List of Indian Lyricist

List of Indian Lyricist

A person who writes the words to a popular song or musical is called lyricist. Find here list of top 20 Indian lyricist who have sung some very good songs for Indian cinema.


1. Javed Akhtar
(DOB -> 17-jan-1945 : Awards ->  Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, National Award)

2. Gulzar
(DOB -> 18-aug-1929 : Awards ->  Grammy Award, Filmfare)

3. Anand Bakshi
(DOB -> 21-jul-1920 : Awards -> Filmfare )

4. Majrooh Sultanpuri
(DOB -> 1-oct-1919 : Awards -> Filmfare, Dadasaheb Phalke Award)

5. Sameer
(DOB -> 24-feb-1958 : Awards -> Filmfare, Zee Cine Award)

6. Sahir Ludhianvi
(DOB -> 8-mar-1921 : Awards -> Filmfare)

7. Kaifi Azmi
(DOB -> 14-jan-1919 : Awards -> Sahitya Akademi Award, National Film Awards, Filmfare)

8. Shakeel Badayuni
(DOB -> 3-aug-1916 : Awards -> Filmfare)

9. Rahul Dev Burman
(DOB -> 27-jun-1939 : Awards -> Filmfare)

10. A. R. Rahman
(DOB -> 6-jan-1966 : Awards -> Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Grammy, BFCA Critics, Visual Media, Satellite. etc..)

11. Laxmikant-Pyarelal
(Laxmikant DOB -> 3-nov-1937 : Pyarelal DOB -> 3-SEP-1940 : Awards -> Filmfare )

12. Anu Malik
(DOB -> 2-nov-1960 : Awards -> Filmfare, Star Screen Award, National Film Award, Zee Cine)

13. Vishal–Shekhar
(Awards -> Filmfare RD Burman Award)

14. Naushad
(DOB -> 25-dec-1919 : Awards -> Filmfare, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Amir Khusro Award, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan, Maharashtra Gaurav Puruskar, Lata Mangeshkar Award, Naushad Ali)

15. Salil Chowdhury
(Dob -> 19-nov-1922 : Awards -> )

16. Pritam Chakraborty
(DOB -> 14-jun-1971 : Awards -> Filmfare, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award)

17. Sukhwinder Singh
(DOB -> 18-jul-1971 : Awards -> Filmfare, Critics' Choice Award, Academy Award, Grammy Award)

18. Kailash Kher
(DOB -> 7-jul-1973 : Awards -> Filmfare)

19 Vidhu Vinod Chopra
(DOB -> 5-sep-1952 : Awards -> Filmfare, National Awards, Star Screen Awards,  IIFA, Stardust, FICCI, Zee Cine)

20. Vishal Bharadwaj
(DOB -> 4-aug-1965 : Awards ->  R D Burman Award, Rajat Kamal award, National Film Awards etc.)