A. M. Turaz

A M Turaz
Occupations	Lyricist, Poet
Years active	2002–present

A M Turaz (Aas Mohammed Turaz) is an Indian poet and lyricist. He has worked in television, music albums and films.^{[ citation needed ]} He has written the lyrics for Bollywood films including Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana of 2007, The Unforgettable of 2009 and Guzaarish of 2010, with the songs "Aayat", "Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse", "Tera Zikr", "Udi" and "Tere Liye Mere Kareem". The songs "Ghoomar", "Binte Dil" and "Khalibali" from Padmaavat ^[1] and Tum Na Aaye from Badla ^{[ citation needed ]} are written by him.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

His first assignment in Mumbai was writing lyrics for film Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana in 2006.^{[ citation needed ]} This was followed by Jail , Guzarish , Chakravyuh and Jackpot .^{[ citation needed ]} Turaz written Chakravyuh song "Tata, Birla, Ambani". On this song producer Prakash Jha got legal notice from Birla and Ambani. ^[2] He was criticised due to his lyrics in film Chakravyuh. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Filmography

The following films feature lyrics by A. M. Turaz:

Film	Year	Director	Credit	Note
Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana	2006
Khallas: The Beginning of End	2007
Ruslan	2009
Wada Raha
Jail
Mumbai 118	2010
Guzaarish		Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Khwaab	2011
Lanka
Ghost	2012
Will You Marry Me
Chakravyuh		Prakash Jha
Jeet Lenge Jahan	2013
Baat Bann Gayi
David
Jackpot
The Unforgettable	2014
3 A.M.
Bajirao Mastani	2015	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Lyricist
Traffic	2016	Rajesh Pillai
1:13:7 Ek Tera Saath		Arshad Siddiqui	Lyricist & Dialogue Writer
Direct Ishq		Rajiv S Ruia	Lyricist & Writer
Wazir		Bejoy Nambiar
Dil Jo Na Keh Saka	2017	Naresh Lalwani		Under Production NA
Tera Zikr (Single)		Abishek Sinha	Lyricist
Padmaavat	2018	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Zindagi On The Rocks	TBA
Phataak
Romeo Idiot Jathani Juliet
Bhula diya (Single)	2019	Krishna Marimuthu	Lyricist	The song is sung by Darshan Raval
Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna		Lalit Mohan
Badla		Sujoy Ghosh
Marjaavaan		Milap Zaveri
Superstar		Mohammed Ehteshamuddin		Qawali part of the song Ghalat Fehmi in this Pakistani movie.
Gangubai Kathiawadi	2022	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Rashtra Kavach Om		Kapil Verma
Mission Majnu	2023	Shantanu Bagchi
Satyaprem Ki Katha		Sameer Vidwans

Awards

• Radio Mirchi Award 2015 ^[9]
• Radio Mirchi Award 2017 ^[9]

Books

• Lamhe (लम्हे), an anthology of Hindi poetry was published by Poets Corner Group.

References

1. "Ghoomar: 'Only God can now convince protesters,' says Ghoomar lyricist A M Turaz | Meerut News – Times of India". The Times of India.
2. "Chakravyuh song taking a jibe at Tata, Ambani & others kicks up a storm; India Inc protests". The Economic Times . 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014.
3. "Bata India Ltd. vs A.M. Turaz & Ors. on 15 October, 2012". Author: Kailash Gambhir. October 2012.
4. "Birlas unite to send joint legal notice to Prakash Jha over 'Birla Tata' number". India TV . 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
5. "BATA Caught in an IP chakravyuh". Ssrana News. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
6. "चक्रव्यूह में कसौटी पर उतरा संगीत". Prabhasakshi. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014.
7. "बिड़ला घराने ने प्रकाश झा को नोटिस भेजा". Navbharat Times. 7 October 2012.
8. "ऐ दिल, जबां न खोल, सिर्फ देख ले". The Patrika. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
9. "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards.

External links

• A. M. Turaz at IMDb