The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...

 for Hindi films.

The awards were first given in 1953, however the Award for the best lyricist was first given in 1958.

Superlatives

Superlative	Lyricist Lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
Most awards	Gulzar	10 (from 25 nominations)
Most nominations	Anand Bakshi Anand Bakshi Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...	40 (resulted in 4 wins)
Most nominations in a single year	Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...	5
Most nominations without ever winning	Mehboob	4

With 10 wins, Gulzar holds the record for most awards in this category, followed by Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...

 with 8 awards and Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...

 with 4. Three lyricists won the award thrice: Shakeel Badayuni

Shakeel Badayuni

Shakeel Badayuni was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter.-Early life and background:Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh...

, Shailendra

Shailendra

Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...

 and Sameer

Sameer (lyricist)

Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...

. Badayuni, who won the award for three consecutive years from 1961 to 1963, holds the record for most consecutive wins.

In 2005, Javed Akhtar was the single nominee, having all the five nominations of this category to his credit (and eventually winning for "Tere Liye

Tere Liye (song)

"Tere Liye" is a song from the movie Veer-Zaara, directed by Yash Chopra.-About the song:The music for this song was composed by the Late Madan Mohan and recreated by his son Sanjeev Kohli and is sung by Roop Kumar Rathod and Lata Mangeshkar...

" from Veer-Zaara

Veer-Zaara

The soundtrack was released on CD and specially on Audio DVD. The music is based on old and untouched compositions by the late Madan Mohan, as revised by his son Sanjeev Kohli....

). Akhtar's five nominations in that year also gave him the record for most number of Best Lyricist nominations in a single year, thus surpassing a previous record by Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...

, who received four of the five nominations in 1981.

Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi

Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...

 holds the record of getting nominated for consecutively 13 years from 1970 till 1982, resulting in 23 nominations and only 2 wins.

1950s

• 1959 Shailendra
  Shailendra
  Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
  
   - "Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hain" from Yahudi
  Yahudi
  Yahudi is a 1958 Bollywood film directed by Bimal Roy. It starred Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi, Nasir Hussain, Nigar Sultana and others....
  
  
  • Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
    
     - "Aurat Ne Janam Diya" from Sadhna
    Sadhna
    Sadhna is a 1958 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Vyjayanthimala and Leela Chitnis.-Awards:* 1958 Filmfare Best Story Award: Mukhram sharma* 1958: Filmfare Best Actress Award : Vyjayanthimala...
    
    
  • Shailendra - "Meri Jaan" from Yahudi
    Yahudi
    Yahudi is a 1958 Bollywood film directed by Bimal Roy. It starred Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi, Nasir Hussain, Nigar Sultana and others....
    
    

1960s

• 1960 Shailendra
  Shailendra
  Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
  
   - "Sab Kuchh Seekha Hum Ne" from Anari
  Anari
  Anari is a 1959 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Motilal and Lalita Pawar. The music was by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri as well as Shailendra...
  
  
  • Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
    
     - "Jalte Hain Jiske Liye" from Sujata
    Sujata (1959 film)
    Sujata is a 1959 Hindi language Bimal Roy film. The film starred Sunil Dutt and Nutan supported by Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. Based on a Bengali short story by the same name by writer, Subodh Ghosh , , the film explored the situation of caste in India. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics...
    
    
  • Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
    
     - "Tu Hindu Banega" from Dhool Ka Phool
    Dhool Ka Phool
    Dhool Ka Phool is a 1959 Indian Bollywood film. Produced by B. R. Chopra it was directed by BR's brother Yash Chopra, this being Yash's first movie as a director, having been an assistant director in BR's earlier film Naya Daur. The film stars Mala Sinha, Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, Leela Chitnis,...
    
    

• 1961 Shakeel Badayuni
  Shakeel Badayuni
  Shakeel Badayuni was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter.-Early life and background:Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh...
  
   - "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" from Chaudhvin Ka Chand
  Chaudhvin Ka Chand
  Chaudhvin Ka Chand is a 1960 Hindi feature film directed by Mohammed Sadiq. A production of Guru Dutt, the film centers on a love triangle between Guru Dutt, Rehman and Waheeda Rehman, and features music by Ravi. Farida Jalal is a guest appearance in the film, her debut...
  
  
  • Shailendra
    Shailendra
    Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
    
     - "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai" from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
    Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
    Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai is a 1960 Hindi movie produced by S. A. Bagar and directed by Kishore Sahu. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Meena Kumari, Nadira, Tun Tun, Helen and Om Prakash. The films music is by Shankar Jaikishan. One of the most famous songs in the film is Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh sung by...
    
    
  • Shakeel Badayuni - "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya
    Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya
    Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya is song from the famous 1960 Indian movie Mughal-e-Azam, which was directed by K. Asif.-About The Song:The song was created by Naushad and sung by Lata Mangeshkar. The song, when the film was first released, was in color. It also includes the fablously made set of sheesh...
    
    " from Mughal-e-Azam
    Mughal-e-Azam
    Mughal-E-Azam is a 1960 Indian historical epic film produced under the banner of Sterling Investment Corporation Pvt Ltd, and directed by K. Asif. With its unmatched production, K. Asif's magnum opus took nine years and $3 million to complete this movie. This was when a typical Bollywood film...
    
    

• 1962 Shakeel Badayuni
  Shakeel Badayuni
  Shakeel Badayuni was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter.-Early life and background:Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh...
  
   - "Husn Wale Tera" from Gharana
  Gharana (1961 film)
  Gharana is a 1961 Hindi film that stars Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, and Asha Parekh. It is directed by S.S. Vasan. The film became a box office hit.-Plot:...
  
  
  • Hasrat Jaipuri
    Hasrat Jaipuri
    Hasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
    
     - "Teri Pyari Pyari Surat" from Ssural
    Sasural (1961 film)
    Sasural is a 1960 Hindi movie produced by L. V. Prasad and directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, B. Saroja Devi, Mehmood and Lalita Pawar. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan...
    
    
  • Shailendra
    Shailendra
    Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
    
     - "Hothon Pe Sacchai" from Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
    Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
    Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai is a 1960 Hindi film directed by Radhu Karmakar...
    
    

• 1963 Shakeel Badayuni
  Shakeel Badayuni
  Shakeel Badayuni was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter.-Early life and background:Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh...
  
   - "Kahin Deep Jale" from Bees Saal Baad
  • Hasrat Jaipuri
    Hasrat Jaipuri
    Hasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
    
     - "Ae Gulbadan" from Professor
    Professor (film)
    Professor is a 1962 Hindi movie, produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Kalpana, Bela Bose, Lalita Pawar, Tun Tun, and Iftekhar. The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film became a box office hit.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
    Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
    Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was an Indian poet, writer and lyricist.Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was born in Karimabad in undivided India. His early tutoring was under his mother Hebay Saheba soon after he had lost his father. Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal has acknowledged Hebay Saheba as a leading Urdu poet. S...
    
     - "Aapki Nazrone" from Anpadh
    Anpadh
    Anpadh is a 1962 Hindi film. The film stars Mala Sinha, Balraj Sahni, Shashi Kala and Dharmendra. The music is by Madan Mohan and the lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. The film focuses on the importance of education for girls...
    
    

• 1964 Sahir Ludhianvi
  Sahir Ludhianvi
  Sahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
  
   - "Jo Waada Kiya" from Taj Mahal
  Taj Mahal (1963 film)
  Taj Mahal is a 1963 film based on the historical legend of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. As per the legend Shah Jahan created the Taj Mahal in fond remembrance and as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal....
  
  
  • Sahir Ludhianvi - "Chalo Ek Bar Phir Se" from Gumrah
  • Shakeel Badayuni
    Shakeel Badayuni
    Shakeel Badayuni was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter.-Early life and background:Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh...
    
     - "Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri" from Mere Mehboob
    Mere Mehboob
    Mere Mehboob is a 1963 Indian film directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and starring Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Pran, Johnny Walker and Ameeta. The film became a "blockbuster" and took the number one position at the box office in 1963. The movie drew a background from Aligarh Muslim...
    
    

• 1965 Majrooh Sultanpuri
  Majrooh Sultanpuri
  Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
  
   - "Chahunga Main Tujhe" from Dosti
  Dosti
  Dosti is a 1964 Indian Hindi film directed by Satyen Bose and produced by Tarachand Barjatya . The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was Sanjay Khan's debut film and also had Sudhir Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Leela Mishra and Leela Chitnis...
  
  
  • Shailendra
    Shailendra
    Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
    
     - "Dost Dost Na Raha" from Sangam
    Sangam (film)
    Sangam is a 1964 Hindi movie produced by R. K. Films and directed by Raj Kapoor. Music for the film was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan, with song lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. Sangam was producer Raj Kapoor's first color film, distinguished by its technicolor and epic length...
    
    
  • Bharat Vyas
    Bharat Vyas
    Bharat Vyas was a noted Indian lyricist who wrote the songs for Hindi films in 1950s and 1960s.He is the writer of the immortal prayer song, ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ and 'ye kaun chitrakar hai'. He also directed a Bollywood film of Rangeela Rajasthani.-Early life:He was born in Churu in Rajasthan...
    
     - "Jyot Se Jyot Jagate Chalo" from Sant Gyaneshwar

• 1966 Rajendra Krishan
  Rajendra Krishan
  Rajendra Krishan , also credited as Rajinder Krishan, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter.-Biography:...
  
   - "Tumhi Mere Mandir" from Khandan
  • Hasrat Jaipuri
    Hasrat Jaipuri
    Hasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
    
     - "Aji Rooth Kar Ab Kahan" from Arzoo
    Arzoo (1965 film)
    Arzoo is a 1965 Bollywood film directed by Ramanand Sagar. It stars Sadhana, Rajendra Kumar, and Feroz Khan in the lead roles. It was a success at the box office. Arzoo is the story of a love that triumphed over life and fate.- Synopsis :Gopal is a skiing champion...
    
    
  • Indeevar
    Indeevar
    Shyamalal Bahu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s...
    
     - "Ek Tu Na Mila" from Himalay Ki Godmein

• 1967 Hasrat Jaipuri
  Hasrat Jaipuri
  Hasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
  
   - "Baharon Phool Barsao" from Suraj
  • Shailendra
    Shailendra
    Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
    
     - "Sajan Re Jhoot" from Teesri Kasam
    Teesri Kasam
    -Awards:* 1967 National Film Award for Best Film* 1967 Moscow International Film Festival: Grand Prix - Nominated-External links:*http://www.upperstall.com/films/teesrikasam.html...
    
    
  • Shakeel Badayuni
    Shakeel Badayuni
    Shakeel Badayuni was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter.-Early life and background:Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh...
    
     - "Naseeb Me Jiske" from Do Badan
    Do Badan
    Do Badan is a 1966 Hindi film. The film became a hit at the box office. Produced by Huda Bihari the film is directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Simi Garewal and Pran...
    
    

• 1968 Gulshan Kumar Mehta
  Gulshan Kumar Mehta
  Gulshan Kumar Mehta, popularly known by his pen name Gulshan Bawra was an Indian songwriter and actor in Hindi cinema...
  
   - "Mere Desh Ki Dharti" from Upkar
  Upkar
  Upkar is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. Manoj Kumar started his Mr Bharat persona and his brand of patriotism & fearless courage with this film.-Plot:...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Sawan Ka Mahina" from Milan
    Milan (1967 film)
    Milan is a 1967 Hindi film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It was a remake of his hit Telugu film Mooga Manasulu and was produced by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Jamuna , Pran and Deven Varma. The award-winning and very popular music was given by Laxmikant Pyarelal...
    
    
  • Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
    
     - "Neele Gagan Ke Tale" from Hamraaz
    Hamraaz
    Hamraaz is a 1967 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Mumtaz, Sarika, Madan Puri, Iftekhar, Balraj Sahni, Jeevan, Helen and Vimi. The films music is by Ravi...
    
    

• 1969 Shailendra
  Shailendra
  Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
  
   - "Main Gaoon Tum" from Brahmachari
  • Hasrat Jaipuri
    Hasrat Jaipuri
    Hasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
    
     - "Dil Ke Jharoke Mein" from Brahmachari
  • Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
    
     - "Milti Hai Zindagi Mein" from Aankhen
    Aankhen (1968 film)
    Ankhen is a 1968 film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar. After the surprise big hit of Farz as a spy thriller, Mr Sagar came out with a bigger budget film in the same genre, filmed in many international locations. The film stars Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar, Jeevan and Madan...
    
    

1970s

• 1970 Neeraj
  Gopaldas Neeraj
  Gopaldas Saxena 'Neeraj is among the best-known poets and authors in Hindi literature. He is also a famous poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He was born in the small village Puravali of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, India on 4 January 1924. He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj"...
  
   - "Kal Ka Paiya" from Chanda Aur Bijli
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Badi Mastani Hai" from Jeene Ki Raah
    Jeene Ki Raah
    Jeene Ki Raah is a 1969 Hindi movie produced directed and written by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Jeetendra, Tanuja, Jagdeep and Sanjeev Kumar. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics by Anand Bakshi...
    
    
  • Anand Bakshi - "Kora Kagaz Tha" from Aradhana

• 1971 Verma Malik
  Verma Malik
  Verma Malik was a Bollywood lyricist. He was an active freedom fight when in was in reign of British, he wrote many patriotic songs and chose India after partition. He wrote Bhajan and often recites them before penning lyrics for films.Hansraj Behl helped him in the beginning of his career...
  
   - "Sabse Bada Nadan" from Pehchan
  Pehchan (1970 film)
  Pehchan is a 1970 Filmfare Award winning Bollywood romance film produced & directed by Sohanlal Kanwar, & the story is by Sachin Bhowmick. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Babita, and Balraj Sahni. Music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The movie has very nice songs, catchy and melodious - Woh pari kahaan se...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Bindiya Chamkegi" from Do Raaste
    Do Raaste
    Do Raaste is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla. It stars Rajesh Khanna as the dutiful son, Mumtaz as his love interest. Balraj Sahni and Kamini Kaushal play the elder brother and his wife. Prem Chopra plays the wayward son with Bindu as his dispute causing wife.The story was based on...
    
    
  • Neeraj
    Gopaldas Neeraj
    Gopaldas Saxena 'Neeraj is among the best-known poets and authors in Hindi literature. He is also a famous poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He was born in the small village Puravali of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, India on 4 January 1924. He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj"...
    
     - "Bas Yehi Apradh" from Pehchan

• 1972 Hasrat Jaipuri
  Hasrat Jaipuri
  Hasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
  
   - "Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana" from Andaz
  Andaz (1971 film)
  Andaz or Andaaz is a 1971 Hindi romantic movie starring Shammi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Rajesh Khanna...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Na Koi Umang Hai" from Kati Patang
    Kati Patang
    Kati Patang is a 1970 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It became a box office success. It stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations...
    
    
  • Neeraj
    Gopaldas Neeraj
    Gopaldas Saxena 'Neeraj is among the best-known poets and authors in Hindi literature. He is also a famous poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He was born in the small village Puravali of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, India on 4 January 1924. He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj"...
    
     - "Ae Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo" from Mera Naam Joker
    Mera Naam Joker
    Mera Naam Joker is a 1970 Hindi film directed by Raj Kapoor. The screenplay was written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. This film was the debut of Rishi Kapoor. Mera Naam Joker is a film about a clown who must make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. The film is reportedly inspired by Raj...
    
    

• 1973 Verma Malik
  Verma Malik
  Verma Malik was a Bollywood lyricist. He was an active freedom fight when in was in reign of British, he wrote many patriotic songs and chose India after partition. He wrote Bhajan and often recites them before penning lyrics for films.Hansraj Behl helped him in the beginning of his career...
  
   - "Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki" from Be-Imaan
  Be-Imaan
  Be-Imaan is a 1972 film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Rakhee, Premnath, Pran, Prem Chopra and Tun Tun...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Chingari Koi Bhadke" from Amar Prem
    Amar Prem
    Amar Prem is a 1971 Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and starring Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra and Madan Puri....
    
    
  • Santosh Anand - "Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hain" from Shor
    Shor (film)
    Shor is a 1972 Indian Hindi movie written, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, who also plays the lead role in the film.-Plot:Manoj Kumar loses his first wife in an accident and his son sees the event and is traumatised and loses his speech. How Manoj gets his son to recover is the focus of the...
    
    

• 1974 Gulshan Kumar Mehta
  Gulshan Kumar Mehta
  Gulshan Kumar Mehta, popularly known by his pen name Gulshan Bawra was an Indian songwriter and actor in Hindi cinema...
  
   - "Yaari Hai Imaan Mera" from Zanjeer
  Zanjeer
  Zanjeer , is a 1973 Hindi film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra; starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit and Bindu. The movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered Amitabh's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein" from obby (1973 film)|Bobby
  • Anand Bakshi - "Main Shayar To Nahin" from Bobby
  • Indeevar
    Indeevar
    Shyamalal Bahu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s...
    
     - "Samjhauta Ghamose Kar Lo" from Samjhauta
  • Vithalbhai Patel - "Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate" from Bobby

• 1975 Santosh Anand - "Main Na Bhooloonga" from Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
  Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
  Roti Kapda Aur Makaan is a 1974 Indian Bollywood Hindi-language film. It was written, produced, directed by and stars Manoj Kumar, alongside Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Amitabh Bachchan, Moushmi Chatterjee, Prem Nath and Madan Puri in pivotal roles...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai" from Dost
  • Indeevar
    Indeevar
    Shyamalal Bahu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s...
    
     - "Behnane Bhai Ki Kalai" from Resham Ki Dori
    Resham Ki Dori
    Resham Ki Dori is a 1974 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra. The film was rated "above average" at the box office. -Cast:* Dharmendra as Ajit Singh* Saira Banu as Anupama* Kumud Chuggani as Rajjo* Sujit Kumar as Dinesh...
    
    
  • M.G. Hashmat - "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" from Kora Kagaz
    Kora Kagaz
    Kora Kagaz is a 1974 Hindi film produced by Sanath Kothari and directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Vijay Anand, Jaya Bhaduri, A.K. Hangal, Achala Sachdev and Deven Verma. The films music is by Kalyanji Anandji...
    
    
  • Santosh Anand - "Aur Nahi Bus Aur Nahin" from Roti Kapda Aur Makaan

• 1976 Indeevar
  Indeevar
  Shyamalal Bahu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s...
  
   - "Dil Aisa Kisi" from Amanush
  Amanush
  Amanush is a 1975 Indian film made in both Hindi and Bengali produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Uttam Kumar, Utpal Dutta and Asit Sen....
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Aayegi Zaroor Chiththi" from Dulhan
    Dulhan
    Dulhan is a 1975 Hindi movie produced by B. Anandwali and directed by C.V. Rajendran. The film stars Hema Malini, Jeetendra, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood and Paintal.The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal...
    
    
  • Anand Bakshi - "Mehbooba O Mehbooba" from Sholay
    Sholay
    Sholay is a 1975 Indian action-adventure film produced by G.P. Sippy and directed by his son Ramesh Sippy. It is considered among the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. Released on 15 August 1975, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and...
    
    
  • Gulzar - "Tere Bina Zindagi Se" from Aandhi
    Aandhi
    Aandhi is a 1975 Indian movie supposedly based on then-prime minister Indira Gandhi's life, but in reality, it was inspired by Tarkeshwari Sinha, apart from Indira Gandhi. It was directed by Gulzar...
    
    
  • Vishweshwar Sharma - "Chal Sanyasi Mandir Mein" from Sanyasi
    Sanyasi (1975 film)
    Sanyasi is a 1975 Hindi film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar, and starring Manoj Kumar and Hema Malini as leads.- Synopsis :Ram : In a gorgeous place stays a sanyasi - a religious minded young man who runs away from the wedding nupitals....
    
    

• 1977 Sahir Ludhianvi
  Sahir Ludhianvi
  Sahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
  
   - "Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein
  Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein
  "Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein" is a song from 1976 Bollywood movie Kabhi Kabhie directed by Yash Chopra...
  
  " from Kabhi Kabhie
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Mere Naina Sawan Bhadon" from Mehbooba
    Mehbooba
    Mehbooba is a 1976 Hindi film produced by Mushir-Riaz and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini and Prem Chopra. The music is composed by R. D. Burman. The plot it is based on Gulshan Nanda's novel Sisakate Saaz, and Nanda also wrote the screenplay...
    
    
  • Gulzar - "Dil Dhoondta Hai" from Mausam
  • Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
    
     - "Ek Din Bik Jaayega" from Dharam Karam
    Dharam Karam
    Dharam Karam is a 1975 Hindi film produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Randhir Kapoor, who also star as father and son in the film, respectively. The film also stars Rekha, Premnath and Dara Singh. The music is by R.D...
    
    
  • Sahir Ludhianvi - "Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar" from Kabhi Kabhie

• 1978 Gulzar - "Do Deewaane Sheher Mein" from Gharaonda
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Parda Hai Parda" from Amar Akbar Anthony
    Amar Akbar Anthony
    Amar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Bollywood film about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions...
    
    
  • Gulzar - "Naam Gum Jaayega" from Kinara
    Kinara (1977 film)
    Kinara is a 1977 Hindi film by Gulzar. A major portion of the film was shot in Mandu, an ancient fort city in Madhya Pradesh.-Synopsis:Inder is a well-off person working along with his uncle as an architect. His uncle is a fan of famous dancer Aarti Sanyal...
    
    
  • Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
    
     - "Kya Hua Tera Waada" from Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
    Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
    Hum Kisi Se Kum Naheen is a 1977 Hindi action film, produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. The film became a "super hit" at the box office, and took the third top spot at the box office in 1977....
    
    
  • Preeti Sagar
    Preeti Sagar
    Preeti Sagar is a former Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the folk song Mhare gaon.. in Manthan in 1978 and was previously nominated for the hit song "My Heart is Beating" from Julie ....
    
     - "Mera Gaon Kadhapane" from Manthan
    Manthan
    Manthan was a 1976 Hindi film made by Shyam Benegal, based on a story written jointly by Verghese Kurien and director Shyam Benegal...
    
    

• 1979 Anand Bakshi
  Anand Bakshi
  Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
  
   - "Aadmi Musafir Hai" from Apnapan
  Apnapan
  Apnapan is a 1977 Indian film produced and directed by J. Om Prakash. The film stars Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Sulakshana Pandit, Reena Roy, Aruna Irani, Iftekhar and Pinchoo Kapoor. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film became a box office hit...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi - "Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki" from Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
    Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
    Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki is a 1978 Indian film directed by Raj Khosla and Sudesh Issar. Based on a Marathi novel titled Ashi Tujhi Preet by famous Marathi storywriter Chandrakant Kakodkar .-Plot :...
    
    
  • Anjaan
    Anjaan
    Anjaan was the nom-de-plume of Lalji Pandey, the Hindi movie lyricist famous for songs such as Khaike Paan Banaraswala from Don and Rote hue aate hain sab from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar....
    
     - "Khaike Paan Banaraswala" from Don
    Don (1978 film)
    Don is a 1978 Indian action film, produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Anjaan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen and Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing...
    
    
  • B. P. Narendra Sharma - "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" from Satyam Shivam Sundaram
    Satyam Shivam Sundaram
    Satyam Shivam Sundaram is an Indian film. Satyam means Truth, Shivam can refer to either Lord Shiva or Eternal and Sundaram means Beautiful.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Ravindra Jain
    Ravindra Jain
    Ravindra Jain is an Indian music composer and lyricist. He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1985.-Early life:...
    
     - "Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se" from Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
    Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
    Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
    
    

1980s

• 1980 Gulzar - "Aanewala Pal" from Gol Maal
  Gol Maal
  Gol Maal is a 1979 Bollywood comedy movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film was produced by Mukherjee and N.C.Sippy with music by Rahul Dev Burman...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Sawan Ke Jhoole Pade" from Jurmana
    Jurmana
    Jurmana is a 1979 Hindi film. It was produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Vinod Mehra, Shreeram Lagoo, A. K. Hangal, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi and the music was...
    
    
  • Anand Bakshi - "Dafliwale" from Sargam
    Sargam (1979 film)
    Sargam is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by N. N. Sippy. Writer and Director is K Vishwanath. Film is a remake of his earlier Telugu hit Siri Siri Muvva , which starred Jayaprada and made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer...
    
    
  • Jan Nisar Akhtar
    Jan Nisar Akhtar
    Jan Nisar Akhtar was an important 20th century Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood....
    
     - "Aaja Re Mere Dilbar Aaja" from Noorie
    Noorie
    Noorie is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Yash Chopra, and directed by Manmohan Krishna. The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri, Iftekhar . The films music is by Khayyam and the lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar...
    
    
  • Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi
    Sahir Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. Sahir Ludhianvi is his pseudonym...
    
     - "Dil Ke Tukde Tukde Kar Ke" from Dada

• 1981 Gulzar - "Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhi" from Thodisi Bewafaii
  Thodisi Bewafaii
  Thodisi Bewafaii is a 1980 Hindi movie written and directed by Esmayeel Shroff. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Padmini Kohlapure. The music is by Khayyam.-Plot:...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Dard-e-Dil" from Karz
    Karz (film)
    Karz is a 1980 Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim as leads, also in a feat of perfect casting was Simi Garewal, who stood out in her role of Kamini Verma, the murderous wife from the past life, which won her a Filmfare nomination.Film's music was by...
    
    
  • Anand Bakshi - "Om Shanti Om" from Karz
  • Anand Bakshi - "Salaamat Rahe Dostana Hamara" from Dostana
  • Anand Bakshi - "Shisha Ho Ya Dil Ho" from Aasha
    Aasha
    Aasha is a 1980 Hindi movie produced and directed by J. Om Prakash. The film stars Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Rameshwari, Girish Karnad, Bhagwan and Shakti Kapoor. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film became a "blockbuster" at the box office....
    
    

• 1982 Anand Bakshi
  Anand Bakshi
  Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
  
   - "Tere Mere Beech Mein" from Ek Duuje Ke Liye
  Ek Duuje Ke Liye
  Ek Duuje Ke Liye is a 1981 Hindi movie directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri. It was a remake of the director's own Telugu movie Maro Charithra. The film was labeled a "blockbuster" at the box office in 1981, earning a total of in receipts....
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi - "Solah Baras Ki Bali Umar" from Ek Duuje Ke Liye
  • Anand Bakshi - "Yaad Aa Rahi Hai" from Love Story
    Love Story (1981 film)
    Love Story is a 1981 film produced and directed by Rajendra Kumar. The film stars Rajendra Kumar alongside his son Kumar Gaurav and Vijeta Pandit, both making their film debut. Vidya Sinha, Amjad Khan, Danny Denzongpa and Aruna Irani also appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by R. D...
    
    
  • Gulzar - "Jahaan Pe Savera" from Baseraa
    Baseraa
    Baseraa is a 1981 Indian Bollywood film. The film was produced by Ramesh Behl, and directed by Ramesh Talwar. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee, Rekha, Poonam Dhillon, Raj Kiran, A.K. Hangal and Iftekar. The music of the film is by R.D. Burman.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Santosh Anand - "Zindagi Ki Naa Toote" from Kranti
    Kranti
    Kranti is a 1981 Indian Hindi film. Produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, starring Manoj Kumar along with a very large cast consisting of Dilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Sarika, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and Paintlal. The story was written by Javed Akhtar...
    
    

• 1983 Santosh Anand - "Mohabbat Hai Kya Cheez" from Prem Rog
  Prem Rog
  Prem Rog is 1982 romantic Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. Prem Rog literally means "love sick". The film tells the story of a man's love towards a woman who is a widow and of a higher status.-Plot summary:...
  
  
  • Amri Qazalbash - "Meri Kismat" from Prem Rog
  • Anjaan
    Anjaan
    Anjaan was the nom-de-plume of Lalji Pandey, the Hindi movie lyricist famous for songs such as Khaike Paan Banaraswala from Don and Rote hue aate hain sab from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar....
    
     / Prakash Mehra
    Prakash Mehra
    -Career:Born on 13 July 1939 at Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India, Mehra started in the late 1950s as a production controller. In 1968, he directed Shashi Kapoor who played a double role in Haseena Maan Jayegi. This was followed by the 1971 hit Mela starring the Khan brothers together. In 1973, he...
    
     - "Pag Ghungroo Baandh" from Namak Halaal
    Namak Halaal
    Namak Halaal is a 1982 Hindi movie. The movie is directed by Prakash Mehra. Music is by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anjaan. This an Action packed Comedy film that stars Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Om Prakash, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi, Ranjeet, Satyen Kappu, Suresh Oberoi and...
    
    
  • Hasan Kamal - "Dil Ke Armaan" from Nikaah
    Nikaah
    Nikaah is a 1982 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar and Salma Agha in her Hindi movie debut role. The film also had Asrani, Iftekhar and Gufi Paintal in support roles. The films music is by Ravi. The original name of the movie was Talaq...
    
    
  • Hasan Kamal - "Dil Ki Yeh Arzoo Thi" from Nikaah

• 1984 Gulzar - "Tujhse Naaraj Nahi Zindagi" from Masoom
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Jab Hum Jawan Hoge" from Betaab
    Betaab (1983 film)
    Betaab is an Indian Hindi movie released on 5 August 1983, directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by Bikram Sing Dahal. The film stars Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh in their debut roles. The film went on to be one of the biggest hits of the year.-Synopsis:...
    
    
  • Gulshan Kumar Mehta
    Gulshan Kumar Mehta
    Gulshan Kumar Mehta, popularly known by his pen name Gulshan Bawra was an Indian songwriter and actor in Hindi cinema...
    
     - "Hamen Aur Jeene Ki" from Agar Tum Na Hote
    Agar Tum Na Hote
    Agar Tum Na Hote is a 1983 Indian Bollywood film directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Rekha and Raj Babbar in leading roles.-Story:...
    
    
  • Sawan Kumar Tak - "Shayad Meri Shaadi" from Souten
    Souten
    Souten is a 1983 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Sawan Kumar Tak, starring Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra and Pran. The film is a family drama. It was written by Kamleshwar, with music by Usha Khanna...
    
    
  • Sawan Kumar Tak - "Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai" from Souten

• 1985 Hasan Kamal - "Aaj Ki Awaaz" from Aaj Ki Awaaz
  Aaj Ki Awaaz
  Aaj Ki Awaaz is a 1984 Bollywood film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Nana Patekar and Vijay Arora. The film's music is by Ravi.-Cast:...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Sohni Chinam Di" from Sohni Mahiwal
    Sohni Mahiwal (film)
    Sohni Mahiwal is a 1958 Bollywood film produced by J. N. Choudhary and directed by Raja Nawathe. The film stars Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi and Om Prakash in lead roles. The film's music is composed by Naushad. The film is based on the tragic romances of the Sindh, Sohni Mahiwal.-Cast:*Bharat...
    
    
  • Anjaan
    Anjaan
    Anjaan was the nom-de-plume of Lalji Pandey, the Hindi movie lyricist famous for songs such as Khaike Paan Banaraswala from Don and Rote hue aate hain sab from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar....
    
     - "Manzilein Apni Jagah Hain" from Sharaabi
    Sharaabi
    Sharaabi is a 1984 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Prakash Mehra's last hit and sixth in a row with Amitabh, the other five being Zanjeer, Hera Pheri, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Laawaris and Namak Halaal...
    
    
  • Anjaan / Prakash Mehra
    Prakash Mehra
    -Career:Born on 13 July 1939 at Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India, Mehra started in the late 1950s as a production controller. In 1968, he directed Shashi Kapoor who played a double role in Haseena Maan Jayegi. This was followed by the 1971 hit Mela starring the Khan brothers together. In 1973, he...
    
     - "Inteha Ho Gayi" from Sharaabi
  • Indeevar
    Indeevar
    Shyamalal Bahu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s...
    
     - "Pyar Ka Tohfa Tera" from Tohfa

• 1986 Vasant Dev - "Man Kyon Behka" from Utsav
  Utsav
  Utsav is a 1984 Hindi film, produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad.The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Anuradha Patel, Shekhar Suman, Anupam Kher, Shankar Nag, Neena Gupta, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Annu Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor and Kunal Kapoor.The role played by Shashi...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Zindagi Har Kadam" from Meri Jung
    Meri Jung
    Meri Jung is a 1985 Hindi movie produced by N N Sippy and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Nutan, Amrish Puri, Javed Jaffrey , A. K. Hangal, Iftekhar, Kushboo and Parikshat Sahni,...
    
    
  • Anjaan
    Anjaan
    Anjaan was the nom-de-plume of Lalji Pandey, the Hindi movie lyricist famous for songs such as Khaike Paan Banaraswala from Don and Rote hue aate hain sab from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar....
    
     - "Yaar Bina Chain Kahaan Re" from Saaheb
    Saaheb
    Saaheb is a 1985 Hindi movie directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Rakhee, Amrita Singh, Utpal Dutt, Biswajit, Vijay Arora, Deven Verma, A. K. Hangal and Dilip Dhawan. The music is by Bappi Lahiri....
    
    
  • Hasan Kamal - "Bahut Der Se" from Tawaif
    Tawaif (film)
    Tawaif is a Bollywood movie released in 1985. It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Aleem Mansoor.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Hasrat Jain - "Sun Saiba Sun" from Ram Teri Ganga Maili
    Ram Teri Ganga Maili
    Ram Teri Ganga Maili was a hit 1985 Bollywood movie directed by the legend, Raj Kapoor. This movie stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor, son of the director-producer Raj Kapoor. It was Raj Kapoor's last film. The songs of the films were of high meolody...
    
    
  • Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
    
     - "Saagar Kinare" from Saagar
    Saagar
    Saagar is a 1985 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia along with Kamal Hassan.Saagar was a comeback film for Kapadia, and contained a fleeting topless shot of her...
    
    

• 1987 No award given

• 1988 No award given

• 1989 Gulzar - "Mera Kuchh Saamaan
  Mera Kuchh Saamaan
  Mera Kuch Samaan is a popular song from the acclaimed 1987 movie Ijaazat, directed by Gulzar, who also wrote the song. The song was composed by R D Burman and sung by Asha Bhosle...
  
  " from Ijaazat
  Ijaazat
  Ijaazat is an acclaimed 1987 Indian Hindi film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali story, Jatugriha by Subodh Ghosh....
  
  
  • Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
    
     - "Ek Do Teen" from Tezaab
    Tezaab
    Tezaab , released on 11 November 1988, is an Indian Hindi movie. This was the movie that gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break and reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's status, after a successful Mr India .The film was directed by N. Chandra. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal...
    
    
  • Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
    
     - "Papa Kehte Hain" from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
    Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
    Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak or QSQT is a 1988 Indian Bollywood film written by Nasir Hussain and directed by his son Mansoor Khan. The film starred Hussain's nephew, Aamir Khan, along with Juhi Chawla in their first major roles. Upon release, the film became a box office hit and shot its leading stars...
    
    

1990s

• 1990 Asad Bhopali - "Dil Deewana" from Maine Pyar Kiya
  Maine Pyar Kiya
  Maine Pyar Kiya , English: I Fell in Love) is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, starring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Lagi Aaj Sawan" from Chandni
    Chandni
    Chandni is a Hindi film released in 1989. The film stars Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna, and was directed by Yash Chopra....
    
    
  • Dev Kohli - "Aate Jaate Hanste Gaate" from Maine Pyar Kiya

• 1991 Sameer
  Sameer (lyricist)
  Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
  
   - "Nazar Ke Saamne" from Aashiqui
  Aashiqui
  Aashiqui is a 1990 Bollywood romance film, particularly noted for its music. The film made the careers of Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal and Nadeem-Shravan. It was released on 23 July 1990.-Plot:...
  
  
  • Rani Malik - "Dheere Dheere Se" from Aashiqui
  • Sameer - "Naa Jaane Kahan Dil Kho Gaya" from Dil
    Dil
    For the Rugrats and All Grown Up! character see Dil Pickles. For the integrated circuit package see Dual in-line package. Or, for other uses, see DIL ....
    
    

• 1992 Gulzar - "Yaara Seeli Seeli" from Lekin...
  • Faiz Anwar - "Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin" from Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
  • Ravindra Jain
    Ravindra Jain
    Ravindra Jain is an Indian music composer and lyricist. He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1985.-Early life:...
    
     - "Main Hoon Khushrang Henna" from Henna
    Henna (film)
    For other uses see Henna Heena is the name of a 1991 Bollywood film produced and directed by Randhir Kapoor and starring his brother Rishi Kapoor, Ashwini Bhave and Zeba Bakhtiyar also renowned as Neha Seti...
    
    
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Mera Dil Bhi" from Saajan
    Saajan
    Saajan is a 1991 Hindi film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, and Salman Khan. It was released on 30 August, 1991....
    
    

• 1993 Sameer
  Sameer (lyricist)
  Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
  
   - "Aisi Deewangi" from Deewana
  • Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
    
     - "Woh Sikander Hi Dosto" from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
    Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
    The music for the movie composed by Jatin Lalit and lyrics were penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The soundtrack, their second collaboration together, helped to launch their career...
    
    
  • Sameer - "Teri Umeed Tera Intezar Karte Hai" from Deewana

• 1994 Sameer
  Sameer (lyricist)
  Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
  
   - "Ghungat Ke Aad Se" from Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Choli Ke Peeche" from Khalnayak
    Khalnayak
    Khal Nayak is a 1993 Hindi film produced, written and directed by Subhash Ghai. The story centres around the escape and attempted capture of a terrorist criminal, Ballu, by Inspector Ram and his girlfriend Ganga. Box office India declared the film a "super hit" at the box office...
    
    
  • Anand Bakshi - "Jaadu Teri Nazar" from Darr
    Darr
    Darr: A Violent Love Story is a 1993 Bollywood psychological thriller film directed by Yash Chopra. It is the story of an obsessed lover and the lengths he goes to get his girl who is already happily married to Sunil Malhotra . It is the second film in which Shahrukh Khan played the role of a...
    
    
  • Dev Kholi - "Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhen" from Baazigar
    Baazigar
    Baazigar is a 1993 Indian Hindi film directed by Abbas-Mustan. Inspired by the novel A Kiss Before Dying, it is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get what he wants. The film shocked its Indian audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula,...
    
    
  • Gulzar - "Dil Hum Hum" from Rudaali
    Rudaali
    Rudaali is a 1993 Hindi film directed by the feminist Indian director Kalpana Lajmi, based on the short story written by famous Bengali litterateur Mahasweta Devi.-Cultural background:...
    
    

• 1995 Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
  
   - "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" from 1942: A Love Story
  1942: A Love Story
  1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, and Pran. The film was the first ever to be given a U/A rating while featuring a scene, previously considered inappropriate for young children, showing the actors kissing...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Tu Cheez Badi" from Mohra
    Mohra
    Mohra is a 1994 Indian movie starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.The film was one of the major hits of 1994 in India...
    
    
  • Dev Kholi - "Hum Aapke Hain Koun" from Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Ole Ole" from Yeh Dillagi
    Yeh Dillagi
    Yeh Dillagi is a 1994 Bollywood film, produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Naresh Malhotra. It is an adaptation of the Audrey Hepburn movie Sabrina. It stars Akshay Kumar, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. Karisma Kapoor has a special appearance. The film was a big success in 1994...
    
    

• 1996 Anand Bakshi
  Anand Bakshi
  Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
  
   - "Tujhe Dekha To" from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
  Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
  Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , also known as DDLJ, is a Hindi language film released on 20 October 1995. A romantic comedy, the film marked the directorial debut of Aditya Chopra, and stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi - "Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Pyar Sajna" from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
  • Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
    
     - "Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar" from Akele Hum Akele Tum
    Akele Hum Akele Tum
    Akele Hum Akele Tum is a 1995 Hindi musical drama released in 1995. The film starred Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala and Master Adil, and was directed by Mansoor Khan. The music is by Anu Malik and the lyrics by the production house favorite Majrooh Sultanpuri. The plot of this film is based on 1979...
    
    
  • Mehboob - "Kya Kare" from Rangeela
    Rangeela (film)
    Rangeela is a 1995 Hindi film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and starring Aamir Khan, Jackie Shroff and Urmila Matondkar.Rangeela was music director A. R. Rahman's debut Hindi film with an original score, as the previous ones were dubbed from his Tamil scores...
    
    
  • Mehboob - "Tanha Tanha" from Rangeela

• 1997 Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
  
   - "Ghar Se Nikalte" from Papa Kehte Hai
  Papa Kehte Hai
  Papa Kehte Hain is a 1996 Hindi film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film starred Jugal Hansraj, Mayuri Kango in lead roles and Tiku Talsania, Anupam Kher, Alok Nath, Shuhasni Mule and Reema Laago in supporting roles. Rajesh Roshan provided the music for the film, which became popular overnight...
  
  
  • Gulzar - "Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale" from Maachis
    Maachis
    Maachis is a 1996 Indian Hindi film directed by Gulzar and produced by R. V. Pandit. The title of the film is used as a metaphor that conveys that the youth of any nation are matchsticks that could get ignited due to the deficiencies in the political and policing systems...
    
    
  • Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri
    Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
    
     - "Aaj Main Upar" from Khamoshi: The Musical
    Khamoshi: The Musical
    Khamoshi: The Musical is a critically acclaimed Indian Hindi film which was released on 9 August 1996. The film starred Nana Patekar, Manisha Koirala, Salman Khan, Seema Biswas and Helen, and marked Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut...
    
    
  • Nida Fazli
    Nida Fazli
    Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli popularly known as Nida Fazli is an Indian Urdu poet.-Early life:Nida Fazli was born in Delhi, India and attended school in Gwalior. His father was an Urdu poet...
    
     - "Jeevan Kya Hai" from Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
    Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
    Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin is a 1996 Hindi thriller film directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film stars Tara Deshpande and Nirmal Pandey, and the entire plot of the film takes place through a single night. The film is based on a story by Sudhir Mishra's brother, Sudhanshu Mishra, who died in 1995. The...
    
    
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Pardesi Pardesi" from Raja Hindustani
    Raja Hindustani
    The soundtrack was composed by Nadeem Shravan. It consisted of tracks like "Kinna Sona Tenu" which was based on a song with the same title by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and "Pardesi Pardesi" .- 1996 Filmfare Awards :Won* Filmfare...
    
    

• 1998 Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
  
   - "Sandese Aate Hain" from Border
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Bholi Si Surat" from Dil To Pagal Hai
    Dil To Pagal Hai
    Dil To Pagal Hai is a Bollywood comedy/drama, released October 31, 1997, depicting the love lives of dancers in a musical dance troupe. The tag line is "Someone somewhere is made for you..." It was directed by Yash Chopra. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor, with an extended...
    
    
  • Anand Bakshi - "I Love My India" from Pardes
  • Anand Bakshi - "Zara Tasveer Se Tu" from Pardes
  • Javed Akhtar - "Chand Taare" from Yes Boss
    Yes Boss
    Yes Boss is a 1997 Indian Bollywood film directed by Aziz Mirza and produced by Ratan Jain. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and Aditya Pancholi in pivotal roles.-Synopsis:...
    
    

• 1999 Gulzar - "Chaiyya Chaiyya
  Chaiyya Chaiyya
  "Chaiyya Chaiyya" is a Hindi song from the 1998 Hindi film Dil Se directed by Mani Ratnam.The song was composed by A.R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi. It quickly became popular upon release and its music video gained the same status, partly because it...
  
  " from Dil Se
  Dil Se
  Dil Se is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film...
  
  
  • Gulzar - "Ae Ajnabi" from Dil Se
  • Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
    
     - "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" from Duplicate
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai" from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a Hindi romantic comedy film, released in India and the United Kingdom on 16 October 1998. The film was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth movie together...
    
    
  • Sameer - "Tum Paas Aaye" from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

2000s

• 2000 Anand Bakshi
  Anand Bakshi
  Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
  
   - "Ishq Bina" from Taal
  Taal (film)
  Taal is a 1999 Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai. Taal was an official selection by Roger Ebert for his 2005 Overlooked Film Festival. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, Amrish Puri and Alok Nath. It was also dubbed in Tamil as Thaalam...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi - "Taal Se Taal Mila" from Taal
  • Israr Ansari - "Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaaye" from Sarfarosh
    Sarfarosh
    Sarfarosh was a critically and commercially successful action film, released in 1999. It was directed by John Matthew Matthan and starred Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Naseeruddin Shah. John started working on Sarfarosh in 1992...
    
    
  • Mehboob - "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
    Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
    The music was composed by Ismail Darbar with lyrics by Mehboob. It received nine Filmfare Awards nominations in the music and singing categories and produced some winners as well.-Track listing:-2000 National Awards:* Best Music Direction - Ismail Darbar...
    
    
  • Mehboob - "Tadap Tadap Ke" from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

• 2001 Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
  
   - "Panchchi Nadiyaan" from Refugee
  Refugee (film)
  Refugee is a Bollywood film directed by J. P. Dutta, released on 30 June 2000. The film marked the debut of Abhishek Bachchan, son of legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, and Kareena Kapoor, the sister of actress Karisma Kapoor and part of the famous Kapoor family. Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty and...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Hum Ko Humise Chura Lo" from Mohabbatein
    Mohabbatein
    Mohabbatein , is a 2000 Indian Bollywood film directed by Aditya Chopra. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan in pivotal roles, along with six young debutantes. Aishwarya Rai appeared in flashbacks as Khan's lover. The movie was filmed at Oxford, England and Longleat...
    
    
  • Gulzar - "Aaja Mahiya" from Fiza
    Fiza
    Fiza is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan.- Synopsis :...
    
    
  • Ibrahim Ashq - "Naa Tum Jaano Naa Hum" from Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
    Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
    Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai is a 2000 Bollywood film directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film marks the debut of his son Hrithik Roshan and also the debut of Ameesha Patel. Hrithik played a double role in the film, and became an overnight superstar in India.Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai won many awards, including...
    
    
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Me" from Dhadkan
    Dhadkan
    Dhadkan is a Bollywood movie which deals with the love triangle of Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty and Sunil Shetty. Sunil Shetty won a Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance.- Synopsis :...
    
    

• 2002 Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
  
   - "Mitwa" from Lagaan
  Lagaan
  Lagaan is a 2001 Bollywood sports film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer for the film, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles; British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles...
  
  
  • Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi
    Anand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
    
     - "Udja Kale Kawan" from Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
    Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
    The music is composed by Uttam Singh. The song listing is as follows:- Awards :Winner:*Filmfare Best Action Award - Tinnu Verma*Filmfare Special Performance Award - Amisha Patel*Sansui Best Actress Award - Amisha Patel...
    
    
  • Anil Pandey - "Suraj Hua Maddham" from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
  • Javed Akhtar - "Radha Kaise Naa Jale" from Lagaan
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham" from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

• 2003 Gulzar - "Saathiya" from Saathiya
  • Nusrat Badr - "Dola Re" from Devdas
    Devdas (2002 film)
    Devdas is a 2002 Bollywood film based on the 1917 Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella Devdas. This is the third Hindi version and the first colour film version of the story in Hindi...
    
    
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Aapke Pyaar Mein" from Raaz
    Raaz (2002 film)
    Raaz , is a 2002 Indian ghost movie directed by Vikram Bhatt starring Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu as a couple who have moved to Ooty to save their failing marriage. However, what they find in their new home is more than they expected when a ghost starts haunting the place...
    
    
  • Sudhakar Sharma - "Sanam Mere Humraaz" from Humraaz
    Humraaz
    Humraaz is a 2002 Bollywood romantic thriller film directed by duo Abbas-Mustan and produced under Venus Movies banner...
    
    
  • Sudhakar Sharma - "Tumne Zindagi Mein Aake" from Humraaz

• 2004 Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
  
   - "Kal Ho Naa Ho" from Kal Ho Naa Ho
  Kal Ho Naa Ho
  Kal Ho Naa Ho is a 2003 Hindi film set in New York City. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Jaya Bachchan. The film was directed by first-timer Nikhil Advani, it was produced by Yash Johar and co-written by Karan Johar, better known as the director of the hit films Kuch Kuch...
  
  
  • Javed Akhtar - "Tauba Tumhare" from Chalte Chalte
  • Javed Akhtar - "Ek Saathi" from LOC Kargil
    LOC Kargil
    LOC Kargil is a 2003 Bollywood war film based on the Kargil War, directed and written by J. P. Dutta. The film stars a large number of Bollywood stars.- Plot :The film is an attempt to dramatize a synopsis of the 1999 Kargil War ....
    
    
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Kissi Se Tum Pyar Karo" from Andaaz
  • Sameer - "Tere Naam" from Tere Naam
    Tere Naam
    Tere Naam is an Indian Hindi film. The film was directed by Satish Kaushik and released on 15 August 2003. The film stars Salman Khan and Bhoomika Chawla in leading roles. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu....
    
    

• 2005 Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
  
   - "Tere Liye
  Tere Liye (song)
  "Tere Liye" is a song from the movie Veer-Zaara, directed by Yash Chopra.-About the song:The music for this song was composed by the Late Madan Mohan and recreated by his son Sanjeev Kohli and is sung by Roop Kumar Rathod and Lata Mangeshkar...
  
  " from Veer-Zaara
  Veer-Zaara
  The soundtrack was released on CD and specially on Audio DVD. The music is based on old and untouched compositions by the late Madan Mohan, as revised by his son Sanjeev Kohli....
  
  
  • Javed Akhtar - "Aisa Des Hai Mera
    Aisa Des Hai Mera
    Aisa Des Hai Mera is a song from the movie Veer-Zaara, directed by Yash Chopra.-About the song:...
    
    " from Veer-Zaara
  • Javed Akhtar - "Main Hoon Na" from Main Hoon Na
    Main Hoon Na
    Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...
    
    
  • Javed Akhtar - "Main Yahan Hoon
    Main Yahan Hoon
    "Main Yahan Hoon" is a song from the Bollywood film Veer-Zaara.-About the song:The song was composed by the late Madan Mohan and re-created by his son Sanjeev Kohli. The song is sung by Udit Narayan. It currently holds the Indian record for being Rank 1 on the Indian music charts for 37 weeks...
    
    " from Veer-Zaara
  • Javed Akhtar - "Yeh Taara Woh Taara" from Swades
    Swades
    Swades: We, the People is a 2004 Indian film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film stars Shahrukh Khan and debutante Gayatri Joshi...
    
    

• 2006 Gulzar - "Kajra Re" from Bunty Aur Babli
  Bunty Aur Babli
  Bunty Aur Babli , released in 2005, is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Shaad Ali and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan. It was the first film to feature both Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, and featured guest appearances by Aishwarya Rai and Tania...
  
  
  • Gulzar - "Chup Chup Ke" from Bunty Aur Babli
  • Gulzar - "Dheere Jalna" from Paheli
    Paheli
    Paheli is a Bollywood ghost movie, released in India on 24 June 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead...
    
    
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Aashiq Banaya Aapne" from Aashiq Banaya Aapne
    Aashiq Banaya Aapne
    Aashiq Banaya Aapne is a Bollywood film starring Emraan Hashmi, Sonu Sood and Tanushree Dutta. It was released on 2 September 2005. The film marked the debut of actress Tanushree Dutta. The film was shot under the banner Shagun Film Creations...
    
    
  • Swanand Kirkire
    Swanand Kirkire
    Swanand Kirkire is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, writer, also a television serial writer, assistant director, dialogue writer, both in television and Hindi films.Kirkire won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice...
    
     - "Piyu Bole" from Parineeta
    Parineeta (2005 film)
    Parineeta is a Bollywood musical film adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, the film was based upon a screenplay by the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film featured Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt...
    
    

• 2007 Prasoon Joshi
  Prasoon Joshi
  Prasoon Joshi is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter and advertising copywriter. A prolific Writer-Poet whose first book of 3 books "Main aur Woh" was published when he was 17 years of age, an internationally acclaimed Indian advertising professional, Bollywood film songwriter, as well as a...
  
   - "Chand Sifarish
  Chand Sifarish
  Chand Sifarish is a song from the hit movie Fanaa, which was directed by Kunal Kohli, produced by Yash Chopra and starring Aamir Khan & Kajol. The music was composed by Jatin-Lalit, with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi. It was sung by Shaan and Kailash Kher...
  
  " from Fanaa
  Fanaa (film)
  Fanaa is a 2006 Hindi romance film, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol in pivotal roles. It is directed by Kunal Kohli who previously directed Hum Tum, and is produced under Yash Raj Films. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Tabu and Sharat Saxena.Fanaa was released on 26 May 2006, in India...
  
  
  • Gulzar - "Beedi" from Omkara
    Omkara (film)
    Omkara is a 2006 Indian film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It starred Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, supported by Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Konkona Sen Sharma with a cameo role from Bipasha Basu...
    
    
  • Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
    
     - "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
    Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
    Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna commonly known as KANK is a 2006 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar and produced under the Dharma Productions banner...
    
    
  • Javed Akhtar - "Mitwa" from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
  • Prasoon Joshi - "Roobaroo" from Rang De Basanti
    Rang De Basanti
    Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian drama film written and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It features an ensemble cast comprising Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and British actress Alice Patten in the lead roles...
    
    

• 2008 Prasoon Joshi
  Prasoon Joshi
  Prasoon Joshi is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter and advertising copywriter. A prolific Writer-Poet whose first book of 3 books "Main aur Woh" was published when he was 17 years of age, an internationally acclaimed Indian advertising professional, Bollywood film songwriter, as well as a...
  
   - "Maa" from Taare Zameen Par
  Taare Zameen Par
  Taare Zameen Par is a 2007 Bollywood drama film directed by Aamir Khan, written by Amole Gupte, and produced by Aamir Khan Productions. Gupte initially developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor...
  
  
  • Gulzar - "Tere Bina" from Guru
  • Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
    
     - "Main Agar Kahoon" from Om Shanti Om
  • Sameer
    Sameer (lyricist)
    Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
    
     - "Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya
    Saawariya
    Saawariya is a 2007 Hindi film based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story "White Nights".Co-produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and released on 9 November 2007, it is the first Bollywood movie to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studio, shortly preceding Walt Disney Pictures'...
    
    
  • Vishal Dadlani
    Vishal-Shekhar
    Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...
    
     - "Ankhon Mein Teri" from Om Shanti Om

• 2009 Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar
  Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
  
   - "Jashn-E-Bahara" from Jodhaa Akbar
  • Abbas Tyrewala
    Abbas Tyrewala
    Abbas Tyrewala is an Hindi film storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award winning films like Maqbool , Munnabhai M.B.B.S. , he made his debut as a director with a breezy romantic comedy, Jaane Tu...
    
     - "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" from Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
  • Gulzar - "Tu Meri Dost Hai" from Yuvvraaj
    Yuvvraaj
    Yuvvraaj is a 2008 Indian film starring Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan and Katrina Kaif based on the Hollywood movie Rain Man. It is produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. American Coby Hadas makes his Bollywood debut with a small part in this film. A.R. Rahman composed the music for the film...
    
    
  • Jaideep Sahni
    Jaideep Sahni
    Jaideep Sahni is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and producer, most known for screenplays of films like, Company , Khosla Ka Ghosla and Chak De! India . He is currently on contract with Yash Raj Films...
    
     - "Haule Haule" from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
  • Javed Akhtar - "Socha Hai" from Rock On!!
  • Prasoon Joshi
    Prasoon Joshi
    Prasoon Joshi is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter and advertising copywriter. A prolific Writer-Poet whose first book of 3 books "Main aur Woh" was published when he was 17 years of age, an internationally acclaimed Indian advertising professional, Bollywood film songwriter, as well as a...
    
     - "Guzarish" from Ghajini
    Ghajini (2008 film)
    Ghajini is a 2008 Indian Hindi action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and Madhu Mantena. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005 Tamil film Ghajini starring Surya Sivakumar in the lead role. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead...
    
    

2010s

• 2010 Irshad Kamil
  Irshad Kamil
  Irshad Kamil is an Indian Hindi/Urdu poet and lyricist. He has written songs for many Bollywood hits like Jab We Met, Chameli, Love Aaj Kal and Rockstar .-Early life:...
  
   - "Aaj Din Chadheya" from Love Aaj Kal
  Love Aaj Kal
  Love Aaj Kal is a 2009 Bollywood film starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles with Rahul Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and Giselli Monteiro in supporting roles. The film is directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan...
  
  
  • Gulzar - "Dhan Te Nan" from Kaminey
    Kaminey
    Kaminey is a 2009 Bollywood caper thriller film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj featuring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles, and Amol Gupte in his debut film appearance...
    
    
  • Gulzar - "Kaminey" from Kaminey
  • Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
    
     - "Iktara" from Wake Up Sid
    Wake up Sid
    Wake Up Sid is a 2009 Hindi romantic comedy film. It is directed by Ayan Mukerji, produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, and has visual effects by the Prime Focus Group...
    
    
  • Prasoon Joshi
    Prasoon Joshi
    Prasoon Joshi is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter and advertising copywriter. A prolific Writer-Poet whose first book of 3 books "Main aur Woh" was published when he was 17 years of age, an internationally acclaimed Indian advertising professional, Bollywood film songwriter, as well as a...
    
     - "Masakali" from Delhi-6
    Delhi-6
    Delhi-6 is a 2009 Hindi-language film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Om Puri, Waheeda Rahman, Rishi Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, Deepak Dobriyal and Divya Dutta. The film is reportedly based on Mehra's growing up years in Chandni Chowk area of Old...
    
    
  • Prasoon Joshi - "Rehna Tu" from Delhi-6

• 2011 Gulzar - "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji" from Ishqiya
  Ishqiya
  Ishqiya is a 2010 Indian film starring Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, and Salman Shahid in the lead roles. The film is directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut and is produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bharadwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.Upon release, the...
  
  
  • Faiz Anwar - "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" from Dabangg
    Dabangg
    Dabangg is a 2010 Hindi action film, directed by Abhinav Kashyap in his directorial debut and produced by Arbaaz Khan under the Arbaaz Khan Productions. The lead actors in the film include Arbaaz's elder brother, Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha...
    
    
  • Niranjan Iyengar
    Niranjan Iyengar
    Niranjan Iyengar, born in Anand, India, is a screenwriter and lyricist particularly known for his work with director Karan Johar. He is also author of the book, The Making of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.-Selected filmography:...
    
     - "Sajda" from My Name Is Khan
    My Name is Khan
    My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years...
    
    
  • Niranjan Iyengar - "Noor-e-Khuda" from My Name Is Khan
  • Vishal Dadlani
    Vishal-Shekhar
    Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...
    
     - "Bin Tere" from I Hate Luv Storys
    I Hate Luv Storys
    I Hate Luv Storys is a Bollywood film starring Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles. The film is a romantic comedy, written and directed by newcomer, Punit Malhotra and produced under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Ronnie Screwvala's UTV Motion Pictures. The film was released on 2...
    
    

See also

• Filmfare Awards
  Filmfare Awards
  The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
  
  
• Bollywood
  Bollywood
  Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
  
  
• Bollywood songs
  Bollywood songs
  Bollywood songs, more formally known as Hindi movie songs, are songs featured in Bollywood films, often performed in item numbers.The language of Hindi movie songs, generally termed Hindi, can be complex. Some songs are saturated with Urdu and Persian terms and it is not uncommon to hear use of...
  
  
• Cinema of India
  Cinema of India
  The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
  
  
• Filmi music
• Sad Hindi songs
  Sad Hindi songs
  Sad Hindi songs is a major genre of Hindi songs, both Filmi and non-film. It represent the rasa in classical rasa classification in Sanskrit/Hindi.In India, the expression of love is not necessarily limited to male/female lovers...
  
  

External links

• Best Lyricist list from Filmfare