Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known popularly by his pen name
Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist and film director. Born in
Jhelum District in British India, his family moved to India after partition. He started his career as a lyricist in the 1963 film
Bandini and worked with many music directors including
R. D. Burman,
Salil Choudhury,
Vishal Bhardwaj and
A. R. Rahman. He directed films such as
Aandhi and
Mausam and TV series during the 1970s and 1980s. He also directed
Kirdaar in 1993.