About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1937-04-12
Place of birth:
‎Sheikupura, Punjab, Lahore
Website:
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Gulshan Bawra

Overview

Gulshan Kumar Mehta, popularly known by his pen name Gulshan Bawra (literally: "Gulshan The Mad")[1] (12 April 1937 – 7 August 2009), was an Indian songwriter and actor in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning 42 years, he has to his credit about 240 songs, he collaborated with noted music directors like Kalyanji Anandji, Shankar Jaikishan, and R. D. Burman. He composed almost half of the songs in films like Khel Khel Mein (1975), Kasme Vaade (1978) and Satte Pe Satta (1982). Apart from R. D. Burman hits, he is most remembered for his songs like 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti" in Upkaar (1968) and "Yaari Hai Imaan Mera" in Zanjeer (1974), both of which got him the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award.[2][3] The latter also topped the Binaca Geetmala annual list of 1973. As a character actor, he also appeared in a small number of Hindi films.

Known for

Acting
1999 Zulmi Actor Card Player 59
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1983 Agar Tum Na Hote Actor 59
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1982 Yeh Vaada Raha Actor Sunita's Uncle 59
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1977 Agar... If Actor N/A
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1974 Trimurti Actor Beggar N/A
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1974 Jab Andhera Hota Hai Actor College Student N/A
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1973 Zanjeer Actor Street Singer 59
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1972 Jangal Mein Mangal Actor 59
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1972 Chori Chori Actor Gulshan N/A
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1970 Pavitra Papi Actor 59
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1970 Ganwaar Actor Kanhaiya N/A
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1969 Vishwas Actor Pyarelal(as Gulshan) N/A
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1967 Upkar Actor 59
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Writing
1984 Boxer Writing Lyricist 58
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1979 Duniya Meri Jeb Mein Writing Lyricist 59
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1978 Phaansi Writing Lyricist 59
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1974 Haath Ki Safai Writing Lyricist 59
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1974 Trimurti Writing Lyricist N/A
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1974 Jab Andhera Hota Hai Writing Lyricist N/A
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1972 Chori Chori Writing Lyricist N/A
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1972 Jaanwar Aur Insaan Writing Lyricist N/A
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1969 Vishwas Writing Writer N/A
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1968 Parivar Writing Writer N/A
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1963 Gul-e-Bakavali Writing Lyricist N/A
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Sound
1973 Zanjeer Sound Songs 59
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