<div><span>Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013, the ministry of information and broadcasting announced here Saturday.<br /><br /></span><div>The multi-faceted Gulzar, whose real name is Sampooran Singh Kalra, is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet. He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.</div><div> </div><div>Gulzar's daughter Meghna took to Twitter, immediately after the news was announced, to share her joy.</div><div> </div><div>"Dadasaheb Phalke award for my father. So proud," she posted. </div><div> </div><div>The award is conferred by the government for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema. </div><div> </div><div>Bimal Julka, secretary, ministry of information and broadcasting, congratulated Gulzar on the momentous occasion.</div><div> </div><div>Born in 1934 in Punjab in pre-independence India, Gulzar started his career in 1956. <br /><br />As a lyricist, he got his first break in Bimal Roy's "Bandini". He then worked with leading composers like Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Shankar-Jaikishan, Hemant Kumar, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Madan Mohan, Rajesh Roshan, Anu Malik and the new age Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.</div><div> </div><div>Gulzar has even had successful partnerships with Rahul Dev Burman, A.R. Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj. </div><div> </div><div>His has contributed to several films as script, story and dialogue writer. His directorials are "Mere Apne", "Koshish", "Ãandhi", "Kinara", "Khushboo", "Ãngoor", "Libaas", "Meera", "Lekin" and "Maachis". </div><div> </div><div>Gulzar's small screen stint included creating the series like "Mirza Ghalib" and "Tahreer Munshi Premchand Ki". He wrote lyrics for Doordarshan serials "Hello Zindagi", "Potli Baba Ki" and "Jungle Book".</div><div> </div><div>The 79-year-old was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2004 . <br /><br />He has won a number of National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards.<br /><br /></div><div>At the 81st Oscars in 2009, he won the Academy Award for best original song for "Jai ho" with Rahman.</div><div> </div><div>His poetry has been published in three compilations: "Chand Pukhraaj Ka", "Raat Pashminey Ki" and "Pandrah Paanch Pachattar". His short stories are published in "Raavi Paar" and "Dhuan".</div><div><br /></div></div>
<div><span>Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013, the ministry of information and broadcasting announced here Saturday.<br /><br /></span><div>The multi-faceted Gulzar, whose real name is Sampooran Singh Kalra, is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet. He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.</div><div> </div><div>Gulzar's daughter Meghna took to Twitter, immediately after the news was announced, to share her joy.</div><div> </div><div>"Dadasaheb Phalke award for my father. So proud," she posted. </div><div> </div><div>The award is conferred by the government for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema. </div><div> </div><div>Bimal Julka, secretary, ministry of information and broadcasting, congratulated Gulzar on the momentous occasion.</div><div> </div><div>Born in 1934 in Punjab in pre-independence India, Gulzar started his career in 1956. <br /><br />As a lyricist, he got his first break in Bimal Roy's "Bandini". He then worked with leading composers like Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Shankar-Jaikishan, Hemant Kumar, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Madan Mohan, Rajesh Roshan, Anu Malik and the new age Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.</div><div> </div><div>Gulzar has even had successful partnerships with Rahul Dev Burman, A.R. Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj. </div><div> </div><div>His has contributed to several films as script, story and dialogue writer. His directorials are "Mere Apne", "Koshish", "Ãandhi", "Kinara", "Khushboo", "Ãngoor", "Libaas", "Meera", "Lekin" and "Maachis". </div><div> </div><div>Gulzar's small screen stint included creating the series like "Mirza Ghalib" and "Tahreer Munshi Premchand Ki". He wrote lyrics for Doordarshan serials "Hello Zindagi", "Potli Baba Ki" and "Jungle Book".</div><div> </div><div>The 79-year-old was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2004 . <br /><br />He has won a number of National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards.<br /><br /></div><div>At the 81st Oscars in 2009, he won the Academy Award for best original song for "Jai ho" with Rahman.</div><div> </div><div>His poetry has been published in three compilations: "Chand Pukhraaj Ka", "Raat Pashminey Ki" and "Pandrah Paanch Pachattar". His short stories are published in "Raavi Paar" and "Dhuan".</div><div><br /></div></div>