Just yesterday, I heard that Gulzar has been nominated for the Dada Saheb Phalke award, along with actresses Sulochana (of Marathi cinema) and Suchitra Sen (of Bengali cinema, most famous for her role of veteran politician in Aandhi). IMHO, the award couldn't have come later. Gulzar is most famous for his superb lyrics in some Hindi movies - notably those that had RD giving music. From the melancholic "Tere bina zindagi se koi shikva"[Aandhi] that celebrated Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen's longing for each other, to the "Do diwaane sheher mein"[Gharonda] that immortalized Amol Palekar and Zarina Wahab's middle-class aspirations, to the peppy "Chal Chaiyya Chaiyya" that symoblized 21st century style, Gulzar's songs spanned generations and genres with ease.
His directorial ventures were successful too - with Aandhi and Maachis being my favourites. And just so you know, if you've watched the cartoon "Jungle Book" on DD or any of the cable channels, the title song "Jungle Jungle baat chali hai pata chala hai" was penned by Gulzar!
Indeed, a worthy choice for the highest movie award of the land. Here is my vote for the legend.
6 comments:
Gops,
I totally agree with you. Some of his comedies like Angoor are worth viewing every now and then. It amazes me that he has been involved in some many movies either writing story, songs or directing them.
Anand,
I didn't know you had a blog! But it is inaccessible! Nice title, BTW - nothing I do is my fault! :)
And this is your second comment - months after the first one! :)
Thx for reading :)
Gops,
Yep.. wanted to join the bandwagon. Wanted to put my thoughts into words. Still working on it. Will let you know when it is done.
A.
Please do. And welcome to blogworld! :)
Gops,
Totally agreed! Gulzar saab is a living legend. It would be a fitting tribute to his great works if the award is bestowed on him.
Abhi
Gulzar sahab must be awarded with Phalke Award. There is an awesome site i found on net dedicated to him visit www.gulzar.info for more details.
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