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Irshad Kamil

Dr. Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist.[1] His songs appear in Bollywood films including Jab We Met, Chameli, Love Aaj Kal, Rockstar, Laila Majnu, Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha, Jab Harry Met Sejal, Kabir Singh, Dunki and Love Aaj Kal.

Irshad Kamil
Kamil at the Delhi Poetry Festival in 2013
Born (1971-09-05) 5 September 1971 (age 53)
Malerkotla, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Lyricist, poet
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.irshadkamil.com

Dr. Irshad has been nominated and won numerous prestigious awards for his lyrics in song-writing. He has won dozens of awards of Best Lyricist, the Film Fare Award, IIFA and Zee Cine Awards to name a few.[2]

Personal life

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Kamil was born as the seventh child to his parents in Malerkotla, and belongs to a Punjabi Muslim family.[3] He studied journalism at the Panjab University, followed by postgraduate and PhD degrees in Hindi.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Composer(s) Director Notes Ref.
2004 Chameli Sandesh Shandilya Sudhir Mishra
Anant Balani 		One of the lyricists [4]
2005 Shabd Vishal–Shekhar Leena Yadav [5]
Socha Na Tha Sandesh Shandilya Imtiaz Ali Five songs [6]
Karam Vishal–Shekhar Leena Yadav One song [7]
Neal 'N' Nikki Salim–Sulaiman Arjun Sablok [8]
2006 Ahista Ahista Himesh Reshammiya Shivam Nair One of the lyricists [9]
Gafla Kartik Shah Sameer Hanchate
2007 Dhol Pritam Priyadarshan Five songs
Jab We Met Imtiaz Ali [10]
2008 Tulsi Nikhil-Vinay Ajay Kumar
Bhram Pritam Pavan S. Kaul One of the lyricists [11][12]
Thodi Life Thoda Magic Vinay Tiwari Anand L Rai Three songs [13]
A Wednesday! Sanjoy Chowdhury Neeraj Pandey One of the lyricists [14]
2009 Aa Dekhen Zara Pritam Jehangir Surti Three songs [15][16]
Tera Mera Ki Rishta Jaidev Kumar Navaniat Singh One of the lyricists [17]
Love Aaj Kal Pritam Imtiaz Ali [18][19]
Toss Sandesh Shandilya Ramesh Khatkar One of the lyricists [20]
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Pritam Rajkumar Santoshi [21]
De Dana Dan Priyadarshan One song [22]
2010 Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? Ashwni Dhir [23]
Tum Milo Toh Sahi Sandesh Shandilya Kabir Sadanand [24]
Raajneeti Pritam Prakash Jha One song [25]
Khatta Meetha Priyadarshan Three songs (one along with U. R. L.) [26]
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Milan Luthria Five songs [27]
Help Ashutosh Phatak Rajeev Virani
Aashayein Pritam Nagesh Kukunoor One song [28][29]
We Are Family Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Siddharth P. Malhotra One of the lyricists [30][31]
Anjaana Anjaani Vishal–Shekhar Siddharth Anand One song (Along with Kausar Munir) [32][33]
Aakrosh Pritam Priyadarshan [34]
Action Replayy Vipul Shah [35][36]
2011 Yamla Pagla Deewana Sandesh Shandilya Samir Karnik One song [37]
Kucch Luv Jaisaa Pritam Barnali Ray Shukla [38]
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Sohail Sen Ali Abbas Zafar [39][40]
Mausam Pritam Pankaj Kapoor [41][42]
Rascals Vishal–Shekhar David Dhawan [43][44][45]
Rockstar A. R. Rahman Imtiaz Ali [46][47]
Desi Boyz Pritam Rohit Dhawan Two songs [48]
2012 Jodi Breakers Salim–Sulaiman Ashwini Chaudhary One of the lyricists [49]
Cocktail Pritam
Yo Yo Honey Singh 		Homi Adajania Eight songs [50][51]
Chakravyuh Salim–Sulaiman
Shantanu Moitra 		Prakash Jha One of the lyricists [52][53][54]
Son of Sardaar Himesh Reshammiya
Sajid–Wajid 		Ashwni Dhir [55][56]
2013 Special 26 M. M. Keeravani Neeraj Pandey Eight songs [57][58]
Aashiqui 2 Jeet Gannguli Mohit Suri Six songs [59]
Raanjhanaa A. R. Rahman Anand L Rai [60][61]
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero Pritam Rajkumar Santoshi One of the lyricists [62]
2014 Gunday Sohail Sen Ali Abbas Zafar Eight songs [63]
Highway A. R. Rahman Imtiaz Ali Seven songs [64]
Kochadaiiyaan (Dubbed version) Soundarya Rajinikanth Five songs [65]
Kaanchi Ismail Darbar
Salim–Sulaiman 		Subhash Ghai [66]
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty Pritam AR Murugadoss Five songs [67]
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Sachin–Jigar Shashank Khaitan Two songs [68][69]
Raja Natwarlal Yuvan Shankar Raja Kunal Deshmukh [70]
Happy New Year Vishal–Shekhar Farah Khan [71]
2015 I (Dubbed version) A. R. Rahman Shankar [72]
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Himesh Reshammiya Sooraj Barjatya [73]
Guddu Rangeela Amit Trivedi Subhash Kapoor [74][75]
Tamasha A. R. Rahman Imtiaz Ali [76]
2016 Sultan Vishal–Shekhar Ali Abbas Zafar [77]
Pink Anupam Roy Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury One song [78]
Madaari Vishal Bhardwaj
Sunny Bawra-Inder Bawra 		Nishikant Kamat [79][80]
2017 Sachin: A Billion Dreams A. R. Rahman James Erskine [81][82]
Dear Maya Anupam Roy
SandMan 		Sunaina Bhatnagar [83][84]
Raabta Pritam
JAM8 		Dinesh Vijan Wrote three songs (Two with Amitabh Bhattacharya) [85]
Mom A. R. Rahman Ravi Udyawar All songs (Two with Rianjali) [86][87][88]
Jab Harry Met Sejal Pritam, Diplo Imtiaz Ali [89][90]
Newton Rachita Arora Amit V Masurkar Two songs
Tiger Zinda Hai Vishal–Shekhar Ali Abbas Zafar
2018 Sanju A. R. Rahman Rajkumar Hirani Guest lyricist; Two Songs [91]
Fanney Khan Amit Trivedi
Tanishk Bagchi 		Atul Manjrekar Five Songs [92]
Rajma Chawal Hitesh Sonik Leena Yadav
Zero Ajay-Atul
Tanishk Bagchi 		Anand L. Rai
Laila Majnu Niladri Kumar
Joi Barua 		Sajid Ali Nine Songs
2019 Bharat Vishal–Shekhar Ali Abbas Zafar
Kabir Singh Amaal Mallik
Vishal Mishra
Sachet–Parampara 		Sandeep Vanga Four songs
2020 Love Aaj Kal Pritam Imtiaz Ali
Shikara Sandesh Shandilya Vidhu Vinod Chopra Five Songs
2021 Tadap Pritam Milan Luthria [93]
Atrangi Re A. R. Rahman Aanand L. Rai [94]
2022 Raksha Bandhan Himesh Reshammiya
Freddy Pritam Shashanka Ghosh
2023 Bholaa Ravi Basrur Ajay Devgn
Jawan Anirudh Ravichander Atlee Guest lyricist; Two songs (one with Wasim Balrevi)
Tiger 3 Pritam Maneesh Sharma One song
Dunki Rajkumar Hirani Two songs
2024 Woh Bhi Din The Joi Barua Sajid Ali Eight songs
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Vishal Mishra Ali Abbas Zafar
Amar Singh Chamkila A. R. Rahman Imtiaz Ali
Metro In Dino † Pritam Anurag Basu

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Category Film Song Result Note
2010 Mirchi Music Awards Album of the Year Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai - Nominated [95]
2011 Lyricist of the Year Rockstar "Nadaan Parinde" Nominated [96][97]
Listeners' Choice Album of the Year - Won
Album of the Year -
2012 Cocktail - Nominated [98]
2013 Aashiqui 2 - Won [99]
2014 Gunday - Nominated [100][101]
Lyricist of the Year Happy New Year "Manwa Laage" Won
2015 Tamasha "Agar Tum Saath Ho" Nominated [102]
2015 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Won
2016 Mirchi Music Awards Album of the Year Sultan - Nominated [103]
Lyricist of the Year "Jag Ghoomeya"
2017 Album of the Year Raabta - Nominated [104][105]
Tiger Zinda Hai -
Jab Harry Met Sejal - Won
Lyricist of the Year "Hawayein"
"Safar" Nominated
2019 Bazm-E-Urdu Dubai's Mehfil-E-Urdu Kaifi Azmi Award for Urdu Lyricist - Won [106][107][108][109]
2012 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Rockstar "Nadaan Parinde" Won [110]
2010 Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Love Aaj Kal "Aaj Din Chadheya" Won [111]

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