Gulzar
Indian poet, lyricist and author (1933- Present) · India · On the map · Writers
Gulzar is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as an important Urdu poet of this era.
Gulzar is read about 769 times a day, in 38 languages.
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Hema Malini Gulzar directed Lekin..., Meera and Kinara
Naseeruddin Shah Gulzar directed Ijaazat and Mirza Ghalib
Vinod Khanna Gulzar directed Lekin..., Mere Apne and Meera
Sanjeev Kumar Gulzar directed Aandhi, Mausam and Koshish
Sharmila Tagore Gulzar directed Mausam and Namkeen
Dina Pathak Gulzar directed Mausam and Meera
Jeetendra Gulzar directed Parichay, Kinara and Khushboo
Rahul Dev Burman Gulzar directed Aandhi, Namkeen and Ijaazat
Govardhan Asrani Gulzar directed Achanak and Khushboo
Rekhā Gulzar wrote Khubsoorat and Namak Haraam
Amitabh Bachchan Gulzar wrote Anand and Namak Haraam
Dharmendra Gulzar directed Kinara (1977)
Tabu Gulzar directed Maachis and Hu Tu Tu
Om Puri Gulzar directed Maachis (1996)
Shabana Azmi Gulzar directed Libaas (1988)
Rajesh Khanna Gulzar wrote Anand, Namak Haraam and Khamoshi
Vidya Sinha Gulzar directed Meera and Kitaab
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Gulzar directed Hu Tu Tu (1999)
Vishal Bhardwaj Gulzar wrote 7 Khoon Maaf and Ishqiya
Shriram Lagoo Gulzar directed Meera (1979)- Om Shivpuri Gulzar directed Mausam (1975)
Pran Gulzar directed Parichay (1972)
Meena Kumari Gulzar directed Mere Apne (1971)
Mohan Agashe Gulzar directed Hu Tu Tu (1999)
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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. 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. He attended United Christian School Ludlow Castle Delhi. He indicated this in Rekhta Prog in an interview by Divya Dutta.
