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Meghna Gulzar On Working With Father: I Exploit Being His Daughter When He Is Writing My Songs

Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar says she "rightfully" exploits being eminent poet-lyricist Gulzar's daughter whenever there is an opportunity for a collaboration.

Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar says she "rightfully" exploits being eminent poet-lyricist Gulzar's daughter whenever there is an opportunity for a collaboration.

Meghna, the director of critically-acclaimed titles such as 바카라Filhaal바카라, 바카라Talvar바카라, 바카라Raazi바카라, and 바카라Chhapaak바카라, has teamed up with the film veteran her latest, 바카라Sam Bahadur바카라.

The upcoming film is a biographical drama on the life of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, played by Vicky Kaushal. It will be released on December 1.

"I exploit being his daughter when he is writing my songs and 'haq se' (by right). If I don't like a line, I tell him, 'Abhi dusri line likh ke dijiye, abhi chahiye gaana, abhi poora karna hai'. Utna toh haq hai, utna toh lungi (Give me another line. I need to complete it now. That much is my right and I will claim it),바카라 the director told PTI in an interview here.

Some of the memorable songs from their movie collaborations include the title track of 바카라Filhaal바카라 as well as "Ae Watan" and "Dilbaro" from 바카라Raazi바카라.

Kaushal said witnessing the banter between the father-daughter is the 바카라sweetest and most entertaining thing바카라.

"It is like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (tennis icons) are playing their best game against each other. I was blessed to see this moment between Gulzar sahab and Meghna. Gulzar sahab would tell me, 바카라Kya karoon beta yeh director impress hee nahi hoti바카라 (What do I do son? It is very difficult to impress this director). I would be like, 바카라Beti kiski hai바카라 (After all, whose daughter is she?)바카라 the actor said.

Meghna said she may exploit their father-daughter relationship to get lyrics on demand, but the poet-lyricist-director has been a major influence in instilling the importance of hard work in her.

"The number of things he absorbs, the amount he reads, the amount of awareness he inculcates within himself of the time that he lives in... You are not relevant by accident, you are relevant by action and intent.

"My father says, 바카라Yeh karne ki vidya hai, yeh karne se aati hai (You learn it by practice)바카라. You cannot take yourself seriously and say, 바카라For one month I바카라ll not write and then on the 31st day when I start writing, it will all come back바카라. This is something that he has instilled in me because he has also followed this all his life," she said.

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Gulzar, one of the most respected names not just in cinema but also in literary circles, has written poems and lyrics for countless films in a career spanning over six decades.

A winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Akademi Award, an Oscar, a Grammy trophy and multiple National Film Awards, Gulzar has also directed cinematic gems such as "Mere Apne", "Parichay", "Aandhi", "Mausam" and "Lekin" to name a few.

Rakhee, Meghna's actor-mother, is her strongest critic, the director said.

"We have had so many units (promotional material from 'Sam Bahadur') coming out, teasers, trailers and everything else, nothing... (but there is no reaction from her). "Vicky has gone to Delhi and some TV channel is covering it, I got one message from her saying, 'I'm seeing Vicky in 'Sam Bahadur' coverage, good'. I'm like, I'm sending you links every day, (but) there바카라s nothing (no reaction),바카라 she added.

Rakhee has worked in Hindi cinema hits such as "Kabhi Kabhie", "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar", "Sharmeelee", "Shakti", "Ram Lakhan" and "Baazigar", among others.

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Produced by RSVP Movies, 바카라Sam Bahadur바카라 also stars Sanya Malhotra as Manekshaw's wife Silloo and Fatima Sana Shaikh as former prime minister Indira Gandhi.

The movie is scheduled to be released in theatres on December 1.

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