Legendary lyricist-poet Gulzar thanks those chose him for Jnanpith Award

Legendary lyricist-poet
Gulzar thanks those chose him for Jnanpith Award

Felt people were still interested in listening to Urdu poetry
Gulzar thanks those who chose him for Jnanpith Award: Felt people were still interested in listening to Urdu poetry
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Feb 21, 2024 07:25 AM IST
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According to the selection committee, the 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023 has been awarded to Swami Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit and Shri Gulzar for Urdu.

Legendary lyricist and poet Gulzar is to be honoured with the Jnanpith Award.
And to this, Gulzar expressed gratitude to his fans and all those who chose him for the honour in a video message.
He also thanked people who
listen to his poetry and Shayari in Urdu language.

The legendary lyricist and poet went on to add that he was thinking that maybe it ill because of the film and music, people are not aware of listening to poetry and Shayari. But, when the announcement of the Jnanpith Award came, he felt that people were still interested in listening to Urdu poetry and Shayari and felt so happy.

According to the selection committee, the 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023 has been awarded to Swami Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit and Shri Gulzar for Urdu.

Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, has penned several memorable and iconic songs in Hindi cinema. He started his career as a lyricist with the film Kabuliwala, starring 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. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Awards, it is the foremost prize for Indian literature.

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