From Mora gora ang lai le to Bidi jalaile jigar se piya, Gulzar has been reinventing the filmi bol for more than half a century now.
Nobody understands the contemporary idiom better than him. And when he teams up with Vishal Bhardwaj – who celebrates his birthday today – magic happens. Gulzar and Bhardwaj have worked on many projects together and have imbued Bollywood music with a distinct poetic sensibility that draws on the vocabulary and elements of everyday existence.
In this video, Gulzar shares how, at the behest of Bhardwaj, he ended up giving us a modernised version of his timeless classic Mera kucchh saaman from ‘Ijaazat’.
Video Editor: Vivek Gupta
(We all love to express ourselves, but how often do we do it in our mother tongue? Here's your chance! This Independence Day, khul ke bol with BOL – Love your Bhasha. Sing, write, perform, spew poetry – whatever you like – in your mother tongue. Send us your BOL at bol@thequint.com or WhatsApp it to 9910181818.)
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