Gulzar: A legend of Indian cinema
Tags: *Indian cinema* <http://www.samaylive.com/tag/Indian%20cinema/> , * Lyricist* <http://www.samaylive.com/tag/Lyricist/> , *Gulzar*<http://www.samaylive.com/tag/Gulzar/> Buzz up!vote now<http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?targetUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samaylive.com%2Fnews%2Fgulzar-a-legend-of-indian-cinema%2F647834.html> Published by: Amit Tiwari Published: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 at 09:57 IST Click Image to Enlarge <http://www.samaylive.com/gallery/647834/19293.html> F<http://www.samaylive.com/news/gulzar-a-legend-of-indian-cinema/647834.html#> Prev<http://www.samaylive.com/news/gulzar-a-legend-of-indian-cinema/647834.html#> Next<http://www.samaylive.com/news/gulzar-a-legend-of-indian-cinema/647834.html#> L<http://www.samaylive.com/news/gulzar-a-legend-of-indian-cinema/647834.html#> Mumbai: Sampooran Singh Kalra, better known by his pen name Gulzar, is celebrating his 73rd Birthday. Gulzar, a poet, lyricist and director, is one of the legendary writers of Indian Cinema. Born on August 18, 1936 in Jhelum district (British Rule), has worked with best musicians of Bollywood. He is best known for his association with RD Verman and AR Rahman. With AR Rahman in 2009, he bagged the Academy Awards for Best Original Song �Jai Ho' in the film �Slumdog Millionaire'. He became the first Indian lyricist to bag the Oscars in his kitty. Apart from this, Gulzar was conferred with Padma Bhushan (2004) and Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002. He has also a number of National awards and Filmfare awards in his kitty. Gulzar's contributions to Indian Cinema is precious and unforgettable. Gulzar has written several hit numbers for Hindi cinema. He started his Bollywood career under Bimal Roy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Gulzar began his career as a lyricist with Sachin Dev Burman for the movie �Bandini� (1963). The song "Mora gora ang layle" was a hit. http://www.samaylive.com/news/gulzar-a-legend-of-indian-cinema/647834.html -- regards, Vithur
