Name
Gulshan Bawra
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1937-04-12
Deathday
2009-08-07 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Sheikupura, Punjab, Lahore
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.
Known For
- 1974 Trimurti as Beggar
- 1974 Jab Andhera Hota Hai as College Student
- 1970 Pavitra Papi
- 1973 Zanjeer as Street Singer
- 1999 Zulmi as Card Player
- 1972 Jangal Mein Mangal
- 1982 Yeh Vaada Raha as Sunita's Uncle
- 1972 Chori Chori as Gulshan
- 1983 Agar Tum Na Hote
- 1977 Agar... If
- 1967 Upkar
- 1969 Vishwas as Pyarelal(as Gulshan)
- 1970 Ganwaar as Kanhaiya
