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| Author | Nasreen Munni Kabir |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Gulzar |
| Genre | Biography |
| Published | 12 November 2012 |
| Publisher | Rupa Publications |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 978-81-29120-83-0 |
| OCLC | 827489917 |
In the Company of a Poet is a 2012 book by the author and television documentary producer Nasreen Munni Kabir, containing her interview with Gulzar (an Indian filmmaker, lyricist, and poet). It details his early life, including his birth in 1934 in Dina, British India (now Pakistan), and his Sikh family background, his film and poetic career, and his marriage to the actress Rakhee in 1973, with whom he has a daughter, Meghna. In the Company of a Poet was published by Rupa Publications on 12 November 2012 and received mixed reviews from critics. Firstpost included the book in its listing of Top 10 in Indian Non-fiction Books.
The book became the third written work on Gulzar, after his daughter's Because He is... (2004) and journalist Saibal Chatterjee's Echoes & Eloquences (2007). Kabir and Gulzar discussed mostly the latter's experiences as a lyricist, poet, and screenwriter, avoiding their conversations to be focused on topics the previous publications have done. In the Company of a Poet's development was done by doing online conversations on the telecommunication application Skype between May and November 2011, which was followed by their face-to-face conversations at the end of the same year.