


There has to be something about bathtubs and showers that brings forth solutions. Then came his first film with Pancham – Parichay (1972). He and the younger Burman hit it off during the sitting sessions of this song.Īfter close to a decade as a lyricist and scenarist, he crossed an important milestone in 1971 when he turned independent director with Mere Apne (1971) and followed that up with Koshish (1972).

Another lyricist had to be summoned, and Gulzar penned ‘Mora gora ang layi le’. Burman and lyricist Shailendra on the sets of Bimal Roy’s Bandini (1963). His association with the Burmans owes its origin to a fortuitous face-off between S.D. Gulzar’s simple beginnings in the Bombay film industry happened with the lyrics he wrote under the nom de plume of Gulzar Deenvi for films directed by Pradeep Nayyar ( Choron Ki Baaraat, 1960 Diler Haseena, 1960) and S.M.

