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Gulzar turns 81, wishes galore from Bollywood

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August 18, 2015

Mumbai, Aug 18: Hindi cinema's favourite lyricist- poet Gulzar, who has kept pace with time by penning memorable songs from 1963's "Bandini" to 2014 release "Haider", turned 81 today.

GulzarGulzar's outstanding contribution to cinema started in 1963 as a songwriter in Bimal Roy's "Bandini". He did not look back and worked with every possible name in the music industry.

His versatility as a lyricist is validated with poignant songs in albums like "Maasoom", "Libaas", "Ijaazat", ""Khatta Meetha" to fun and breezy "Gol Maal", "Khoobsurat" and "Namak Haram".

In his more than four-decade-old career, Gulzar kept reinventing himself, drawing admiration even from the modern generation.

The success of albums "Haider", "Dil Se", "Jab Tak Hai Jaan", "7 Khoon Maaf" and "Slumdog Millionaire", among others are fine examples of his versatility and longevity.

After writing dialogues and screenplays for films, he also tried his luck in filmmaking and gave films like "Angoor", "Maachis", "Hu Tu Tu" among others.

Bollywood celebrities took to social networking sites to wish their beloved lyricist.

Shah Rukh Khan mentioned his favourite lines from two of Gulzar's songs from his film "Dil Se" and Amol Palekar-starrer "Gharaonda".

"Inn umr se lambi sadkon ko....& main yahaan tukdon mein jee raha hoon...My absolutely fav two lines," the actor wrote.

Singer Kailash Kher paid a heartfelt tribute to the legend, while wishing him on his birthday on Facebook.

"This Day "Gulzar" was born: When Ishq, Mohabbat, Insaaniyat, poetry took birth in the form of human it was named "Sampooran Singh Kalra" later was known as "Gulzar" his personality is his craft in the form of poetry or prose is before time, intime, beyond time...

"This era and century will be known by his name in the generation and time to come.. How can someone who is as old as mountain and as tender as new leaf of Neem.. Remains this kind and simple.. Miracle... Happy Gulzar day to all," he wrote.

Playback singer Harshdeep Kaur, who crooned "Heer" from "Jab Tak Hai Jaan", tweeted, "Happy Birthday Gulzar Saab!! @GulzarPoetry. I'm blessed to have sung #Heer written by you!"

Director Vivek Agnihotri wrote, "GULZAR saab, Keep writing. Keep touching hearts. Keep enlightening. Keep shining."

"Fannah" director Kunal kohli tweeted, "#Gulzar saab's bday We should be honoured to be living in the Gulzar Era."

Music director Shantanu Moitra tweeted, "Happy birthday #Gulzar saab. You are getting younger by the day... Looking forward to our album this year @shreyaghoshal @singer_shaan #HappyBirthdayGulzarSahab!"

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May 18,2020

Muzaffarnagar, May 18: Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his family has been quarantined for 14 days in his house in Budhana in Muzaffarnagar district.

The actor and his family underwent medical screening and have tested negative for Coronavirus.

The actor reached his home on May 15 after taking a travel pass. He and his family have been asked to remain in home quarantine till May 25.

His mother, brother and sister-in-law also made the journey with him in his private vehicle.

The actor told reporters that he underwent medical screenings at 25 points during his journey.

Kushalpal Singh, Station House Officer (SHO), Budhana police circle, said that the health officials had visited the home of the actor and ordered a 14-day quarantine for them.

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January 27,2020

Los Angeles, Jan 27: Lil Nas X, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and... Michelle Obama?

Yep.

The former first lady can now add Grammy winner to her resume, after snagging the award on music's biggest night for Best Spoken Word Album, for the audiobook of her memoir Becoming.

Her win on Sunday gives the Obama household its third Grammy: former president Barack Obama has already snagged two Grammys in the same category for his books.

She faced an eccentric group of rivals that included Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys for Beastie Boys Book and John Waters, the director-performer known for his transgressive cult films, for Mr. Know-It-All.

 Released in late 2018, Becoming saw the former first lady slam U.S. president Donald Trump for questioning her husband's citizenship and promoting the notion that he was born abroad.

"The whole [birther] thing was crazy and mean-spirited, of course, its underlying bigotry and xenophobia hardly concealed," Obama wrote.

America's first black first lady also dug into her personal life in her book, expounding on issues including a miscarriage, using in-vitro fertilization to conceive her daughters and marriage counseling.

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August 3,2020

Mumbai, Aug 3: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he has immense gratitude for the doctors who provided him with medical care for Covid-19 and feels overwhelmed to be free of the virus finally.

Amitabh, on Sunday, tested negative for the novel coronavirus and was discharged from hospital.

The 77-year-old actor was admitted to Nanavati hospital along with son Abhishek after testing positive for Covid-19 on July 11. Abhishek, 44, is still positive and will remain under medical care.

"It has been heartening to be back from the Hospital after the ‘mukti’ from the coronavirus but a sour taste in the mouth when Abhishek has to still be in the medical care," Amitabh wrote in his blog.

The actor said doctors are tirelessly working towards battling the virus "each hour" through consultation, sharing of information and experience with their fraternity from other parts of the world which gives "the hope of repair."

"Assuring us each minute that ‘all shall be well’ , when in fact they themselves struggle to find that confirmed patent that can be used, delivered, executed to save lives and conditions from the virus.

"When I had addressed them as 'angels in white' I had never imagined that I would be supine in their midst to savour their angelic presence, as they give us hope, inspiration and the strength to fight. They are quite quite remarkable. My gratitude shall never fail for them... feeling bad for Abhishek .. prayers he comes home soon," he added.

On Sunday, Abhishek thanked well-wishers for their continued support and said he would remain under medical care.

"I, unfortunately, due to some comorbidities remain Covid-19 positive and remain in hospital. Again, thank you all for your continued wishes and prayers for my family. Very humbled and indebted. I'll beat this and come back healthier! Promise," he wrote.

Abhishek's wife, actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, 46, and eight-year-old daughter Aaradhya were discharged from the hospital on Monday after testing negative for Covid-19.

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