About the Book: 100 Lyrics Gulzar
From Mora gora ang lai le, his first film lyric written for Bimal Roy s Bandini
in 1963, to the Oscar-winning Jai ho from Slumdog Millionaire, Gulzar has
brought a rare poetic sensibility to popular Hindi film music over a
five-decade-long career. His sophisticated insights into psychological
complexities, his ability to capture the essence of nature s sounds and spoken
dialects in written words, and above all his inimitable and often surprising
imagery have entertained his legions of fans over successive generations. It
features anecdotes about the composition of the lyrics as well as sketches...
About the Author: Sunjoy Shekhar
One of India