100 Lyrics

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 represents Gulzar s most memorable compositions of all time, and feature anecdotes about the composition of the lyrics as well as sketches by Gulzar.