Successful lyricist Sameer Though his father, Anjaan was a well-known lyricist, he was against his son choosing the risky world of films. However, Sameer has managed very well on his known. He has created many magical moments with his lyrics in Bollywood. He attained a Masters in Commerce before he followed his dreams.   Some [...]

Prasoon Joshi the Advertiser cum Lyricist Prasoon Joshi is the brilliance behind the lyrics of movies like Hum Tum, Black, Rang De Basanti, Fanaa, Ghajini, London Dreams and Delhi 6. He is not only a lyricist but also a screenwriter and an internationally acclaimed Indian advertising professional. His mother used to perform for All India [...]

Poet and lyricist Gulzar Gulzar is a Poet, Lyricist, Writer and director. The India-Pakistan partition caused him to shift to Delhi from his home town which is now in Pakistan. His first break as lyricist came when he wrote Mora Gora Ang Lai Lae for the movie Bandini in 1963. He then began writing for [...]

Ph.D poet and lyricist Harivanshrai Bachchan Shri Harivansh Rai Bachhan is renowned poet and lyricist who gave eternal songs like "Madhushala". After graduation, he was drawn into the vortex of the freedom struggle. Having a short stint as a journalist, he had joined as a teacher in the local Agarwal Vidyalaya and at the same [...]

Patriot and Lyricist: Nida Fazli Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli aka Nida Fazli is an Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist. During the India-Pakistan partition, his family migrated to Pakistan while he decided to stay back. By hearing bhajan singer he was inspired to make his first serious attempt at poetry. He felt that there are limitations [...]

Modern day lyricist: Mehboob The Bollywood lyricist and poet, Mehboob moved to Mumbai as young boy.  His father was very keen on keeping him out of the film industry and in the family business, but his persistence and his writing abilities paved his way to writing many songs for Hindi movies. One of the first [...]

Master of Lyrics, Javed Akhtar This Urdu poet, lyricist and scriptwriter is one of the most successful of his kind in Bollywood. Javed Akhtar comes from long line of poets; the tradition of writing goes back to seven generations in the family. After earning his bachelor’s degree in Arts, he focused his attention to Bollywood [...]

Individualistic Shakeel Shakeel Ahmed Shakeel Badayuni made his mark on the Hindi film industry with his lyrics. His father taught him Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Hindi and Hindustani at home itself. No one in the family was concerned with poetry except for a distant ancestor. Poetry in his times was uni-dimensional, a purely literary activity followed [...]

Dev Kohli and his evergreen Lyrics Dev Kohli is a famous poet and Bollywood songwriter who keeps a very low profile despite his fame. He has given this industry some foot tapping numbers with many a love song under the banner of Rajshri Productions. He has topped the charts with numbers like ‘Maine Pyar Kiya, [...]

Ace Lyricist Anand Bakshi Anand bakshi was a well-known poet and a lyricist of his time. He was the only lyricist who enjoyed such a long career in Hindi Cinema. His dream was to be a part of Bollywood, which his family did not approve of. He finally reached Bombay and he got his first [...]