Gulzar is one of India’s most respected scriptwriters and film directors, and has

been one of the most popular lyricists in mainstream Hindi cinema for over five
dec-ades. One of the country’s leading poets, he has published a number of poetry
antholo-gies and collections of short stories. He is also regarded as one of
India’s finest writers for children.

Apart from many Filmfare and National Awards for his films and lyrics—and an Os-car
and Grammy for the song Jai ho—Gulzar has received the Sahitya Akademi Award in
2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2004. He lives and works in Mumbai