I read books, physical books. I am comfortable with it, I can carry it. It is my habit. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
My songs are not angry or bitter, because I am not bitter. I'm hopeful, and as an artist I have to be,… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
When you shake mercury it keeps trembling until it reaches a point when it stops. When you get me started on Partition,… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Partition happened in my life but do you think I should be living in partition? I have seen it but as India… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Because of my pseudonym Gulzar, which is how I am known, some people think I am a Muslim. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I am a greedy poet. I keep munching life all the time. Sweet, sour and bitter moments. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I am very happy with 'Jai Ho' from 'Slumdog Millionaire' getting the Golden Globe. It means a lot for Indians and the… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I am not here forever, so I wanted to do the best for the coming generation. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
My mother tongue is Punjabi, but my first language is Urdu, which was the case with the people in undivided Punjab. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Being in the Sahitya Akademi, I did know quite a few poets - Jayanta Mahapatra, Sitakant Mahapatra, Sunil Gangopadhyay, to name a few. There… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
When writers say that they need to 'set the mood' or 'get into the zone', those are all ways to procrastinate. Not prerequisites. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
In film lyrics, I avoid Persianised words because they are not widely understood. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
A writer will not keep quiet. He will express his opinion through writings. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Being master of Urdu doesn't interest me, being part of the global society does, breathing hope into that society matters to me. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
