I think translations should convey the feelings expressed in the original work. This is what I have believed in and practised. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
It is important for poets and writers today to know their shortcomings, and be able to edit their own work as well… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
If a film promotes communal harmony, which for me is beyond religion, I am happy to work on it because the film's… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I have translated Bengali poets such as Subhash Mukhopadhyay and Sunil Gangopadhyay before. These were published by Hindi and Urdu magazines. But… — 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
It's a common notion that if you like Tagore, then he must have had an influence on your life. While I like… — 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
