Gulzar is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era.
23 Facts About Gulzar
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Gulzar directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s.
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Gulzar has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including 2 Best Lyrics, one Best Screenplay, one Second Best Feature Film, and one Best Popular Film ; 22 Filmfare Awards; one Academy Award; and one Grammy Award.
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Gulzar was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award - Hindi in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, the third-highest civilian award in India, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013, the highest award in Indian cinema.
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Gulzar began his career under film directors Bimal Roy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
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Gulzar started his career as a songwriter with the music director for the movie Bandini.
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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.
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Song lyrics and poems written by Gulzar gave the poetic attribute and the "much-needed additional dimension" to Ashok Kumar's role in the film.
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Gulzar wrote a song for the Pakistani Drama Shehryar Shehzadi, and this song Teri Raza, has been sung by Rekha Bhardwaj and was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
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Gulzar's films told stories of human relationships entangled in social issues.
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Gulzar uses "flashback" in the narration of his stories very effectively.
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Gulzar has mutual partnerships with various actors and other crew.
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In 1988, Gulzar directed an eponymous television serial Mirza Ghalib, starring Naseeruddin Shah and broadcast on Doordarshan.
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Gulzar primarily writes in Urdu and Punjabi; besides several other languages such as Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Haryanvi and Marwari.
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Gulzar's poems are published in three compilations; Chand Pukhraaj Ka, Raat Pashminey Ki and Pandrah Paanch Pachattar.
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Gulzar has written ghazals for Ghazal Maestro Jagjit Singh's albums "Marasim" and "Koi Baat Chale".
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Gulzar has written lyrics and dialogues for several Doordarshan TV series including Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, Hello Zindagi, Guchche and Potli Baba Ki with Vishal Bhardwaj.
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Gulzar has more recently written and narrated for the children's audiobook series Karadi Tales.
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Gulzar is associated with Aarushi, Eklavya foundation an NGO based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh working in the field of education.
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Gulzar has written stories and poetry for the magazine Chakmak.
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Gulzar has worked in Bollywood movies like Anand, Mere Apne, Omkara and many more.
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Meghna Gulzar grew up with her mother and father and, after completing her graduation in filmmaking from New York University, went on to become a director of films such as Filhaal, Just Married, Dus Kahaniyaan, Talvar, Raazi, and Chhapaak and authored the biography of her father Gulzar, in 2004.
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Gulzar served as the Script Consultant for the Supremo comic book series by Pammi Bakshi.