About the Author

Poet, filmmaker, lyricist and writer, Gulzar was born in Deena, Jhelum, which is now in Pakistan. He has written numerous poems, short stories, plays, ballets, children's books and film and television serial scripts, and has received both national and international acclaim for these works. He has received the National Film Award seven times in various categories. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for best writing in Urdu in 2002, and was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2004. Gulzar believes his best is yet to come!