Singer-Musician Shankar Mahadevan cheers Gulzar for Jnanpith award honour
Singer-Musician Shankar Mahadevan cheers Gulzar for Jnanpith award honour
Shankar Mahadevan said that he feels ‘so blessed to be able to spend such beautiful creative moments with you’. See his post here.
Singer-Musician Shankar Mahadevan cheered lyricist and poet Gulzar for being honoured with the prestigious Jnanpith Award.
Shankar on Monday, shared a candid picture of himself with Gulzar on Instagram.
He wrote, “Heartiest congratulations to dearest and the greatest Gulzar for being awarded the prestigious Gyanpeeth award! Feel so blessed to be able to spend such beautiful creative moments with him.
According to the selection committee, the 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023 has also been awarded to Swami Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit besides Gulzar for Urdu.
Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly recognised as Gulzar, has penned several memorable and iconic songs in Hindi cinema. He embarked on his career as a lyricist with the film Kabuliwala, featuring Balraj Sahni. He has penned songs and scripts in numerous films and also directed several acclaimed feature films, including Maachis, Aandhi, Mausam, Khushboo, Parichay and Koshish.
Earlier he was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu in 2002, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, and at least five National Film awards for his works.
The Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961 by Bharatiya Jnanpith with the Sahitya Akademi Awards, and it is the foremost prize for Indian literature.
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