Veteran lyricist Gulzar, who had worked on the classic film Kabuliwala, has now penned lyrics for Danny Denzongpa-starrer Bioscopewala, an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s short story Kabuliwala.
“Gulzar saab [sir] is very fond of Rabindranath Tagore’s work. About 15 years ago, he had mentioned it to me that Tagore is the only one who writes favourable and apt stories for kids and families,” Sunil Doshi, writer and producer of Bioscopewala, said in a statement. “Interestingly, Gulzar saab had started his career as an assistant to Bimal Roy when he was making Kabuliwala, with actor Balraj Sahni and he had penned songs for it.”
When he approached Gulzar with the script of Bioscopewala, he immediately agreed to write songs for the film.
Director Deb Medhekar’s Bioscopewala also stars Geetanjali Thapa, Tisca Chopra and Adil Hussain.
The film will release in the UAE on May 24.
