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Essential Gulzar Books to Read

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Born in 1943, Gulzar is one of India’s leading poets; he has published a number of volumes of poetry and fiction (several of which are available in translation) and is also regarded as one of the country’s finest writers for children.

A greatly respected scriptwriter and film director, he has been one of the most popular lyricists in mainstream Hindi cinema, gaining international fame when he won an Oscar and a Grammy for the song Jai Ho. Gulzar received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2014. Below is a list of must-read books by the legendary Gulzar for lovers of poetry and shayari.

Baal-o-Par
by Gulzar | Rakhshanda Jalil

One of India's greatest and most beloved poets, Gulzar has mesmerized and enchanted generations of readers with his inimitable lyrical expression, visual imagery and poetic thought. There are few Indians who aren't familiar with a verse or two of Gulzar's;…

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Baal-o-Par
A Poem a Day
by Gulzar

A Poem a Day is a volume of Indian poetry like no other, selected and translated by Gulzar, one of Indias most renowned and respected poets. This prestigious volume showcases 365 memorable poems a poem for every day of the…

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A Poem a Day
Baaghbaan - Nindiya Chor Box Set
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Gulzar discovered Tagore at the age of ten through an Urdu translation of The Gardener and instantly fell in love with his poetry. In fact, that was the first book he stole from a local library. Since then he has…

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Baaghbaan - Nindiya Chor Box Set
I Swallowed the Moon
by Saba Mahmood Bashir

  A comprehensive analysis of the work of one of India's foremost poets Gulzar is arguably the most well-known contemporary poet writing in Hindustani. As a poet he occupies a unique place being a Progressive poet in a popular culture.…

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I Swallowed the Moon
Chand Nigal Gayi
by Saba Mahmood Bashir

Gulzar is arguably the most well-known contemporary poet writing in Hindustani. He occupies a unique place by being a Progressive poet in a popular culture. His poetry appeals to all strata of society, without compromising either on literary merit or…

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Chand Nigal Gayi
Pluto
by Gulzar

'Pluto lost its status as a planet only recently. Seeing Pluto sad on being rejected thus, my heart sinks. It is so far away, so tiny, so all my pint-sized poems I gift to it,' says Gulzar. In this exquisite…

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Pluto
Because He Is...
by Meghna Gulzar

'Papi says it is wrong of parents to presume that they know better, or know more than their child does. They may be biologically older than their child, but in their experience as parents, they're of the same age. So…

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Because He Is...
Do Log
by Gulzar

It's the winter of 1946. A truck leaves the village of Campbellpur after news of the impending Partition pours in. It is carrying people who don't know where they will go. They have just heard words like 'border' and 'refugee',…

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Do Log
Footprints on Zero Line
by Gulzar

The Partition of 1947 has influenced the works of an entire generation of writers, and continues to do so. Gulzar witnessed the horrors of Partition first-hand and it is a theme that he has gone back to again and again…

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Footprints on Zero Line
Two
by Gulzar

It's the winter of 1946. A truck leaves the village of Campbellpur after news of the impending Partition pours in. It is carrying people who don't know where they will go. They have just heard words like 'border' and 'refugee',…

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Two
Three Classic Films by Gulzar
by S. Saran

This box set contains three individual books each of which provides insights into the making of three of Gulzar's films: Aandhi, Angoor and Ijaazat. While for Aandhi, author Saba M. Bashir does a close textual analysis of the film, examining…

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Three Classic Films by Gulzar
Zero Line Par Gulzar
by Ashok Bhowmick

Revised and updated. Zero Line Par Gulzar is much more than just another book on Gulzar. The author, who has known Gulzar for over two decades now, looks at Gulzar's non-film writings from the perspective of an artist, a painter,…

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Zero Line Par Gulzar
Woh Jo Hain...
by Meghna Gulzar

'Papi says it is wrong of parents to presume that they know better, or know more than their child does. They may be biologically older than their child, but in their experience as parents, they're of the same age. So…

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Woh Jo Hain...
Gulzar

Gulzar (b. 1934) is one of India's leading poets; he has published several volumes of poetry and fiction (many of which are available in translation) and is also regarded as one of the country's finest writers for children. A greatly respected…

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