Lyricist of many films like 'Kamla', 'Vishkanya', And 'Aloo Chaat' and screenwriter of films like 'Apartment', And 'Zara Si Bhool Syed Gulrez passed away in Los Angeles

Syed Gulrez, son of famous novelist Adil Rashid and a versatile writer, passed away on November 4, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles, USA. Before saying goodbye to this world, Syed Gulrez had done a lot of valuable work in the film industry as well as literature.

In 1984, when producer-director Jagmohan Munda produced the film 'Kamla' based on the play 'Kamla' written by Vijay Tendulkar, he entrusted the responsibility of writing the songs to Syed Gulrez. Musician Bappi Lahiri composed the songs written by Syed Gulrez. It was sung by Pankaj Udas and Salma Aga. The songs 'Aaj Phir Aane Se', 'Insaan Ko Nilam Kare Duniya', and 'Kaisa Yeh Karam' from the film 'Kamla' have been quite popular. Apart from the film 'Kamla', 'Vishkanya', 'Janam Kundli', 'Aa Dekhen Zara' ', 'Aloo Chaat', 'Victory', 'Apartment' and many others films were also written by Gulrez. Not only this, 'Apartment', 'Zara Si Bhool - Ek Choti Si Galti', 'Miami Se New York', And also wrote scripts for other films.

Syed Gulrez has worked with composers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Bappi Lahiri, Naushad Ali, Viju Shah, Anu Malik, Bapa Lahiri, Abhishek Ray, and Gaurav Dasgupta besides releasing several albums for many other international companies including 'Venus Music' company.

Famous film personalities with whom he worked include Jagmohan Mundra, Anand Mahendru, Yash Chopra, Solila Parida, Joy Augustine, Kabir Bedi, and Akbar Khan to name a few.

Along with earning money for the film industry, Syed Gulrez also wrote a lot in the literary world. A collection of his poetry is compiled in the form of a book named 'Kuch Dil Se'.

Director Rajesh Rathi, who started his career as an assistant to Jagmohan Mundra with the film 'Kamala', remembers Syed Gulrez - "He was an intuitive lyricist. Gulrez, sitting with Bappi Da while composing the music, took me out. He would take me there, smoke a cigarette, and by the time Bappi da would prepare the tune, his lyrics would be ready...he always used me as a bouncing board. His lyrics were always catchy and meaningful. And his sense of humor was unbeatable. Today, we have lost a very talented writer whose full potential was never tapped."

-Shantiswarup Tripathi