[ad_1]
Music composer Shankar Mahadevan congratulated lyricist and poet Gulzar on winning the Jnanpith Award. On Monday, Shankar shared a picture of himself with Gulzar on Instagram. (Also Read | Shashi Tharoor, Kangana Ranaut congratulate Gulzar on winning Jnanpith Award for ‘extraordinary services to Urdu poetry’)
In the photo, both were sitting next to each other, talking and smiling. While Shankar was seen in a traditional black outfit, Gulzar chose a white kurta-pajama.
He wrote, “Hearty congratulations to my dearest and greatest @gulzar_kavita on being honored with the prestigious Jnanpith Award! I feel so lucky to be able to spend such beautiful creative moments with you!! Love you sir!! @MeghnaGulzar.”
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.
Sampoorna Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, has written many memorable and iconic songs in Hindi cinema. He started his career as a lyricist with the film Kabuliwala starring Balraj Sahni. He has written songs and scripts for several films and has also directed several acclaimed feature films, including Maachis, Aandhi, Mausam, Khushboo, Parichay and Trysh.
He has previously received 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 work.
Jnanpith Award was instituted by Bharatiya Jnanpith in 1961. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Awards, it is the most important award of Indian literature.
Entertainment! Entertainment! Entertainment! 🎞️🍿💃 Click to follow us whatsapp channel 📲 Your daily dose of gossip, movies, shows, celebrities updates all in one place
[ad_2]
