Faiz Anwar is an Indian poet and lyricist known for his work in the Hindi film industry. In 2023, he appeared as a guest on the celebrity talk show ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ on Sony TV.
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Faiz Anwar was born on Tuesday, 9 March 1965 (age 58 years; as in 2023) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. In 1988, he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in the film industry as a lyricist.
Faiz Anwar in his youth
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Semi-bald
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
he’s married. His son, Farzan Faiz, is a singer and music director.
Faiz Anwar (left) with Javed Ali (centre) and Farzan Faiz
livelihood
film
Faiz Anwar started his career as a lyricist in the film industry in 1989 with the title track of the film ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’ (1991). The song became very successful in the music industry and dominated the popular radio program Sibaka Geetmala for almost two years.
Poster of the film ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’
He wrote six songs for the film ‘Jaanam’ released in 1993. In the same year, the film ‘Tum Karo Wada’ was released in which three songs were written by Faiz Anwar. In 2000, he wrote songs for the film ‘Baaghi’ starring Sanjay Dutt. The song ‘Aaoge Jab Tum’ written by him for the film ‘Jab We Met’ (2007) received much appreciation from the audience. In 2010, he wrote the song ‘Tere Mast Mast Do Nain’ for the film ‘Dabangg’, which became a superhit song and topped the music, radio and streaming charts for a long time.
Poster of the movie ‘Dabangg’
He wrote two songs ‘Chikni Kamar Pe Teri’ and ‘Chamak Chhallo Chel Chhabeli’ for the film ‘Rowdy Rathod’ (2012). He has written songs for many films including ‘Imtihaan’ (1994), ‘Suraksha’ (1995), ‘Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar’ (2001), ‘Chand Bujh Gaya’ (2005), ‘Veere Ki Wedding’ (2018). .
album
In 1997, he wrote songs for the album ‘I Love You’, which was sung by popular singer Udit Narayan. In 1999, he wrote songs for the album ‘Deewana’ sung by Sonu Nigam. He has written songs for various albums including ‘Jaan,’ ‘Yaad,’ ‘Aashiqui,’ ‘Love Is Life,’ ‘Tujhse Pyaar Hai,’ and ‘Sitara.’
award
- Won the ‘Album of the Year’ award at the Mirchi Music Awards for the song ‘Tere Mast Mast Do Nain’ in 2010.
- Nominated for ‘Lyricist of the Year’ award at Mirchi Music Awards for the song ‘Tere Mast Mast Do Nain’ in 2010.
Awards won by Faiz Anwar
Note: He has many other honors and awards to his name.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, Anwar revealed an interesting fact about his entry into the film industry. He said that during the 1980s, popular music director RD Burman was working on a song for one of his films, but was unable to find a suitable lyricist. Coincidentally, he found an interview of Faiz Anwar in a newspaper and decided to contact him. Burman contacted Anwar and invited him to his home. During their meeting, Burman gave Anwar a music tape and asked him to write songs for it. At the same time, Anwar wrote the lyrics of the title track of the film ‘Tum Karo Vaada’ (1993) within 15-20 minutes. RD Burman was extremely impressed with Anwar’s talent and later chose him to write three songs for the film. This was Anwar’s debut film in the film industry. However, the release of the film ‘Tum Karo Vaada’ was postponed and it was released after Anwar’s earlier released song ‘Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi’ (1991).
- In an interview, he talked about getting his first film ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’. He said that when Mahesh Bhatt was working on the film ‘Aashiqui’ (1990) and he had composed the music for the last song of the film. Despite approaching several established lyricists, Mahesh Bhatt was unable to find a suitable lyricist. Then, he turned to Faiz Anwar and requested him to write the lyrics of the song. Anwar wrote the lyrics of the song ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’ on the spot within 40 minutes. Bhatt was very impressed after listening to the song and he finalized this song as the last song of the film ‘Aashiqui’. However, due to some reason this song was removed from the film. Instead, it became the title track of another film ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’ (1991).
- Anwar was inclined towards writing poetry since childhood. He started writing ‘Shayari’ and ‘Ghazals’ at a very young age.
- In 1999, Sonu Nigam sang songs in the album ‘Deewana’ written by Faiz Anwar. The album proved to be a breakthrough for the singer.
Cover of album ‘Deewana’
- Anwar considers contemporary lyrics as non-poetic and non-philosophical. However, in an interview he admitted that he also had to write such songs on the demand of film producers. While talking about this in the interview, he also mentioned his song ‘Chikni Kamar Pe Teri’ which he had written for the film ‘Rowdy Rathore’ (2012). He said,
It is true that its style is not poetic or philosophical, but it has to do with the times.”
- In an interview he was asked if his songs were ever stolen and he replied that his songs were not; Rather, he sold his songs while facing financial difficulties in his life. He said,
It wasn’t stolen, but I sold my songs and sold them for a very good price. For one song I charged the equivalent of ten songs. If you ask for whom I did it, I won’t tell. I needed money and I cannot say that my helplessness was taken advantage of. I have no complaints.”
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