Legendary writer-poet Gulzar believes he was destined to make his acclaimed 1988 TV show “Mirza Ghalib” with Naseeruddin Shah, who while still a student, wrote to him declaring how he was the best man for the job.

Gulzar, whose love for Ghalib is as famous as his affection for Urdu and Bengali, said he long envisioned a screen project on the 19 th century poet and initially thought of making a film with his friend and frequent collaborator, Sanjeev Kumar.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the 10 th Jashn-e-Rekhta Festival, Gulzar revealed how destiny brought him to Shah and television.

“Sanjeev Kumar used to say, ‘I don’t need to listen to the script because I know you will not waste me.’ But the producer changed his mind and it didn’t work out,” Gulzar recalled at the session ho

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