Gulzar's birthday: Riteish Deshmukh, Urmila Matondkar & Vicky Kaushal wish the legendary lyricist

Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly kwn by his pen name 'Gulzar' is celebrating his birthday on Sunday, August 18. legendary lyricist who is kwn for his immense contribution to Indian cinema was showered with wishes as he turned 85 years old. Wishes pour in from several Bollywood celebrities including Riteish Deshmukh, Vicky Kaushal & Urmila Matondkar, who extended love and greetings to veteran poet-filmmaker.

Take a look:

Riteish Deshmukh

Sharing a picture with veteran artist on Instagram, Riteish Deshmukh extended best greetings for day. He hailed Gulzar's work in post and said, "Your words make life even more beautiful.."

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Urmila Matondkar

Actress turned politician Urmila Matondkar also wished Gulzar with a heartwarming social media post. She shared a picture with him where she can be seen embracing him, and quoted a stanza from a famous song of ace lyricist on Twitter, which roughly translates to, 'Without you, I have complaint from life.' She furr wrote, "Can we ever thank you eugh for making our lives so much more beautiful #HappyBirthdayGulzar humblest living legend."

Vicky Kaushal

Bollywood's latest heartthrob Vicky Kaushal also shared a picture with Gulzar in his Instagram story and wished him a very happy birthday.

Shankar Mahevan

Singer Shankar Mahevan also paid tribute to legendary lyricist. Sharing a picture with veteran on his Twitter handle and wrote, "Happy Birthday #GulzarSahabLots of love!!"

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Kapil Sharma 

Actor-comedian Kapil Sharma also extended greetings to Gulzar Sahab. He shared a picture with poet on Instagram and penned an emotional te.

Gulzar Sahab who started his career as a lyricist with music director S.D. Burman in 1963 film 'Bandini' and worked with several A-listers of industry including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj, and A. R. Rahman. He is recipient of  Dasaheb Phalke Award — highest award in Indian cinema and was awarded Pma Bhushan in 2004, third-highest civilian award in India. He has also won several or national awards.