I believe words should amaze or amuse. Only then will the listener want to understand the meaning of the song. — 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
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
I had written the song 'aaza aaza Shamiyane ke tale... ' for Ghai's film 'Yuvvraj' but he felt the song did not… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
When it comes to our 'Jai ho,' the song became a super hit because of the composition of Rahman... He made the… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
All my earlier awards were for a particular film or a song. Even the Oscar or the Grammy was for a particular… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Lyrics is commissioned work, it is my profession. But poetry is my statement to life. — 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
If you notice in my own films the blending of songs is distinct. They narrate stories and scenes. — 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
