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
There are many songs that have become popular and people sing along with it without knowing the meaning of its lyrics. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
A film carries six fine arts - it consists of architecture, painting, music, writing or literature, photography and performance. It's a conjecture… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Look, when a song becomes a hit, it happens because of its tune and melody, and not for the lyrics in the… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Time will change and with it music will too. Our speed has changed, clothes have changed, food habits have changed, so why… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
If you notice in my own films the blending of songs is distinct. They narrate stories and scenes. — 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
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
