Irshad Kamil
| Irshad Kamil | |
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Kamil at Delhi Poetry Festival on 19 January 2013
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| Born |
5 September 1971 Malerkotla, Sangrur district, Punjab, India |
| Occupation | Lyricist, poet |
| Website | http://www.irshadkamil.com/ |
Irshad Kamil is an Indian Hindi/Urdu poet and lyricist best known for writing songs for Bollywood films including Jab We Met, Chameli, Love Aaj Kal, Rockstar,Aashiqui 2 and Raanjhnaa.
Kamil was born in Malerkotla and belongs to a Punjabi Muslim family. He studied journalism at the Panjab University, followed by postgraduate and PhD degrees in Hindi.
After writing scripts for soaps such as Na Jaiyo Pardes and Kahan Se Kahan Tak, his first assignment in Mumbai was writing dialogue for Manish Goswami’s Kartavya. Soon followed Drishtaant, a serial produced and directed by Pankaj Kapur. Brought to Mumbai by producer Lekh Tandon, Kamil later worked with musician Sandesh Shandilya.
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