# Irshad Kamil

Dr. Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appeared in Bollywood films including Jab We Met, Chameli, Love Aaj Kal, Rockstar, Laila Majnu, Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha, Jab Harry Met Sejal, Kabir Singh, Dunki and Love Aaj Kal.
Dr. Irshad has been nominated and won numerous prestigious awards for his lyrics in song-writing. He has won dozens of awards of Best Lyricist, the Film Fare Award, IIFA and Zee Cine Awards to name a few.

## Early life and education

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

## Filmography

* Denotes films that have not yet been released
| Year | Title | Composer(s) | Director | Notes |
| 2004 | Chameli | Sandesh Shandilya | Sudhir Mishra Anant Balani | One of the lyricists |
| 2005 | Shabd | Vishal–Shekhar | Leena Yadav | |
| 2005 | Socha Na Tha | Sandesh Shandilya | Imtiaz Ali | Five songs |
| 2005 | Karam | Vishal–Shekhar | Leena Yadav | One song |
| 2005 | Neal 'N' Nikki | Salim–Sulaiman | Arjun Sablok | One song |
| 2006 | Ahista Ahista | Himesh Reshammiya | Shivam Nair | One of the lyricists |
| 2006 | Gafla | Kartik Shah | Sameer Hanchate | |
| 2007 | Dhol | Pritam | Priyadarshan | Five songs |
| 2007 | Jab We Met | Pritam | Imtiaz Ali | Five songs |
| 2008 | Tulsi | Nikhil-Vinay | Ajay Kumar | |
| 2008 | Bhram | Pritam | Pavan S. Kaul | One of the lyricists |
| 2008 | Thodi Life Thoda Magic | Vinay Tiwari | Anand L Rai | Three songs |
| 2008 | A Wednesday! | Sanjoy Chowdhury | Neeraj Pandey | One of the lyricists |
| 2009 | Aa Dekhen Zara | Pritam | Jehangir Surti | Three songs |
| 2009 | Tera Mera Ki Rishta | Jaidev Kumar | Navaniat Singh | One of the lyricists |
| 2009 | Love Aaj Kal | Pritam | Imtiaz Ali | |
| 2009 | Toss | Sandesh Shandilya | Ramesh Khatkar | One of the lyricists |
| 2009 | Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani | Pritam | Rajkumar Santoshi | One of the lyricists |
| 2009 | De Dana Dan | Pritam | Priyadarshan | Three songs |
| 2010 | Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? | Pritam | Ashwni Dhir | One song |
| 2010 | Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Sandesh Shandilya | Kabir Sadanand | |
| 2010 | Raajneeti | Pritam | Prakash Jha | One song |
| 2010 | Khatta Meetha | Pritam | Priyadarshan | Three songs (one along with U. R. L.) |
| 2010 | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai | Pritam | Milan Luthria | Five songs |
| 2010 | Help | Ashutosh Phatak | Rajeev Virani | |
| 2010 | Aashayein | Pritam | Nagesh Kukunoor | One song |
| 2010 | We Are Family | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Siddharth P. Malhotra | One of the lyricists |
| 2010 | Anjaana Anjaani | Vishal–Shekhar | Siddharth Anand | One song (Along with Kausar Munir) |
| 2010 | Aakrosh | Pritam | Priyadarshan | |
| 2010 | Action Replayy | Pritam | Vipul Shah | |
| 2011 | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Sandesh Shandilya | Samir Karnik | One song |
| 2011 | Kucch Luv Jaisaa | Pritam | Barnali Ray Shukla | |
| 2011 | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | Sohail Sen | Ali Abbas Zafar | |
| 2011 | Mausam | Pritam | Pankaj Kapoor | |
| 2011 | Rascals | Vishal–Shekhar | David Dhawan | |
| 2011 | Rockstar | A. R. Rahman | Imtiaz Ali | |
| 2011 | Desi Boyz | Pritam | Rohit Dhawan | Two songs |
| 2012 | Jodi Breakers | Salim–Sulaiman | Ashwini Chaudhary | One of the lyricists |
| 2012 | Cocktail | Pritam Yo Yo Honey Singh | Homi Adajania | Eight songs |
| 2012 | Chakravyuh | Salim–Sulaiman Shantanu Moitra | Prakash Jha | One of the lyricists |
| 2012 | Son of Sardaar | Himesh Reshammiya Sajid–Wajid | Ashwni Dhir | One of the lyricists |
| 2013 | Special 26 | M. M. Keeravani | Neeraj Pandey | Eight songs |
| 2013 | Aashiqui 2 | Jeet Gannguli | Mohit Suri | Six songs |
| 2013 | Raanjhanaa | A. R. Rahman | Anand L Rai | |
| 2013 | Phata Poster Nikhla Hero | Pritam | Rajkumar Santoshi | One of the lyricists |
| 2014 | Gunday | Sohail Sen | Ali Abbas Zafar | Eight songs |
| 2014 | Highway | A. R. Rahman | Imtiaz Ali | Seven songs |
| 2014 | Kochadaiiyaan (Dubbed version) | A. R. Rahman | Soundarya Rajinikanth | Five songs |
| 2014 | Kaanchi | Ismail Darbar Salim–Sulaiman | Subhash Ghai | |
| 2014 | Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty | Pritam | AR Murugadoss | Five songs |
| 2014 | Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania | Sachin–Jigar | Shashank Khaitan | Two songs |
| 2014 | Raja Natwarlal | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Kunal Deshmukh | |
| 2014 | Happy New Year | Vishal–Shekhar | Farah Khan | |
| 2015 | I (Dubbed version) | A. R. Rahman | Shankar | |
| 2015 | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | Himesh Reshammiya | Sooraj Barjatya | |
| 2015 | Guddu Rangeela | Amit Trivedi | Subhash Kapoor | |
| 2015 | Tamasha | A. R. Rahman | Imtiaz Ali | |
| 2016 | Sultan | Vishal–Shekhar | Ali Abbas Zafar | |
| 2016 | Pink | Anupam Roy | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | One song |
| 2016 | Madaari | Vishal Bhardwaj Sunny Bawra-Inder Bawra | Nishikant Kamat | |
| 2017 | Sachin: A Billion Dreams | A. R. Rahman | James Erskine | |
| 2017 | Dear Maya | Anupam Roy SandMan | Sunaina Bhatnagar | |
| 2017 | Raabta | Pritam JAM8 | Dinesh Vijan | Wrote three songs (Two with Amitabh Bhattacharya) |
| 2017 | Mom | A. R. Rahman | Ravi Udyawar | All songs (Two with Rianjali) |
| 2017 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Pritam, Diplo | Imtiaz Ali | |
| 2017 | Newton | Rachita Arora | Amit V Masurkar | Two songs |
| 2017 | Tiger Zinda Hai | Vishal–Shekhar | Ali Abbas Zafar | |
| 2018 | Sanju | A. R. Rahman | Rajkumar Hirani | Guest lyricist; Two Songs |
| 2018 | Fanney Khan | Amit Trivedi Tanishk Bagchi | Atul Manjrekar | Five Songs |
| 2018 | Rajma Chawal | Hitesh Sonik | Leena Yadav | Five Songs |
| 2018 | Zero | Ajay-Atul Tanishk Bagchi | Anand L. Rai | Five Songs |
| 2018 | Laila Majnu | Niladri Kumar Joi Barua | Sajid Ali | Nine Songs |
| 2019 | Bharat | Vishal–Shekhar | Ali Abbas Zafar | Nine Songs |
| 2019 | Kabir Singh | Amaal Mallik Vishal Mishra Sachet–Parampara | Sandeep Vanga | Four songs |
| 2020 | Love Aaj Kal | Pritam | Imtiaz Ali | |
| 2020 | Shikara | Sandesh Shandilya | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Five Songs |
| 2021 | Tadap | Pritam | Milan Luthria | |
| 2021 | Atrangi Re | A. R. Rahman | Aanand L. Rai | |
| 2022 | Raksha Bandhan | Himesh Reshammiya | Aanand L. Rai | |
| 2022 | Freddy | Pritam | Shashanka Ghosh | |
| 2023 | Bholaa | Ravi Basrur | Ajay Devgn | |
| 2023 | Jawan | Anirudh Ravichander | Atlee | Guest lyricist; Two songs (one with Wasim Balrevi) |
| 2023 | Tiger 3 | Pritam | Maneesh Sharma | One song |
| 2023 | Dunki | Pritam | Rajkumar Hirani | Two songs |
| 2024 | Woh Bhi Din The | Joi Barua | Sajid Ali | Eight songs |
| 2024 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | Vishal Mishra | Ali Abbas Zafar | |
| 2024 | Amar Singh Chamkila | A. R. Rahman | Imtiaz Ali | |
| 2024 | Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video | White Noise Collectives | Raaj Shaandilyaa | |
| 2024 | Baby John | Thaman S | Kalees | |
| 2025 | Sky Force | Tanishk Bagchi | Sandeep Kewlani and Abhishek Anil Kapur | 2 songs |
| 2025 | Metro In Dino † | Pritam | Anurag Basu | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Film | Song | Result |
| 2010 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai | - | Nominated |
| 2011 | Mirchi Music Awards | Lyricist of the Year | Rockstar | "Nadaan Parinde" | Nominated |
| 2011 | Mirchi Music Awards | Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Rockstar | - | Won |
| 2011 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Rockstar | - | Won |
| 2012 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Cocktail | - | Nominated |
| 2013 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Aashiqui 2 | - | Won |
| 2014 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Gunday | - | Nominated |
| 2014 | Mirchi Music Awards | Lyricist of the Year | Happy New Year | "Manwa Laage" | Won |
| 2015 | Mirchi Music Awards | Lyricist of the Year | Tamasha | "Agar Tum Saath Ho" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Tamasha | "Agar Tum Saath Ho" | Won |
| 2016 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Sultan | - | Nominated |
| 2016 | Mirchi Music Awards | Lyricist of the Year | Sultan | "Jag Ghoomeya" | Nominated |
| 2017 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Raabta | - | Nominated |
| 2017 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Tiger Zinda Hai | - | Nominated |
| 2017 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | Jab Harry Met Sejal | - | Won |
| 2017 | Mirchi Music Awards | Lyricist of the Year | Jab Harry Met Sejal | "Hawayein" | Won |
| 2017 | Mirchi Music Awards | Lyricist of the Year | Jab Harry Met Sejal | "Safar" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Bazm-E-Urdu Dubai's Mehfil-E-Urdu | Kaifi Azmi Award for Urdu Lyricist | - | | Won |
| 2012 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Rockstar | "Nadaan Parinde" | Won |
| 2010 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Love Aaj Kal | "Aaj Din Chadheya" | Won |