Wiki/Biography Gulzar was born as ‘Sampooran Singh Kalra’ on Saturday, 18 August 1934 (age 85 years; as in 2019) in the Dina City of the Jhelum District in Punjab, British India (now Pakistan). His zodiac sign is Leo. He used to study in a local school in his village in Pakistan. Due to the partition of India in 1947, his family had to split and move to Delhi. He did his schooling from The Delhi United Christian School. His family used to live in Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi area. In Delhi, he ... Chetan Bhagat spoke about Gulzar being his fan. (Pic: Express Archive) Chetan Bhagat is often accused of writing his books solely from a male perspective. In a recent interaction, he opened up about the criticism he faces and revealed that both he and his books are targeted by trolls even before their release. Gulzar in 2008 Sampooran Singh Kalra, better known as Gulzar , is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter, film producer and director. [1] A Poetic Ode To Gulzar ; The Eternally Young At Heart Poet & Lyricist Who Turns 91 Today While the lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar was successful in the Hindi film industry, the poet Gulzar ...