Person Details

Birthday: 1934-08-18 06:32:31

Aliases: गुलज़ार , Sampooran Singh Kalra , Gulzar Kalra , Sampooran Singh Gulzar

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan

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Movie Involvements: 143

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Slumdog Millionaire
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8

Slumdog Millionaire

(2008) Lyricist
Khufiya
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6

Khufiya

(2023) Lyricist
Dear Zindagi
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7

Dear Zindagi

(2016) Lyricist
Drishyam
Average
8

Drishyam

(2015) Lyricist
Guru
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7

Guru

(2007) Lyricist
Gol Maal
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7

Gol Maal

(1979) Musical
Talvar
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7

Talvar

(2015) Lyricist
Dil Se..
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7

Dil Se..

(1998) Lyricist

Acting

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Lyricist
Lyricist
Lyricist
Lyricist
Lyricist
2022 Original Story
Lyricist
Lyricist
2021 Lyricist
2020 Writer
Lyricist
2019 Lyricist
2018 Lyricist
2017 Lyricist
Lyricist
Dialogue
Lyricist
2016 Lyricist
Screenplay
Story
2015 Lyricist
Lyricist
2014 Lyricist
Lyricist
Writer
2011 Lyricist
2010 Lyricist
Lyricist
Lyricist
2009 Lyricist
Lyricist
Lyricist
Lyricist
2008 Lyricist
Lyricist
2007 Lyricist
2006 Lyricist
Lyricist
2005 Lyricist
2004 Lyricist
2002 Dialogue
Lyricist
2000 Lyricist
1999 Story
Lyricist
Writer
1998 Lyricist
Lyricist
1997 Lyricist
Dialogue
1996 Screenplay
Story
1994 Lyricist
1993 Lyricist
Writer
1990 Screenplay
1988 Writer
Writer
1987 Screenplay
Dialogue
Lyricist
1986 Dialogue
Writer
1983 Writer
Dialogue
Lyricist
Screenplay
Dialogue
1982 Screenplay
Screenplay
1980 Lyricist
Writer
1979 Lyricist
Writer
Musical
1978 Writer
1977 Writer
Writer
Original Story
Writer
Lyricist
Screenplay
1975 Screenplay
Story
Screenplay
Dialogue
Screenplay
Dialogue
Screenplay
Writer
1974 Dialogue
Screenplay
Lyricist
1973 Dialogue
Screenplay
Writer
1972 Dialogue
Screenplay
Screenplay
1971 Writer
Screenplay
Lyricist
Dialogue
Screenplay
Lyricist
1970 Lyricist
Dialogue
Musical
1968 Dialogue
Dialogue
1963 Lyricist
1961 Lyricist
Lyricist
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Poem
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1993 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1981 Songs
1979 Original Music Composer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1977 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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