Selected Poems

Gulzar has made a significant impact on the Indian cinema industry and his reign in the industry has lasted for over 50 years. Selected Poems Gulzar is a collection of a few of his greatest works as a poet. Drenched in a unique type of lyricism that can be created only by Gulzar this book shows readers why Gulzar is such a respected and admired Urdu poet.This bilingual edition was translated by Pavan K Varma eloquently retaining the original emotion that exist in the poems when Gulzar wrote them.Selected Poems Gulzar was published by Penguin India in 2012 and is available in paperback.Key FeaturesSelected Poems Gulzar contains a collection of Gulzars epic works.The poems have been translated by Pavan Varma and he has managed to retain the original expressiveness of Gulzars poems. About the Author Gulzar was born as Sampooran Singh Kalra and he is a Indian film director lyricist and poet. Often called poet at heart Gulzar began his professional life in the movie called Bandini in 1963 as a lyricist. He has worked with some of the biggest names in the Indian film industry like A R Rahman R D Burman and Vishal Bhardwaj. He has also television series’ and movies like Mausam and Aandhi. Gulzar also won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award which is considered to be the greatest award in the world of Indian cinema. This is just one of the many awards he has won and he has also won a Grammy and Academy award. Pavan Varma has translated this book.