Due to Tagore’s 4 annas book, the entire Kalra became Gulzar, the story of the fan is funny

Gulzar’s childhood and family

Gulzar saw a lot of sorrow in his personal life, also suffered the pain of separation with his family. And the same pain probably started appearing in his writing as well. Gulzar’s father’s name was Makhan Singh, and he had three marriages. Gulzar was the son of his father’s second wife. But the mother died at the time of his birth. Then Gulzar was brought up by his father’s third wife i.e. step mother.

work in the shop, sleep in the warehouse

Gulzar was very fond of reading since childhood. His father had a bag and cap shop in Delhi, which Gulzar also looked after. In this affair, he used to sleep many times in the godown of that shop. But where was the sleep? If there was no light, Gulzar’s time could not be spent in such a situation. There was a book shop near the godown. To pass the time, Gulzar took books from the shop and started reading. He was so fond of reading that he used to read the whole book in one day. But then Gulzar came across a book by Rabindra Nath Tagore, which changed his life. In fact, the owner of the shop was fed up with the fact that Gulzar returns after reading the entire book in one night, and takes a new book everyday.

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‘Rabindranath Tagore made me a thief.’

In a conversation with ‘GateBengal’, Gulzar laughingly said that Rabindranath Tagore made me a thief. Actually he had brought Rabindranath Tagore’s book ‘The Gardener’ to read in four annas. The shopkeeper had instructed not to return the book without reading it. But Gulzar liked that book so much that he never returned it again. Whenever the shopkeeper asked for the book back, Gulzar would make some excuse or the other.

Gulzar with daughter Meghna. Photo: Mumbai Mirror

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Rabindranath Tagore’s book changed life

In such a situation, he gave Gulzar a book written in Urdu by Rabindranath Tagore. Gulzar read that book, which changed the direction of his thinking and life. After reading that book, Gulzar became fond of writing, and decided that he would become a writer. While staying in the godown and shop, Gulzar started putting his thoughts on the pages. When the father came to know, he explained a lot to Gulzar, but he did not agree.

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When the fan mistook Javed Akhtar for Gulzar

There are many funny stories related to Gulzar’s life, about which even his fans get excited. There is an anecdote when a fan mistook Javed Akhtar for Gulzar at the airport. Javed Akhtar himself had told ‘ANI’ what had happened then. Gulzar sahib was also there with him.

The fan got confused and then…

Javed Akhtar had told, ‘Me and Shabana had come from somewhere, and were sitting at the airport. At that time Jet Airways was running, so their girls said that both of you sit down. We both sat on the same bench. Shabana was sitting in the same row. A gentleman brought Tasharif. He did not see Shabana. Standing in front of me on two feet like this. He looked at me and said, ‘Adab Gulzar Sahab. I also behaved, so he said how Gulzar sahib at the airport. So I said that Javed Akhtar sahab is coming, I have come to receive him. So he was very confused that such a big man has come to pick up Javed Akhtar?

‘He again said that you have come to receive Javed Akhtar? I said that I always come. Wherever Javed Akhtar sahib comes from, I come to receive him at the airport. So the sadness on his face….He is a fan of Gulzar sahab, and he has come to pick up Javed Akhtar? Then he said is it good? Let’s go Gulzar sahib.