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Early life
Gulzar was born in a Kalra Arora Sikh family, to Makhan Singh Kalra and Sujan Kaur, in Dina, Jhelum District, India, in what is now Pakistan. Before becoming an established writer, Sampooran worked as a car mechanic in a garage. He took the pen name Gulzar Deenvi after becoming an author.

Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1936), better known by his pen name Gulzar is an Indian poet, lyricist and director.He primarily writes in Hindi-Urdu, but has also written in Punjabi, several dialects of Hindi such as Braj Bhasha, Khadiboli, Haryanvi and Marwari. Gulzar is married to actress Raakhee"KabhiKabhi". They have a daughter, Meghna Gulzar, who is a film director. Meghna Gulzar has also penned a biography of Gulzar, titled Because he is.
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Gulzar was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2004 for his contribution to the arts, and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002. He has also won a number of National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards in various categories. In 2009, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho" in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). On 31 January 2010, the same song won him a Grammy Award in the category of Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.

As a lyricist, Gulzar is best known for his association with the music directors Rahul Dev Burman, A. R. Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj, and has also worked with other leading Hindi movie music directors including Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Hemant Kumar, Madan Mohan, Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Anu Malik

Awards
Academy Awards Best Original Song – 'Jai Ho' – Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Grammy Awards
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media – 'Jai Ho' – Slumdog Millionaire (2010)
Padma Bhushan
India's third higest civilian award (2004)
National Film Awards
Second Best Feature Film – Mausam (1976)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Maachis (1996)
Best Lyrics
1988: 'Mera kuch saaman' – Ijaazat
1991: 'Yaara sili sili' – Lekin...
Best Screenplay – Koshish (1972)
Filmfare Awards
Best Director – Mausam (1976)
Best Lyricist
1972: All songs – Anand
1973: All songs – Namak Haraam
1977: Do diwane shahar mein – Gharaonda
1979: Aanewala pal jaane wala hai- Gol Maal
1980: Hazar rahen mud ke dekhi- Thodisi Bewafaii
1983: Tujhse naraaz nahin zindagi – Masoom
1988: Mera kuchh saamaan – Ijaazat
1991: Yaara sili sili – Lekin...
1998: Chaiyya Chaiyya – Dil Se
2002: All songs – Saathiya
2005: Kajra Re – Bunty Aur Babli
Best Dialogue
1972: Anand
1974: Namak Haraam
1996: Maachis (1996)
2002: Saathiya (2002)
1996: Best Story – Maachis
1975: Critics Award for Best Movie – Aandhi (1975)
Filmfare Award for Best Documentary – Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (1990)
2002: Lifetime Achievement Award
Other awards
Sahitya Akademi Award – Dhuan ("smoke"; short stories in Urdu) (2002)

QATRA-QATRA (my Fav. Song)

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