Writing

Gulzar

Gulzar è noto soprattutto per Kurukshetra: The Great War of Mahabharata, The Anupam Kher Show, पिनाकी एंड हैप्पी - भूत बंधु e मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब. Gulzar è nato il 18 agosto 1934. Gulzar ha 92 anni (nato/a il 18 agosto 1934).

Nascita: 18 agosto 1934 (92 anni)
Luogo di nascita: Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan

Biografia

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.