Gulzar was a lyricist for S.D . Burman , also known as Burman Dada .
He started his career with music director S.D . Burman ( lovingly known as Burman Dada ) 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 .
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