Irshad Kamil

• Name — Irshad Kamil • Born — 5 September 1971 • Birthplace — Malerkotla, Punjab, India • Occupation — * Lyricist • poet • Years Active — 2004–present • Website — https: irshadkamil.com

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

• Denotes films that have not yet been released • Year — Title — Composer(s) — Notes — Ref. Reference • 2004 — Chameli — Sandesh Shandilya • 2005 — Shabd — Vishal–Shekhar • Socha Na Tha — Sandesh Shandilya — Five songs • Karam — Vishal–Shekhar — One song • Neal 'N' Nikki — Salim–Sulaiman • 2006 — Ahista Ahista — Himesh Reshammiya • Gafla — Kartik Shah • 2007 — Dhol — Pritam — Five songs • Jab We Met • 2008 — Tulsi — Nikhil-Vinay • Bhram — Pritam • Thodi Life Thoda Magic — Vinay Tiwari — Three songs • A Wednesday! — Sanjoy Chowdhury • 2009 — Aa Dekhen Zara — Pritam — Three songs • Tera Mera Ki Rishta — Jaidev Kumar • Love Aaj Kal — Pritam • Toss — Sandesh Shandilya • Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani — Pritam • De Dana Dan — Three songs • 2010 — Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? — One song • Tum Milo Toh Sahi — Sandesh Shandilya • Raajneeti — Pritam — One song • Khatta Meetha — Three songs (one along with U. R. L.) • Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai — Six songs • Help — Ashutosh Phatak • Aashayein — Pritam — One song • We Are Family — Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy • Anjaana Anjaani — Vishal–Shekhar — One song (along with Kausar Munir) • Aakrosh — Pritam • Action Replayy • 2011 — Yamla Pagla Deewana — Sandesh Shandilya — One song • Kucch Luv Jaisaa — Pritam • Mere Brother Ki Dulhan — Sohail Sen • Mausam — Pritam • Rascals — Vishal–Shekhar • Rockstar — A. R. Rahman • Desi Boyz — Pritam — Two songs • 2012 — Jodi Breakers — Salim–Sulaiman — One of the lyricists • Cocktail — Pritam Yo Yo Honey Singh — Eight songs • Chakravyuh — Salim–Sulaiman Shantanu Moitra • Son of Sardaar — Himesh Reshammiya Sajid–Wajid • 2013 — Special 26 — M. M. Keeravani — Eight songs • Aashiqui 2 — Jeet Gannguli — Six songs • Raanjhanaa — A. R. Rahman • Phata Poster Nikhla Hero — Pritam • 2014 — Gunday — Sohail Sen — Eight songs • Highway — A. R. Rahman — Seven songs • Kochadaiiyaan (Dubbed version) — Five songs • Kaanchi — Ismail Darbar Salim–Sulaiman • Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty — Pritam — Five songs • Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania — Sachin–Jigar — Two songs • Raja Natwarlal — Yuvan Shankar Raja • Happy New Year — Vishal–Shekhar • 2015 — I (Dubbed version) — A. R. Rahman • Prem Ratan Dhan Payo — Himesh Reshammiya • Guddu Rangeela — Amit Trivedi • Tamasha — A. R. Rahman • 2016 — Sultan — Vishal–Shekhar • Pink — Anupam Roy — One song • Madaari — Vishal Bhardwaj Sunny Bawra-Inder Bawra • 2017 — Sachin: A Billion Dreams — A. R. Rahman • Dear Maya — Anupam Roy SandMan • Raabta — Pritam JAM8 — Wrote three songs (Two with Amitabh Bhattacharya) • Mom — A. R. Rahman — All songs (Two with Rianjali) • Jab Harry Met Sejal — Pritam, Diplo • Newton — Rachita Arora — Two songs • Tiger Zinda Hai — Vishal–Shekhar • 2018 — Sanju — A. R. Rahman — Guest lyricist; Two songs • Fanney Khan — Amit Trivedi Tanishk Bagchi — Five Songs • Rajma Chawal — Hitesh Sonik • Zero — Ajay-Atul Tanishk Bagchi • Laila Majnu — Niladri Kumar Joi Barua — Nine Songs • 2019 — Bharat — Vishal–Shekhar • Kabir Singh — Amaal Mallik Vishal Mishra Sachet–Parampara — Four songs • 2020 — Love Aaj Kal — Pritam • Shikara — Sandesh Shandilya — Five Songs • 2021 — Tadap — Pritam • Atrangi Re — A. R. Rahman • 2022 — Raksha Bandhan — Himesh Reshammiya • Freddy — Pritam • 2023 — Bholaa — Ravi Basrur • Jawan — Anirudh Ravichander — Guest lyricist; Two songs (One with Wasim Balrevi) • Tiger 3 — Pritam — One song • Dunki — Two songs • 2024 — Woh Bhi Din The — Joi Barua — Eight songs • Bade Miyan Chote Miyan — Vishal Mishra — Five songs • Amar Singh Chamkila — A. R. Rahman • Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video — White Noise Collectives • Baby John — Thaman S • 2025 — Sky Force — Tanishk Bagchi — Two songs • Chhaava — A. R. Rahman — Five songs • Kesari Chapter 2 — Shashwat Sachdev, Kanishk Seth-Kavita Seth • Ground Zero — Rohan-Rohan — One song • Bhool Chuk Maaf — Tanishk Bagchi — Five songs • Saiyaara — Tanishk Bagchi Faheem Abdullah Arslan Nizami Sachet-Parampara — Twelve songs (One with Prashant Pandey) • Tehran — Tanishk Bagchi • Tere Ishk Mein — A. R. Rahman — Eight songs • Dhurandhar — Shashwat Sachdev — Three songs • 2026 — Dhurandhar: The Revenge — Shashwat Sachdev — 4 songs • Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) • Naye Naye Taare — Sanjivv Anand Jha — Short film on YouTube • Main Vaapas Aaunga — A. R. Rahman

Irshad Kamil is recorded with the occupation songwriter. Recorded as poet, writer, lyricist and songwriter.

• Year — Category — Film — Song — Result — Note • 2010 — Best Lyricist — Love Aaj Kal — "Aaj Din Chadheya" • 2012 — Best Lyricist — Rockstar — "Nadaan Parinde" • 2015 — Best Lyricist — Tamasha — "Agar Tum Sath Ho"

• Year — Category — Film — Song — Result — Note • 2010 — Album of the Year — Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai — - • 2011 — Lyricist of the Year — Rockstar — "Nadaan Parinde" • Listeners' Choice Album of the Year — - — rowspan=2 • Album of the Year — - • 2012 — Cocktail — - • 2013 — Aashiqui 2 — - • 2014 — Gunday — - • Lyricist of the Year — Happy New Year — "Manwa Laage" • 2015 — Tamasha — "Agar Tum Saath Ho" • 2016 — Album of the Year — Sultan — - — rowspan=2 • Lyricist of the Year — "Jag Ghoomeya" • 2017 — Album of the Year — Raabta — - — rowspan=2 • Tiger Zinda Hai — - • Jab Harry Met Sejal — - — rowspan=2 • Lyricist of the Year — "Hawayein" • "Safar"

• Year — Award — Category — Film — Song — Result — Note • 2019 — Bazm-E-Urdu Dubai's Mehfil-E-Urdu — Kaifi Azmi Award for Urdu Lyricist