The real name of Gulzar the winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award, 2014 is

The correct answer is A) Sampurna Singh Kalra. Gulzar was born Sampooran Singh Kalra in 1934 at Dina, in present-day Pakistan's Jhelum district. He wrote under the takhallus (pen name) 'Gulzar', which is the name everyone knows him by. The spelling 'Sampurna' is a common transliteration of the same name, so the option is correct.

The other options are wrong because they do not match his name. 'Sadanand Singh Kalra' and the two Sikh-surname options, 'Surjeet Singh Kohli' and 'Prabodh Chandra Bhatia', are not associated with him.

• Core concept: Takhallus. Urdu and Hindi poets traditionally adopt a pen name, and in film lyrics the pen name often replaces the real name on the credits.
• Syllabus link: Persons and personalities in art and culture. Gulzar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest honour in cinema, announced in 2014 for his contribution to Indian cinema.
• Mains angle: Gulzar's work shows how Urdu poetry and Hindi cinema have shaped each other.

Trap: Candidates pick the option that merely sounds like a Punjabi or Sikh name. Remember that the real name is distinct from the pen name, and the question asks for the real name.