A writer will not keep quiet. He will express his opinion through writings. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I read books, physical books. I am comfortable with it, I can carry it. It is my habit. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
A writer just speaks from his heart, mind and soul. They are the conscience keepers of the society. They are the keepers… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
A writer can be identified just through his sigh, as a mouthful of words are flooded out in his single sigh. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
I often write about the moon, and more often than not, it is to symbolise a person, or a quality. — 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… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
'Two' is not written in the usual style of a novel. It's a straightforward, linear narrative of my times, as I observed… — 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
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
