँस भारी हैजिए जाने की रस्म जारी है
शाम से आँख में नमी सी है
शाम से आँख में नमी सी हैआज फिर आप की कमी सी है
About Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian lyricist, poet, author, screenwriter, and film director. 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 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, 21 Filmfare Awards, one Academy Award and one Grammy Award.
Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. 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.
Lyricist
It was during his interactions in the PWA Sunday meetings that Shailendra and Bimal Roy encouraged him to join films. Gulzar began his career under film directors Bimal Roy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. His book Ravi Paar has a narrative of Bimal Roy and the agony of creation. He started his career as a songwriter with the music director Sachin Dev Burman for the movie Bandini (1963). In films, he found an environment associated with literature in the group he worked with, including Bimal Roy, most of whose films were based on literary works. Shailendra, who has penned the rest of the songs in the movie requested Gulzar to write the song "Mora Gora Ang Layle", sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Poetry
Gulzar primarily writes in Urdu and Punjabi; besides several dialects of Hindi such as Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Haryanvi and Marwari. His poetry is in the Triveni type of stanza. His poems are published in three compilations; Chand Pukhraaj Ka, Raat Pashminey Ki and Pandrah Paanch Pachattar. His short stories are published in Raavi-paar (also known as Dustkhat in Pakistan) and Dhuan (smoke).
For the peace campaign Aman ki Asha, jointly started by India's and Pakistan's leading media houses, Gulzar wrote the anthem "Nazar Main Rehte Ho", which was recorded by Shankar Mahadevan and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Gulzar has written ghazals for Ghazal Maestro Jagjit Singh's albums "Marasim" (1999) and "Koi Baat Chale" (2006).
Gulzar: Quick Answers
Who is Gulzar?
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian lyricist, poet, author, screenwriter, and film director. He started his career with music director S.
When was Gulzar born?
Gulzar was born on 18 August 1934.
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Kavishala has 35 poems and stories by Gulzar, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Gulzar
दिन कुछ ऐसे गुज़ारता है कोई
दिन कुछ ऐसे गुज़ारता है कोईजैसे एहसाँ उतारता है कोई
हाथ छूटें भी तो रिश्ते नहीं छोड़ा करते
हाथ छूटें भी तो रिश्ते नहीं छोड़ा करतेवक़्त की शाख़ से लम्हे नहीं तोड़ा करते
गुलज़ार | शेर
आइना देख कर तसल्ली हुईहम को इस घर में जानता है कोई
दर्द हल्का है साँस भारी है
दर्द हल्का है साँस भारी हैजिए जाने की रस्म जारी है
शाम से आँख में नमी सी है
शाम से आँख में नमी सी हैआज फिर आप की कमी सी है
ऐसा ख़ामोश तो मंज़र न फ़ना का होता
ऐसा ख़ामोश तो मंज़र न फ़ना का होतामेरी तस्वीर भी गिरती तो छनाका होता
एक पर्वाज़ दिखाई दी है
एक पर्वाज़ दिखाई दी हैतेरी आवाज़ सुनाई दी है
ख़ुशबू जैसे लोग मिले अफ़्साने में
ख़ुशबू जैसे लोग मिले अफ़्साने मेंएक पुराना ख़त खोला अनजाने में
ज़िंदगी यूँ हुई बसर तन्हा
ज़िंदगी यूँ हुई बसर तन्हाक़ाफ़िला साथ और सफ़र तन्हा
आँखों में जल रहा है प बुझता नहीं धुआँ
आँखों में जल रहा है प बुझता नहीं धुआँउठता तो है घटा सा बरसता नहीं धुआँ
बे-सबब मुस्कुरा रहा है चाँद
बे-सबब मुस्कुरा रहा है चाँदकोई साज़िश छुपा रहा है चाँद
बीते रिश्ते तलाश करती है
बीते रिश्ते तलाश करती हैख़ुशबू ग़ुंचे तलाश करती है
Selected Quotes by Gulzar (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
आइना देख कर तसल्ली हुईहम को इस घर में जानता है कोईहाथ छूटें भी तो रिश्ते नहीं छोड़ा करतेवक़्त की शाख़ से लम्हे नहीं तोड़ा करतेदिन कुछ ऐसे गुज़ारता है कोईजैसे एहसाँ उतारता है कोईदर्द हल्का है साँस भारी हैजिए जाने की रस्म जारी हैबे-सबब मुस्कुरा रहा है चाँदकोई साज़िश छुपा रहा है चाँदबीते रिश्ते तलाश करती हैख़ुशबू ग़ुंचे तलाश करती हैVideos on Gulzar
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