Gulzar
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-08-18 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan
Also known As
गुलज़ार
Sampooran Singh Kalra
Gulzar Kalra
Sampooran Singh Gulzar
Gulzar
Biography
Sampooran Singh Kalra known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist, musician, composer and film director. Born in Jhelum District in British India (now in Pakistan) his family moved to India after partition. 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 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 also wrote the theme song for Motu Patlu, an Indian animated sitcom. G...
Acting
1949
as Salma
2004
as Poetry (voice)
1977
as Self
2012
as Self
1979
as Guest Appearance in song
1940
as Gangi
2016
as Himself
2017
2014
as self
1977
as Suneel
Production
2021
as Lyricist
1973
as Dialogue
1973
as Screenplay
1975
as Screenplay
1975
as Dialogue
1982
as Director
1971
as Dialogue
1971
as Screenplay
1977
as Writer
1977
as Lyricist
1977
as Screenplay
1980
as Writer
1973
as Writer
1973
as Director
1972
as Director
1972
as Screenplay
1971
as Director
1971
as Writer
1975
as Screenplay
1975
as Dialogue
1975
as Director
1981
as Songs
1975
as Director
1975
as Screenplay
1972
as Dialogue
1975
as Screenplay
1975
as Director
1969
as Dialogue
1969
as Musical
1970
as Lyricist
1963
as Lyricist
1961
as Lyricist
1997
as Dialogue
1968
as Dialogue
1971
as Lyricist
2022
as Lyricist
1988
as Writer
1988
as Director
2023
as Lyricist
2023
as Lyricist
1977
as Original Story
1988
as Writer
1988
as Director
1979
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Lyricist
1968
as Dialogue
2023
as Lyricist
1972
as Director
1974
as Lyricist
1974
as Dialogue
1974
as Screenplay
1980
as Director
1987
as Director
1996
as Director
2018
as Lyricist
2016
as Lyricist
2014
as Lyricist
1986
as Dialogue
2010
as Lyricist
2009
as Lyricist
1982
as Screenplay
2011
as Lyricist
2015
as Lyricist
2015
as Lyricist
1990
as Screenplay
1990
as Director
1982
as Screenplay
1982
as Director
1994
as Lyricist
2022
as Original Story
1977
as Lyricist
1977
as Screenplay
1977
as Dialogue
1999
as Story
1975
as Story
1971
as Lyricist
2003
as Lyricist
2017
as Dialogue
1980
as Lyricist
1983
as Writer
1979
as Lyricist
2023
as Lyricist
1986
as Writer
1983
as Dialogue
1983
as Dialogue
1971
as Screenplay
1963
as Assistant Director
1979
as Writer
1979
as Director
1979
as Musical
1987
as Screenplay
2023
as Poem
2016
as Story
2016
as Screenplay
2006
as Lyricist
1998
as Lyricist
2003
as Lyricist
2005
as Lyricist
2007
as Lyricist
2009
as Lyricist
2008
as Lyricist
2014
as Lyricist
1966
as Lyricist
1996
as Screenplay
1996
as Story
2014
as Writer
1969
as Lyricist
2010
as Lyricist
1977
as Director
2002
as Dialogue
2002
as Lyricist
2008
as Lyricist
2006
as Lyricist
1998
as Lyricist
2000
as Lyricist
1978
as Writer
2017
as Lyricist
1999
as Lyricist
2009
as Lyricist
2019
as Lyricist
2017
as Lyricist
2017
as Lyricist
2020
as Lyricist
1977
as Producer
1977
as Director
1977
as Writer
1997
as Lyricist
2010
as Lyricist
1983
as Lyricist
1987
as Lyricist
1987
as Dialogue
1972
as Screenplay
1993
as Writer
1975
as Writer
2009
as Lyricist
1999
as Writer
1999
as Director
1992
as Director
1983
as Screenplay
1977
as Writer
2022
as Lyricist
2025
as Lyricist
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as Lyricist
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