Shankar Mahadevan congratulates legendary lyricist Gulzar on Jnanpith Award, 'Dearest And Greatest…'

Shankar Mahadevan congratulated lyricist and poet Gulzar on winning Jnanpith Award with a heartfelt message on social media – Check post!

Renowned poet and lyricist Gulzar receiving congratulations from musician Shankar Mahadevan about his Jnanpith Award win. Bharatiya Jnanpith instituted the Jnanpith Award in 1961. It is the most prestigious award for Indian literature, along with the Sahitya Akademi Award. The Indian singer and composer posted a cheerful photo of himself with Gulzar on Instagram on Monday. The congratulatory text read: “Warmest congratulations to my dearest and greatest @gulzar_poetry for winning the prestigious Gyanpeeth award! I feel so blessed to spend such beautiful creative moments with you!! I love you sir!! @meghnagulzar (sic).”

Shankar Mahadevan congratulates Gulzar:

Shankar Mahadevan's post for Gulzar went viral on social media. Netizens left hearts and congratulations in the comments section. One of the users wrote, “Warm regards to Gulzar Sir, and Shankarji, Sirji. Thank you for your beautiful melodious contribution in the world of dazzling stars of music and poetry.” Another user wrote, “We love you sir, you are a legend, wirds eise aate hai jaise sakshat Saraswati virajman hai aap mein….👏👏 (sic).” The third user said: “❤️❤️🙌🙌❤️Congratulations to the Maestro Sir (sic).”

The 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023 has been conferred on Swami Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit and Shri Gulzar for Urdu, as announced by the selection committee. Gulzar, also known as Sampooran Singh Kalra, is a well-known Hindi film composer of many famous and legendary songs.

Starring Balraj Sahni,'Kabuliwala,” he made his lyrical debut. Besides directing a number of critically acclaimed feature films including 'Maachis', 'Aandhi', 'Mausam', 'Khushboo', 'Parichay' and 'Koshish', he has written songs and scripts for many more films. . Before that, he was honored with the Padma Bhushan in 2004, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2013, the Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu in 2002 and at least five National Film Awards for his contributions.

(With ANI inputs)