Prasoon Joshi is an Indian lyricist, script writer and advertising professional. He has won the National Award twice for his work in 'Taare Zameen Par' and in 'Chittagong'. His forthcoming project as the script and dialogue writer is the eagerly awaited 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' to be released in July 2013. He has also written five songs for Prakash Jha's upcoming film 'Satyagraha'. He has won numerous awards for his creative work in advertising, including the 'Golden Lion' at Cannes. His new book 'Sunshine Lane', a collection of his poetic songs, has recently been launched. He joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his movies and future projects.
Q. Your all time favorite poet? Asked by: Yaseen Anwer
A. Nirala, Tagore and Ghalib. I like Amir Khusro. I strongly recommend Chinese work which Vikram Seth has translated....
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