Gulzar

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Gulzar


Born as Sampooran Singh Kalra in Jhelum, now in Pakistan, this man is one of the living legends of bollywood since the black and white era. He is an accomplished lyricist, producer and director writing under the name of Gulzar. After getting his first break in 1961 and writing songs for the classic 'Bandini', he has worked non-stop til 2009's Academy Award for the song 'jai ho' in the film 'Slumdog Millionaire', thus becoming the first sikh to get the honour. Highly respected all over India by the audience, film makers and his own collaegues, he has directed many films like Mausam, Aandhi, Ijaazat and Maachis. Maachis was based on terrorism in Punjab. Many of his films have been honored with National Awards by the Govt. of India. He has also wrote ghazals for the famed ghazal singer Jagjit Singh. He also happens to be one of the favorite writer of Lata Mangeshkar, who fondly says his writings one of the best she has sung. he is also famous for always wearing a starched white kurta-pyajama. He is married to the yesteryear film actress Rakhee and they have a daughter who is now happily married.