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Gulshan Bawra Songs Lyrics
Gulshan Bawra, whose real name was Gulshan Kumar Mehta, was a celebrated Indian Hindi film lyricist, songwriter and actor. His career spanned more than four decades, during which he wrote around 240 songs and collaborated with leading composers including Kalyanji-Anandji, Shankar-Jaikishan and R. D. Burman.
He is best remembered for evergreen songs such as “Mere Desh Ki Dharti” from Upkar (1967) and “Yaari Hai Imaan Mera” from Zanjeer (1973). Both songs earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist.
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About Gulshan Bawra
Gulshan Bawra was born as Gulshan Kumar Mehta on 12 April 1937 in Sheikhupura, then part of Punjab in British India and now in Pakistan. He experienced the trauma of Partition at a young age and later moved to Delhi, where he graduated from the University of Delhi. During his college years, he developed a strong interest in poetry.
He moved to Mumbai in 1955 to pursue a career in the film industry. His early years were difficult, but his talent eventually brought him an opportunity to work with Kalyanji-Anandji. His early film credits included Chandrasena (1959), while Satta Bazaar (1959) gave him an early successful association with Hindi film music.
Gulshan Bawra's breakthrough came with “Mere Desh Ki Dharti” from Upkar (1967). The patriotic song became one of the most memorable songs of Hindi cinema and earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist.
He achieved another major success with “Yaari Hai Imaan Mera” from Zanjeer (1973), composed by Kalyanji-Anandji and sung by Manna Dey. The song became a classic and brought him his second Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist.
Gulshan Bawra also had a particularly successful creative association with R. D. Burman. He wrote songs for films including Khel Khel Mein, Kasme Vaade and Satte Pe Satta. His songwriting covered romantic, patriotic, friendship-based and youthful themes, making his work highly popular with mainstream Hindi-film audiences.
Apart from lyric writing, Gulshan Bawra appeared as an actor in several Hindi films, including Upkar, Zanjeer, Chori Chori, Jwar Bhata, Jaane-Anjaane, Shikwa, Trimurti, Yeh Vaada Raha and English Babu Desi Mem.
The name “Bawra” became his permanent professional identity after a film distributor reportedly described his unconventional appearance and personality as bawra (“mad” or “crazy”), and Gulshan eventually adopted the name as his pen name.
Gulshan Bawra died on 7 August 2009 in Mumbai at the age of 72. IMDb records the cause of death as heart failure.
Personal Details
- Name: Gulshan Kumar Mehta
- Popular Name: Gulshan Bawra
- Profession: Lyricist, Songwriter, Poet, Actor
- Birth Date: 12 April 1937
- Birth Place: Sheikhupura, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
- Death Date: 7 August 2009
- Death Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Age at Death: 72 years
- Career: Approximately 42 years
- Notable Films: Upkar, Zanjeer, Khel Khel Mein, Kasme Vaade, Satte Pe Satta, Haath Ki Safai, Yeh Vaada Raha, Agar Tum Na Hote
- Famous Songs: “Mere Desh Ki Dharti,” “Yaari Hai Imaan Mera,” “Ek Main Aur Ek Tu,” “Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge,” “Ham Ne Tum Ko Dekha”
- Filmfare Awards: 2 — Best Lyricist
- Major Collaborators: Kalyanji-Anandji, Shankar-Jaikishan, R. D. Burman
- Spouse: Anju Bawra