Gulzar

Gulzar

1934-08-18 Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan 115 Credits

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...

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Crazxy

Crazxy

2025

Lyricist

5.2

A renowned surgeon, Abhimanyu Sood is carrying ₹5 crores for a hush hush settlement that will save him from going to jail, when he gets a chilling pho...

Sam Bahadur

Sam Bahadur

2023

Lyricist

6.9

Based on the life of Sam Manekshaw, who was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian...

Khufiya

Khufiya

2023

Lyricist

6.5

When a mole in an intelligence unit leads to the murder of an undercover spy, a hardened agent relentlessly pursues him to avenge the death.

8 A.M. Metro

8 A.M. Metro

2023

Poem

7.0

Two strangers inadvertently bump into each other in the metro and strike up an unlikely friendship, and in the process find themselves and each other.

Fursat

Fursat

2023

Lyricist

5.6

A young man unearths an ancient relic that lets him peek into the future. In his obsession to control what lies ahead, he risks losing all that matter...

Kuttey

Kuttey

2023

Lyricist

6.0

A van carrying crores of cash. One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai. Unaware of each other, three stray gangs cross paths on the hunt. Unfortuna...

Cirkus

Cirkus

2022

Original Story

3.8
Writing

Two sets of identical twins are accidentally separated at birth. Several years later, when they are coincidentally in the same town, there is a lot of...

Darlings

Darlings

2022

Lyricist

6.9

Badru hopes her volatile husband will reform if he stops drinking. But when his rage goes too far, she and her mom boldly, albeit clumsily, seek reven...

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga

2022

Lyricist

5.8

Inspired by the real events that took place in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve where people used to leave their elderly family members for tigers to prey o...

1232 KMs

1232 KMs

2021

Lyricist

8.8

Weeks after the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, seven migrant labourers, on the verge of starvation, decided to go to their village just like millions o...

Chhapaak

Chhapaak

2020

Lyricist

7.3

A true story based on acid attack survivor Malti's grueling and glorious journey from her medical treatment, court proceedings leading to her emotiona...

The Sky Is Pink

The Sky Is Pink

2019

Lyricist

7.9

The 25-year-old love story of a couple is told through the lens of their teenage daughter after she is diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.

Raazi

Raazi

2018

Lyricist

7.2

An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Mehrunisa V Lub U

Mehrunisa V Lub U

2017

Lyricist

10.0

light comedy depicting prevalent social evils, general apathy of people and resolve of some to fight improve the life and surrounding around them.

Rangoon

Rangoon

2017

Lyricist

6.1

Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during the World War II, on the insistence of Billimoria, her lover. She finds hersel...

Roots

2017

Acting

This documentary explores the rich heritage of Indian classical music and the reasons behind its modern decline in popularity

Ok Jaanu

Ok Jaanu

2017

Dialogue, Lyricist

5.9

Adi and Tara move to Bombay to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apa...

Dear Zindagi

Dear Zindagi

2016

Lyricist

7.0

An unconventional thinker helps a budding cinematographer gain a new perspective on life.

Kaagaz Ki Kashti

Kaagaz Ki Kashti

2016

as Himself

Acting

Documentary on the life of ghazal samrat Jagjit Singh, who changed the landscape of Indian Music.

Mirzya

Mirzya

2016

Story, Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Two star-crossed lovers must battle the forces which try to keep them apart at different timelines and at different world's.

Talvar

Talvar

2015

Lyricist

7.5

A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the paren...

Drishyam

Drishyam

2015

Lyricist

7.6

A simple street-smart man tries to protect his family from a cop looking for her missing son who was accidently killed by his daughter.

Kill Dil

Kill Dil

2014

Lyricist

5.2

Once upon a time in North India, two killers – Dev and Tutu - roamed free. Abandoned when young and vulnerable, Bhaiyaji gave them shelter and nurture...

Haider

Haider

2014

Lyricist

7.2

A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.

Masoom

2014

Writer

Writing

Teenage friends get excited and confused about sex in their adolescence. However, a lack of proper education and guidance leads them to early childbea...

Jai Ho

Jai Ho

2014

as self

6.0
Acting

The Film brings to its viewers, a hitherto unseen and unheard narrative of one of the greatest musicians the world has ever known: A. R. Rahman

Celluloid Man

Celluloid Man

2012

as Self

7.0
Acting

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built...

7 Khoon Maaf

7 Khoon Maaf

2011

Lyricist

6.2

Susanna is hungry for love and will go to any extent to find it in its purest form. In her quest for the perfect man, she gets married a number of tim...

Raavan

Raavan

2010

Lyricist

4.9

A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.

Raajneeti

Raajneeti

2010

Lyricist

6.4

It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation ...

Ishqiya

Ishqiya

2010

Lyricist

6.4

While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.

Kaminey

Kaminey

2009

Lyricist

6.7

Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the oth...

Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish

Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish

2009

Lyricist

6.0

When a sex worker hires a gay songwriter to care for her disabled son, the ensuing bonds that form offer a complex portrayal of love and family.

Firaaq

Firaaq

2009

Lyricist

6.1

Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-ho...

Billu

Billu

2009

Lyricist

6.4

When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film's shoot, a poor hairdresser's claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes h...

Yuvvraaj

Yuvvraaj

2008

Lyricist

4.9

Three brothers fight and play games with each other to inherit their father’s wealth.

Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

2008

Lyricist

7.7

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

Guru

Guru

2007

Lyricist

6.8

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.

Jaan-E-Mann

Jaan-E-Mann

2006

Lyricist

5.5

Agastya a NASA scientist comes in search of his crush Piya. In order to make her fall for him, he gets Suhaan to help this out. However, everything go...

Omkara

Omkara

2006

Lyricist

6.8

Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A co...

The Blue Umbrella

The Blue Umbrella

2005

Lyricist

6.5

Young Biniya lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in the mountainous and snowy region of Himachal Pradesh in India along with her widowed mom and...

Raincoat

Raincoat

2004

as Poetry (voice)

7.3
Acting

Tells the story of two lovers, separated by destiny, who meet again one day. This encounter allows each to realize the truth about the lives they are ...

Pinjar

Pinjar

2003

Lyricist

7.6

In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds herself not only forced into marriage, but living in a...

Maqbool

Maqbool

2003

Lyricist

7.0

The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles...

Saathiya

Saathiya

2002

Dialogue

6.0

A couple elopes to get married and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick - but that's just the beginning of their story.

Dil Vil Pyar Vyar

Dil Vil Pyar Vyar

2002

Lyricist

5.3

Three friends, who have known each other for a long time, decide to enter a singing and musical competition. The events that lead to this competition,...

Fiza

Fiza

2000

Lyricist

6.2

In 1993 Fiza's brother disappears during the riots in Mumbai. In 1999 Fiza is tired of waiting and goes looking for him.

Swapno Niye

Swapno Niye

1999

Story

Writing

Swapno Niye is a 1999 Indian Bengali film, directed by Bishnu Palchaudhuri.

Rockford

Rockford

1999

Lyricist

7.5

The movie chronicles the arrival of a (Hindu) student to a strict all-boys Christian boarding school in India and his assimilation into the school. Th...

Hu Tu Tu

Hu Tu Tu

1999

Director, Writer

5.4
Directing Writing

Panna is the only daughter of politician Maltidevi. Panna is very critical of her mother, when she decides to separate from her dad, and asked Chief M...

Dil Se..

Dil Se..

1998

Lyricist

6.9

Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, ...

Satya

Satya

1998

Lyricist

7.0

A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an un...

Chachi 420

Chachi 420

1997

Dialogue, Lyricist

6.9

In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake...

Maachis

Maachis

1996

Director, Story, Screenplay

7.0
Directing Writing

A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.

Mammo

Mammo

1994

Lyricist

5.2

Mammo is an account of a certain period in the life of Riyaz, a teenager who lives with his grandmother Fayyazi as they get a visit from his grandma’s...

Maya Memsaab

Maya Memsaab

1993

Lyricist

5.6

A frustrated housewife whose marriage to an average man does not meet her expectations enters into an affair with a younger man. Of course, there are ...

Rudaali

Rudaali

1993

Writer

4.8
Writing

Shanichari is a beautiful girl born in lower cast and her life is full of sufferings because of lower cast, poor finances, lost parents, drunken husba...

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

1992

Director

Directing

This is a biographical film on Bhimsen Joshi who is undoubtedly the singer of this century. An exponent of the Kirana Gharana he is equally at ease wi...

Lekin...

Lekin...

1990

Screenplay, Director

8.7
Writing Directing

Samir Niyogi lives in India and is assigned by the Government to travel to Rajasthan, evaluate a princely castle that once belonged to Raja Param Sing...

Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib

1988

Writer, Director

9.0
Writing Directing

This is the about the most admired poet in the History of Urdu and Persian writings, Mirza Ghalib

Libaas

Libaas

1988

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

The film is about married couples of urban India having extramarital relations and adultery. Based on Gulzar's own story "Seema", the film portrays th...

Ijaazat

Ijaazat

1987

Director, Screenplay, Lyricist

6.5
Directing Writing

An estranged couple accidentally meet in a railway station's waiting room and revisit their past.

Ek Pal

Ek Pal

1986

Dialogue

Based on a short story by Maitreyi Devi, Kalpana Lajmi’s directorial debut tells a story of extramarital affair in the tea gardens of Assam. Famous As...

New Delhi Times

New Delhi Times

1986

Writer

6.0
Writing

When a politician is killed, a journalist discovers that a member of parliament had the man assassinated. As his editor digs deeper, the complicity of...

Hip Hip Hurray

Hip Hip Hurray

1983

Writer

Writing

A computer engineer, Sandeep Chowdhary waiting to start his first job, takes up a temporary job as sports instructor in a school at Ranchi

Sadma

Sadma

1983

Dialogue, Lyricist

7.5

A head injury causes a woman to regress to childhood. Lost and confused, she is eventually befriended by a school teacher. A Hindi remake of the 1982 ...

Masoom

Masoom

1983

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

D.K. Malhotra lives a comfortable lifestyle with his wife, Indu, and two school-going daughters, Pinky and Minni. He works in the office of an Archite...

Zara Si Zindagi

Zara Si Zindagi

1983

Dialogue

8.0

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in orde...

Angoor

Angoor

1982

Director, Screenplay

7.2
Directing Writing

Two pairs of identical twins are separated following an unfortunate incident. However, years later, their lives intertwine, leading to confusion and m...

Namkeen

Namkeen

1982

Director, Screenplay

10.0
Directing Writing

Nimki (Sharmila Tagore) is the mortar that holds her fragile family together. She looks after her younger sisters, the mute, sweet Meethu (Shabana Azm...

Naram Garam

Naram Garam

1981

Songs

6.3

Ramprasad, a young man, lets his lover, Kusum, and her father stay at his boss's house. However, they find themselves in trouble when Kusum is pursued...

Swayamvar

Swayamvar

1980

Lyricist

6.0

Durgadevi rules her household with her brother, Makhanlan, and treats daughter Shanti worse than she treats servants; her other daughter is Roopa. Whe...

Khubsoorat

Khubsoorat

1980

Writer

6.5
Writing

Nirmala Gupta rules her household with an iron fist. While most of her family resents it, they do comply and try to appease to her. When her daughter-...

Sahira

Sahira

1980

Director

Directing

Intelligent and sensitive, Meena Kumari found solace in reading and writing poetry in her private life. She found freedom and utmost self-expression i...

The Jewelled Lamp

The Jewelled Lamp

1979

Lyricist

Ratnadeep revolves around a person who was fed up with his job and to get out of that situation, he applied for two months leave. The story follows wh...

Griha Pravesh

Griha Pravesh

1979

as Guest Appearance in song

1.0
Acting

A successful office worker who is happily married has a brief affair with a sultry co-worker in this romantic melodrama. His wife eventually wins him ...

Griha Pravesh

Griha Pravesh

1979

Original Music Composer

1.0

A successful office worker who is happily married has a brief affair with a sultry co-worker in this romantic melodrama. His wife eventually wins him ...

Meera

Meera

1979

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Meera, a devotee of Lord Krishna, believes she is married to the lord and rejects her marriage to a Rajput prince. However, her spirituality leads her...

Gol Maal

Gol Maal

1979

Musical

7.4

A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.

Devata

Devata

1978

Writer

6.0
Writing
Kitaab

Kitaab

1977

Director, Producer, Writer

5.7
Directing Producing Writing

Director Sampooran Singh Gulzar’s insightful comic drama aims to capture the unique perspective of childhood.

Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein

Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein

1977

Writer

Writing

When Ravi gets a job as a post officer in a village, he falls in love with Mohini, not knowing she loves another

Kinara

Kinara

1977

Director

6.0
Directing

Aarti, a dancer, is grieving over the death of her lover, Chandan. She is befriended by Inder who eventually falls in love with her. But a revelation ...

Uyarnthavargal

Uyarnthavargal

1977

Original Story

6.0
Writing

A hearing-impaired woman decides to get her son married to a girl, who lives with auditory impairment.

Chala Murari Hero Banne

1977

as Self

Acting

This is the story of Murari who wants to become a filmstar. He runs away from his house and goes to Mumbai to become a superstar. When he reaches Mumb...

Jallian Wala Bagh

Jallian Wala Bagh

1977

as Suneel

Acting

The whole film is a story about Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.

Jallian Wala Bagh

Jallian Wala Bagh

1977

Writer, Lyricist, Screenplay

Writing

The whole film is a story about Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.

Gharaonda

Gharaonda

1977

Dialogue, Screenplay, Lyricist

6.4
Writing

A story of a young, middle-class urban working couple wanting to get married and their tribulations in finding a house in the city of Mumbai.

Mausam

Mausam

1975

Screenplay, Director

4.3
Writing Directing

While studying for his medical exams in Darjeeling, India, Amarnath Gill sprains his leg and seeks treatment from the local healer, Harihar Thapa. Ama...

Faraar

Faraar

1975

Story

5.5
Writing

The film is based around a middle-class man, Rajesh (Raj) living with his sister. He is in love with a young woman, and he intends to marry her once h...

Khushboo

Khushboo

1975

Director, Screenplay, Dialogue

5.7
Directing Writing

Kusum and Brindavan are two small children living in a small village in India. Both love each other, and decide to marry when they grow up. Kusum has ...

Chupke Chupke

Chupke Chupke

1975

Screenplay, Dialogue

7.1
Writing

Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendr...

Aandhi

Aandhi

1975

Screenplay, Director

7.1
Writing Directing

J.K. is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti, of a politician, and choos...

Cinema Paithiyam

Cinema Paithiyam

1975

Writer

Writing

A young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life, she insists on marrying her favourite hero. The k...

Jeevan Sangram

Jeevan Sangram

1974

Lyricist, Screenplay, Dialogue

Writing

Arjun is part of a group of independence fighters in 1914, during a mission in Kolkatta he is seen by the police and during his escape he is saved by ...

Namak Haraam

Namak Haraam

1973

Dialogue, Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Somu and Vicky decide to exact revenge on the union leader, Bipinlal Pandey. However, when Somu understands the plight of the workers, it creates a ri...

Achanak

Achanak

1973

Director, Writer

4.0
Directing Writing

Dr. Chaudhary must perform multiple surgeries on Major Ranjeet Khanna, who was shot by the Police while trying to escape from custody after killing hi...

Sabse Bada Sukh

Sabse Bada Sukh

1972

Dialogue

Village born Lalloo re-locates to Bombay, and returns a wealthy man. He goes to meet his friend, Shankar alias Bhompu, and together they meet and shar...

Parichay

Parichay

1972

Screenplay, Director

6.4
Writing Directing

An unemployed young man (Jeetendra) takes a job to tutor unruly grandkids of Rai Sahab (Pran) and brings out respect, appreciation and hard work hidde...

Koshish

Koshish

1972

Director, Screenplay

7.3
Directing Writing

A romantic drama which tells the story of a 20 year relationship between Hari and Aarti - a deaf-mute couple who try to live their lives to the fulles...

Guddi

Guddi

1971

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heart...

Mere Apne

Mere Apne

1971

Writer, Director

6.2
Writing Directing

Old woman Anandi moves to the city with her relatives and finds out their material side. She develops fondness for two rival street gangs of unemplo...

Anand

Anand

1971

Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist

7.0
Writing

Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon ...

Anubhav

Anubhav

1971

Lyricist

10.0

Newspaper editor Amar (Kumar) grows distant from his wife Meeta (Tanuja) because his new assistant is her former lover Shashi (Thakur). Amar cannot ac...

Bilambita Loy

Bilambita Loy

1970

Lyricist

A promising artist and a singer fall in love in college and get married against their families' wishes. The singer soon begins performing to support h...

Oos Raat Ke Baad

Oos Raat Ke Baad

1969

Lyricist

8.0

Old Thakur Sunder Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) is haunted by a past indiscretion. In his youth he fell in love with a village girl and she became pregnant by...

Khamoshi

Khamoshi

1969

Dialogue, Musical

8.0

Colonel Sahab is a doctor in a psychiatry ward and Nurse Radha (Waheeda Rahman) is heart-broken after a civilian patient, Dev Kumar (Dharmendra), whom...

Sunghursh

Sunghursh

1968

Dialogue

Bhavani Prasad is a powerful thug, who masquerades as a priest. His son Shankar refused to follow his path so he wants his grandson Kundan to carry on...

Aashirwad

Aashirwad

1968

Dialogue

8.5

Aashirwad is a 1968 Bollywood film. Produced by N.C. Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it is directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok Kuma...

Sannata

Sannata

1966

Lyricist

Kunwar Vijay Singh is found murdered and and from that time on a mysterious light can seen in a nearby fort while in the forest the haunting moan of a...

Bandini

Bandini

1963

Lyricist, Assistant Director

6.0
Directing

In 1930s British-ruled Bengal, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convicted murderer with past connections to a freedom fighter.

Kabuliwala

1961

Lyricist

7.0

A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds ...

Parda

Parda

1949

as Salma

Acting

Razia and Aslam grew up as friends and that deepened into love at maturity. Unfortunately, Aslam was from a wealthy family and Razia from a poor one a...

Prem Nagar

Prem Nagar

1940

as Gangi

Acting

Prem Nagar is a small, happy and contented village somewhere in India. A tiny spark of anger flared up a misunderstanding, a quarrel, jealousy, and gr...

Gustaakh Ishq

N/A

Lyricist

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