Irshad Kamil

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Irshad Kamil
Kamil at the Delhi Poetry Festival in 2013
Born (1971-09-05) 5 September 1971 (age 55)
Malerkotla, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationLyricist, poet
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.irshadkamil.com

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, Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha, and Jab Harry Met Sejal.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Kamil was born as the seventh child to his parents in Malerkotla, and belongs to a Punjabi Muslim family.[2] He studied journalism at the Panjab University, followed by postgraduate and PhD degrees in Hindi.[2]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Music composer Film director Notes Ref.
2004 Chameli Sandesh Shandilya Sudhir Mishra
Anant Balani 		[3]
2005 Shabd Vishal-Shekhar Leena Yadav [4]
Socha Na Tha Sandesh Shandilya Imtiaz Ali [5]
Karam Vishal-Shekhar Leena Yadav [6]
Neal 'N' Nikki Salim Sulaiman Arjun Sablok [7]
2006 Ahista Ahista Himesh Reshammiya Shivam Nair [8]
Gafla Kartik Shah Sameer Hanchate
2007 Kaisay Kahein Pritam Mohit Hussein [9]
Dhol Pritam Priyadarshan
Jab We Met Pritam Imtiaz Ali [10]
2008 Tulsi Nikhil-Vinay Ajay Kumar
Bhram Pritam Pavan S. Kaul [11][12]
Thodi Life Thoda Magic Vinay Tiwari Anand L Rai [13]
A Wednesday! Sanjoy Chowdhury Neeraj Pandey [14]
2009 Kutti Chetan and Friends Pritam Deepak Subhash Jadhav [15]
Aa Dekhen Zara Pritam
Gourav Dasgupta 		Jehangir Surti [16][17]
Tera Mera Ki Rishta Jaidev Kumar Navaniat Singh [18]
Hum Phirr Mileinge... Sandesh Shandilya Manish Goel
Love Aaj Kal Pritam Imtiaz Ali [19][20]
Toss Sandesh Shandilya Ramesh Khatkar [21]
Fast Forward Akbar Sami Zaigham Ali Sayed [22]
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Pritam Rajkumar Santoshi [23]
De Dana Dan Priyadarshan [24]
2010 Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? Ashwni Dhir [25]
Tum Milo Toh Sahi Kabir Sadanand [26]
Raajneeti Prakash Jha [27]
Khatta Meetha Pritam
Shehzad Roy 		Priyadarshan [28]
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Pritam Milan Luthria [29]
Help Ashutosh Phatak Rajeev Virani
Aashayein Pritam Nagesh Kukunoor [30][31]
We Are Family Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Siddharth P. Malhotra [32][33]
Anjaana Anjaani Vishal-Shekhar Siddharth Anand [34][35]
Aakrosh Pritam Priyadarshan [36]
Action Replayy Vipul Shah [37][38]
2011 Yamla Pagla Deewana Sandesh Shandilya Samir Karnik [39]
Kucch Luv Jaisaa Pritam Barnali Ray Shukla [40]
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Sohail Sen Ali Abbas Zafar [41][42]
Mausam Pritam Pankaj Kapoor [43][44]
Rascals Vishal-Shekhar David Dhawan [45][46][47]
Rockstar A. R. Rahman Imtiaz Ali [48][49]
Desi Boyz Pritam Rohit Dhawan [50]
2012 Jodi Breakers Salim-Sulaiman Ashwini Chaudhary [51]
Cocktail Pritam Homi Adajania [52][53]
Chakravyuh Salim-Sulaiman
Shantanu Moitra 		Prakash Jha [54][55][56]
Son of Sardaar Himesh Reshammiya
Sajid–Wajid 		Ashwni Dhir [57][58]
2013 Kaanchi Ismail Darbar
Salim-Sulaiman 		Subhash Ghai [59]
Special 26 M. M. Keeravani
Himesh Reshammiya 		Neeraj Pandey [60][61]
Aashiqui 2 Jeet Gannguli Mohit Suri [62]
Raanjhanaa A. R. Rahman Anand L Rai [63][64]
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero Pritam Rajkumar Santoshi [65]
2014 Gunday Sohail Sen Ali Abbas Zafar [66]
Highway A. R. Rahman Imtiaz Ali [67]
Kochadaiiyaan (Dubbed version) Soundarya Rajinikanth [68]
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty Pritam AR Murugadoss [69]
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Sachin-Jigar Shashank Khaitan [70][71]
Raja Natwarlal Yuvan Shankar Raja Kunal Deshmukh [72]
Happy New Year Vishal-Shekhar Farah Khan [73]
2015 I (Dubbed version) A. R. Rahman Shankar [74]
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Himesh Reshammiya Sooraj Barjatya [75]
Guddu Rangeela Amit Trivedi Subhash Kapoor [76][77]
Tamasha A. R. Rahman Imtiaz Ali [78]
2016 Sultan Vishal-Shekhar Ali Abbas Zafar [79]
Pink Anupam Roy Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury [80]
Madaari Vishal Bhardwaj
Sunny Bawra-Inder Bawra 		Nishikant Kamat [81][82]
2017 Sachin: A Billion Dreams A. R. Rahman James Erskine [83][84]
Dear Maya Anupam Roy Sunaina Bhatnagar [85][86]
Raabta Pritam
JAM8 		Dinesh Vijan Wrote three songs (two with Amitabh Bhattacharya) [87]
Mom A. R. Rahman Ravi Udyawar [88][89][90]
Jab Harry Met Sejal Pritam, Diplo Imtiaz Ali [91][92]
Newton Rachita Arora Amit V Masurkar
Tiger Zinda Hai Vishal-Shekhar Ali Abbas Zafar
2018 Sanju A.R.Rahman Rajkumar Hirani Guest lyricist (Two Songs) [93]
Fanney Khan Amit Trivedi, Tanishk Bagchi Atul Manjrekar Five Songs [94]
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 All songs
2020 Shikara - The Untold Story of Kashmiri Pandits A. R. Rahman, Sandesh Shandilya, Abhay Sopori, Rohit Kulkarni Vidhu Vinod Chopra Five Songs
2021 Tadap Pritam Milan Luthria All Songs

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

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]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "About Me".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guptal, Priya (22 October 2014). "I am a closed-door rebel: Irshad Kamil". Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2017. We are Punjabi Muslims and I was born in Malerkotla in Punjab. I did my diploma in journalism from Punjab University, a post graduation in Hindi language followed by a Ph.D in contemporary Hindi poetry.
  3. ↑ "Chameli". Saavn.
  4. ↑ "Shabd". Saavn.
  5. ↑ "Socha Na Tha". Saavn.
  6. ↑ "Karam". Saavn.
  7. ↑ "Neal 'N' Nikki". Saavn.
  8. ↑ "Ahista Ahista". Saavn.
  9. ↑ "Kaisay Kahein". YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Jab We Met". Saavn.
  11. ↑ "Bhram Music Review".
  12. ↑ "An Illusion - Bhram". YouTube.
  13. ↑ "Thodi Life Thoda Magic". Saavn.
  14. ↑ "A Wednesday: Songs Lyrics".
  15. ↑ "Kutti Chetan and Friends". Hotstar.
  16. ↑ "Aa Dekhen Zara Jukebox 1". YouTube.
  17. ↑ "Aa Dekhen Zara - Jukebox 2". YouTube.
  18. ↑ "Tera Mera Ki Rishta". Gaana.com.
  19. ↑ "Love Aaj Kal - Full Songs - Jukebox 1". YouTube.
  20. ↑ "Love Aaj Kal - Full Songs - Jukebox 2". YouTube.
  21. ↑ "Toss Cast and Crew". Bollywood Hungama.
  22. ↑ "Fast Forward Music". Bollywood Hungama.
  23. ↑ "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani - Full Songs Jukebox". YouTube.
  24. ↑ "De Dana Dan". Saavn.
  25. ↑ "Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge". Saavn.
  26. ↑ "Tum Milo Toh Sahi". Saavn.
  27. ↑ "Raajneeti Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  28. ↑ "Khatta Meetha". Saavn.
  29. ↑ "Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai". Saavn.
  30. ↑ "Aashayein". Saavn.
  31. ↑ "Dilkash Dildaar Duniya". YouTube.
  32. ↑ "We Are Family - Reham O Karam". YouTube.
  33. ↑ "We Are Family". Saavn.
  34. ↑ "Anjaana Anjaani". Saavn.
  35. ↑ "Music review of Anjaana Anjaani by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywood Hungama.
  36. ↑ "Aakrosh". Saavn.
  37. ↑ "Yamla Pagla Deewana". Saavn.
  38. ↑ "Chhan Ke Mohalla [Full Song] - Action Replayy". YouTube.
  39. ↑ "Yamla Pagla Deewana". YouTube.
  40. ↑ "Kucch Luv Jaisa". Saavn.
  41. ↑ "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  42. ↑ "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan". Saavn.
  43. ↑ "Mausam". Saavn.
  44. ↑ "Mausam Songs". Bollywood Hungama.
  45. ↑ "Rascals". YouTube.
  46. ↑ "Rascals". Gaana.com.
  47. ↑ "Rascals". Saavn.
  48. ↑ "Sadda Haq Full Video Song Rockstar". YouTube.
  49. ↑ "Rockstar". Saavn.
  50. ↑ "Desi Boyz". Saavn.
  51. ↑ "Jodi Breakers Jukebox". YouTube.
  52. ↑ "Cocktail Jukebox 1". YouTube.
  53. ↑ "Cocktail Jukebox 2". YouTube.
  54. ↑ "Chakravyuh". Saavn.
  55. ↑ "Chakravyuh Jukebox". YouTube.
  56. ↑ "Chakravyuh Music". Bollywood Hungama.
  57. ↑ "Son of Sardaar". Saavn.
  58. ↑ "Son of Sardaar". Bollywood Hungama.
  59. ↑ "Kaanchi Full Song Jukebox". YouTube.
  60. ↑ "Special 26 Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  61. ↑ "Special 26 Audio Jukebox II". YouTube.
  62. ↑ "Aashiqui 2 Jukebox". YouTube.
  63. ↑ "Raanjhanaa". Saavn.
  64. ↑ "Raanjhanaa Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  65. ↑ "Phata Poster Nikla Hero Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  66. ↑ "Gunday Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  67. ↑ "Highway Songs Jukebox". YouTube.
  68. ↑ "Kochadaiiyaan - The Legend - Jukebox". YouTube.
  69. ↑ "Holiday Jukebox". YouTube.
  70. ↑ "Daingad Daingad". YouTube.
  71. ↑ "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Music". Bollywood Hungama.
  72. ↑ "Raja Natwarlal Jukebox". YouTube.
  73. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Happy New Year Full Audio Songs JUKEBOX". YouTube.
  74. ↑ "I Full Audio Songs (Hindi) Jukebox". YouTube.
  75. ↑ "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Songs Jukebox". YouTube.
  76. ↑ "Guddu Rangeela Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  77. ↑ "Guddu Rangeela Music". YouTube.
  78. ↑ "Tamasha Full Audio Songs Jukebox". YouTube.
  79. ↑ "Sultan Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  80. ↑ "Pink Jukebox". YouTube.
  81. ↑ "Madaari". Saavn.
  82. ↑ "Masoom Sa". YouTube.
  83. ↑ "Hind Mere Jind". YouTube.
  84. ↑ "Sachin: A Billion Dreams". Saavn.
  85. ↑ "Dear Maya". Saavn.
  86. ↑ "Dear Maya Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  87. ↑ "Raabta Audio Jukebox". YouTube.
  88. ↑ "Mom Full Album". YouTube.
  89. ↑ "Mom". Saavn.
  90. ↑ "Mom Music". Bollywood Hungama.
  91. ↑ "Safar". Saavn.
  92. ↑ "Radha". YouTube.
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  96. ↑ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011". 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  98. ↑ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012". www.radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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  100. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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  103. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  104. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  105. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  106. ↑ filmfaremiddleeast.com https://filmfaremiddleeast.com/mehfil-e-urdu-celebration-of-the-birth-centenary-of-the-great-urdu-poet-and-lyricist-kaifi-azmi/. Retrieved 4 September 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  111. ↑ "Filmfare award 2010". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

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