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Sampooran Singh Kalra, more famous by his pen name ‘Gulzar’, is renowned as a man and master of letters, in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi, with over seven decades of rich contributions to the literary arena as well as Bollywood. On Saturday, Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya, Sanskrit scholar, spiritual leader and educator, were declared the recipients of the coveted 58th Jnanpith Award-2023.

For Gulzar (89), this is yet another feather in his artistic cap brimming with an Oscar Award, a Grammy Award, five National Awards, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award (Urdu), Padma Bhushan, and 22 Filmfare Awards. He also served as the Vice-Chancellor of Assam Central University besides being decorated with many more honours and accolades.

Born in Dina, Jhelum district (now in Pakistan), Gulzar started coining and penning couplets and ‘shayris’ from an early age, earning his father’s ire over his passion.

Post-Partition, when his clan also suffered a split,...

Song Name – Jaane Jaan

Movie – Jaane Jaan

Original Composer: Laxmikant – Pyarelal

Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan

Music Recreated By: Sachin-Jigar

Singer: Neha Kakkar & Sachin-Jigar

Check out Jaane Jaan Title track lyrics starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma

Tere Liye Hai Aas Lagaye

Oo Zalim Aaja Na

Aa Jaane Jaan Aa Jaane Jaan

Aa Mera Ye Husna Jawan

Jawan Jawan

Tere Liye Hai Aas Lagaye

Oo Zalim Aaja Na

Aa Jaane Jaan

Oh Door Se Kitni Aayi Hoon

Aayi Hoon Tu Jane Na

Pyaar Ka Tofa Layi Hoon

Layi Hoon Tu Mane Na Aa

La La La La

Oo Bedardi Se

Tu Kyu Thukraye

O Zalim Aa Jana

Aa Jaane Jaan

Aa Jane Jaan

Ho Aa Mera Ye Husna Jawan

Jawan Jawan

Tere Liye Hai Aas Lagaye

Oo Zalim Aaja Na

Aa Jaane Jaan...

Unlike Hollywood, where musicals are a separate genre, no Hindi film is complete without a full suite of songs – and they are what keeps a film alive in the minds of the people long after it has met its fate at the box office. Amitabh Bachchan fans may not recall the plots of his old landmark films, but the songs still strike a chord.

On the Big B’s 80th birthday, let us revisit some of his musical hits from his first decade of super and megastardom, where the songs were not just romantic interludes with his lady love of the moment, but also served various other purposes.

These helped him to express a range of moods, reveal his innermost yearnings, his philosophy of life, advancing the plot as action takes place in the background or surreptitiously, or evoke humour to lighten the mood.

“Dekha na hai re socha na...

The 1968 comedy had an ingenious soundtrack by composer Rd Burman and lyricist Rajendra Krishan, who created evergreen songs like Ek Chatur Naar, Mere Saamne Wali Khidki Mein and Meri Pyaari Bindu. Directed by Jyoti Swaroop, Padosan starred Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu, Mehmood and Kishore Kumar...