Question

The real name of Gulzar the winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award, 2014 is
1. Sampurna Singh Kalra
2. Sadanand Singh Kalia
3. Surjeet Singh Kohli
4. Prabodh Chandra Bhatia

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sampurna Singh Kalra

The correct answer is Sampurna Singh Kalra.

• Gulzar
  • Gulzar is the pen name of Sampooran Singh Kalra, an Indian poet, lyricist, and director.
  • He writes in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Braj Bhasha, Haryanvi, and Marwari.
  • He began his career under the directors Bimal Roy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
  • He started his career as a songwriter with legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman in Bandini (1963).
  • Gulzar directed his first film Mere Apne in 1971.
  • Later he went on to direct films like Parichay, Koshish, Aandhi, Angoor, Khushboo.
  • Gulzar was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2004 and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002.
  • He has won a number of National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards.

• Dada Saheb Phalke Award
  • The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest honor in cinema, presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals for the recipient's contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.
  • The award, named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, who is revered as the father of Indian cinema, was instituted in 1969.
  • The recipient receives a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.
  • In 2018, Amitabh Bachchan was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke for his contribution to Indian cinema.
  • On December 23, 2019, he received the award from Ram Nath Kovind, President of India.
  • Rajinikanth will receive the 2020 Dadasaheb Phalke Award on May 3, 2021.