Portrait of Gulzar

Gulzar books in order

Indian poet, lyricist and author

Born
1933
Country
India
Books
12

Gulzar has published 2 non-fiction books, 2 children's books and 8 other books, beginning with Law in America (1979). The best-known is The New Encyclopaedia Britannica (2010). The latest is Iran (2005).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Gulzar

Non-fiction in order

  1. Compton's by Britannica (Encyclopaedia 26 Vol Set) (2005)

  2. Iran (2005)

    240 pages

Children's books in order

  1. Fascinating Facts (1992)

  2. Planet Earth (2003)

    64 pages

Other books in order

  1. Law in America (1979)

    271 pages

  2. Encyclopedia Brittanica (1993)

  3. Enciclopedia Hispanica (1995)

    7792 pages

  4. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (2004)

    2091 pages

  5. Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Black) (Britannica Black) (2005)

    2659 pages

  6. Britannica Mathematics in Context (2006)

    72 pages

  7. The New Encyclopaedia Britannica (2010)

  8. Encyclopedia Britannica (2018)

About Gulzar

Gulzar is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as an important Urdu poet of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film Bandini and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s. He also directed Kirdaar in 1993. He attended United Christian School Ludlow Castle Delhi. He indicated this in Rekhta Prog in an interview by Divya Dutta.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Gulzar FAQ

How many books has Gulzar written?
Gulzar has published 2 non-fiction books, 2 children's books and 8 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Gulzar's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The New Encyclopaedia Britannica.
What is Gulzar's latest book?
Iran (2005).
What is Gulzar's most famous book?
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica (2010) is Gulzar's most widely read book.

Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.