Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian lyricist, poet, author, screenwriter, and film director. 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. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2004, the third-highest civilian award in India, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest award in Indian cinema. He has won several Indian National Film Awards, 21 Filmfare Awards, one Academy Award and one Grammy Award.
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| Date of birth | 18 August 1936
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| Place of birth | Dina, Jhelum District, Punjab, British India
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| Occupation | Film Director , Lyricist , Screenwriter , Producer , Poet , Author
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Gulzar is known for his role in the TV series Abhimanyu Ki Alien Family (2023) as title song lyrics - 40 episodes.
He is also known for his role in the film 8 A.M. Metro (2023) as lyrics.
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