New Delhi: Oscar-winning lyricist Gulzar, who is translating children's poems written by Rabindranath Tagore, says that readers in other vernacular languages are beginning to read the Nobel laureate's works. The 75-year-old screenwriter and poet says that school syllabuses should be altered so that students are introduced to Tagore, whose 150th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year. "Tagore is not limited to Geetanjali and is reaching out to readers in...
05:09 PM, Sep 21, 2011
Gulzar's has also won an Oscar for the lyrics of 'Jai Ho' from the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. ...
10:49 AM, Aug 18, 2011
Mumbai: Oscar winning lyricist Gulzar, who has penned the songs of film "Musaddilal Chale Office Office", loves how director Rajiv Mehra has fantastically captured the common man's plight in dealing with venal government officers humorously. "Common man has always suffered the corruption in government office. Somewhere or the other every common man is facing this in daily basis. "What I liked best in this film is that Rajiv has named...
11:26 AM, Jul 31, 2011
It seems Yash Chopra's next directorial venture is going to be a musical treat. After collaborating with music maestro A.R. Rahman, he has now roped in ace lyricist Gulzar for his movie and is quite excited about it. "Though he has been associated with Yash Raj Films earlier, this is the first time that I will be working alongside Gulzar Bhai," the veteran filmmaker said in a statement. "I am...
02:57 PM, Jun 20, 2011
Mumbai: "Mera gora ang lai le", "Aap ki aankhon mein", "Dil toh bachcha hai ji"... these songs penned by Gulzar are remembered as much for their beautiful words as for their melody. Unlike him, most lyricists are still vying for their share of the spotlight. Bollywood has over 50 song writers, with films these days using different lyricists for different songs. Lyricist Sameer, who has been working in the industry...
03:55 PM, Mar 23, 2011
A huge fan of Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, singer Rekha Bharadwaj gave the audience a rendition of some of the legendary writer's finest poems at Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre. ...
10:36 AM, Mar 21, 2011
Mumbai: She is one of the most beautiful women in Hindi film industry, but surprisingly no one has ever written any romantic poems for Katrina Kaif, who believes love is the most beautiful thing in the world. The actress now wants veteran lyricist Gulzar to pen one for her. "Nobody has ever written a poem for me. But if actually someone writes a poem for me, I think that will...
02:02 PM, Jan 28, 2011
Jaipur: JM Coetzee, Orhan Pamuk, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Junot Diaz, Martin Amis, Jay McInerney amongst the literary stars who converged at the landscaped lawns of the 17th century Diggy Palace in Jaipur, reflecting the eclectic spirit of the sixth edition of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, which promises to be the "biggest and the best". As they gathered for an informal dinner on Thursday night, they pledged to debate, discuss...
10:40 AM, Jan 21, 2011
New Delhi: For the first time ever, the Film Producer's Guild has claimed that it is open to resolution in the ongoing debate over sharing of royalties between producers and musicians-lyricists. But, the guild does not want to involve the government. Popular Bollywood songs could soon earn their composers and lyricist big bucks. But the proposed amendment to the copyright bill, which will secure royalty share for them, has the...
07:40 PM, Dec 28, 2010
Closer is a film by Meghana Gulzar which deals with autism. The film chronicles the story of people who are autistic and their family members. ...
03:20 PM, Dec 06, 2010
Gulzar has been penning beautiful songs for Hindi Movies for many years. ...
01:48 PM, Aug 19, 2010
Poet, writer, lyricist and film-maker Gulzar celebrates his 75th birthday today. Some of his colleagues, who are also his ardent admirers, pay tribute by quoting their favourite lines penned by him.
Rekha Bhardwaj, singer: All my favourite songs are in fact penned by Gulzar. The one I love most is
Dil Hoom Hoom Kare from
Rudali. The song is such a marvelous Sufiana song that is such a spiritual experience...
04:41 PM, Aug 18, 2010
The lyricist says the song was almost a gift he owed Mani Ratnam ...
07:22 PM, May 17, 2010
A R Rahman and Gulzar's magic works yet again in the film ...
10:58 AM, Apr 29, 2010
The song was sung by Sukhvinder, Mahalaxmi, Prakash along with Rahman and Shah. ...
08:47 AM, Feb 01, 2010
It is a tale of romance but with its share of crime, suspense and passion. ...
07:19 PM, Dec 20, 2009
All work and no play is definitely not the way with Naseer, Gulzar and Vishal. ...
04:47 PM, Nov 09, 2009
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit presented the award to Gulzar. ...
03:22 PM, Oct 25, 2009
100 Lyrics is a book, a compilation of his 100 most popular songs. ...
03:25 AM, Oct 08, 2009
Lyricist Gulzar feels the term is not abusive. ...
12:46 PM, Aug 22, 2009
