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By Jagmohan Singh Barhok

तुम आ गए हो नूर आ गया है
नहीं तो चराग़ों से लौ जा रही थी
जीने कि तुमसे वजह मिल गई है
बड़ी बेवजह ज़िंदगी जा रही थी

Born in a Sikh family, Sampooran Singh Kalra professionally known as Gulzar in film circles, is indeed a noted lyricist, producer, director & poet . He started as a songwriter with “Mora Gora Ang Lai Le” in ‘Bandini’ (1963) starring Ashok Kumar, Nutan & Dharmendra. The film won National Award & 5 Filmfare Awards. He came into limelight with “Mere Apne” featuring Meena Kumari , Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Khanna & Danny, a story of two rival groups of youths . In the days that followed all the major characters became top stars and ruled the roost for decades. The film was directed by Gulzar in 1971.


“Koshish” & “Parichay” added more feathers into his cap to further add to his popularity. In mid 1970s Gulzar made a hat-trick with three wonderful movies-‘Aandhi’, ‘Khushboo’ & ‘Mausam’ & received appreciation from various quarters as a man of substance.


He also penned lyrics of films like – ‘Thodisi Bewafaii’, ‘Chachi 420’, ‘Lekin’, ‘Rudaali’, ‘Maya Memsaab’ & ‘Maachis’ to mention few. Married noted actress Rakhee Gulzar in 1973. Meghna Gulzar is their daughter.


Bestowed with many accolades including 5 National Film Awards, 22 Filmfare Awards, 1 Academy Award for Best Original Song (2008), 1 Grammy Award (2010 ) Padma Bhushan (2004), and Dada Saheb Phalke Award ( 2013),Gulzar is also known for his directorial ventures- Parichay, Mausam & Angoor.

कुछ सुस्त क़दम रस्ते कुछ तेज़ क़दम राहें
पत्थर की हवेली को शीशे के घरोंदों में
तिनकों के नशेमन तक इस मोड़ से जाते हैं
इस मोड़ से जाते हैं


Born this Day in 1934 to parents Makhan Singh Kalra & Sujan Kaur at Dina in district Jhelum, Punjab now in Pakistan.

Jagmohan Singh Barhok

Leading Film , Fashion ,Sports & Crime Journalist Up North. Active Since 1971.Retired Bank Officer. Contributed more than 7000 articles worldwide in English, Hindi & Punjabi languages on various topics of interesting & informative nature including people, places, cultures, religions & monuments. Ardent Music lover.

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