Because He Is

<p>We know Gulzar as a filmmaker screenplay and dialogue writer lyricist and poet. <i>Because He Is</i> reveals a deeply personal side of this cultural icon: the father.</p><p>In luminous prose his daughter Meghna Gulzar reflects on her childhood and the man behind the legend. She portrays a devoted hands-on parent who prepared her for school every day braiding her hair and tying her shoelaces; who structured his demanding film career to finish work by 4 p.m. so he could be home when her school ended; and who wrote her a book each year on her birthday until she turned thirteen.</p><p>Tender intimate and revealing <i>Because He Is</i> offers a rare glimpse into Gulzar's private world and celebrates the quiet enduring bond between a father and daughter.</p>