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Gulshan Bawra

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 1029300

IMDb ID: nm0062620

Known for: Acting

Born: April 12, 1937

Died: August 7, 2009

Age: 72

Place of birth: ‎Sheikupura, Punjab, Lahore

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 1999

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 6.89

Wikidata: Q3633335

Also known as

ਗੁਲਸ਼ਨ ਬਾਵਰਾ • Gulshan Kumar Mehta

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Lyricist (10)Writer (2)Songs (1)

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Biography

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.

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