Sayeed Quadri

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Sayeed Quadri
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Sayeed Quadri at Stardus Awards
Occupations Lyricist, poet
Years active2003–present
Website www.sayeedquadri.com

Sayeed Quadri is an Indian lyricist and poet known for his work in Hindi cinema. He gained recognition with his debut in the film Jism (2003) and is best known for his lyrics in films such as Murder (2004) Gangster (2006) and Awarapan (2007). Quadri has been honored with several awards, including the Best Lyricist at the 6th IIFA Awards for the film Murder. [1]

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Career

Sayeed Quadri began his career as a lyricist with the Hindi film Jism (2003), directed by Pooja Bhatt. [2] Songs from the film, including "Awarapan Banjarapan", brought him early recognition in the Hindi film music industry. [3] His writing style, noted for its emotional and poetic expression, helped establish him as a lyricist during the early 2000s. [4]

Following his debut, Quadri wrote lyrics for several commercially successful Hindi films throughout the 2000s and early 2010s. [5] Many of his songs featured in films starring Emraan Hashmi and achieved popularity among audiences. [6] This period saw Quadri frequently collaborating with playback singer KK and actor Emraan Hashmi, contributing to multiple successful soundtracks. [7]

After the success of Jism, Quadri became a regular collaborator with Vishesh Films. [8] He provided lyrics for a number of films produced under the banner, strengthening his presence in Hindi cinema. His work during this phase included songs across various genres, ranging from romantic ballads to dramatic compositions. [9]

Following the success of Jism, Quadri became a frequent collaborator with Vishesh Films.[ citation needed ] He contributed lyrics to several films including:

Awards and nominations

Quadri has received several nominations and awards for his work, including nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist.

YearAwardCategoryResultWorkNotes
2004 IIFA Award IIFA Award for Best LyricsWon"Bheege Honth Tere" from Murder [10]
2005 Stardust Award Stardust Award for Best LyricsWon
2005 MTV Immies MTV Immies Award for Best DialogueWon
2012 Mirchi Music Awards Album of The Year Nominated Barfi!

Filmography

YearTitleSongsComposer
2003 Jism 3 songs M.M Keeravani
Saaya All songs Anu Malik
2004 Paap 1 song
Murder 4 songs
2005 Rog 1 songM.M Keeravani
Zeher 3 songs Mithoon
Anu Malik
Nazar All songsAnu Malik
Bachke Rehna Re Baba 1 song
Fareb All songs
Kalyug 4 songsMithoon
Anu Malik
2006 Aisa Kyon Hota Hai? All songsTausikh Akhtar
Gangster 3 songs Pritam
Bas Ek Pal 1 songMithoon
Woh Lamhe 3 songsPritam
Zindaggi Rocks Anu Malik
2007 Anwar 1 songMithoon
Life in a... Metro Pritam
The Train All SongsMithoon
Awarapan 2 songsPritam
Dhokha 1 songM.M Keeravani
Aggar Mithoon
Bhool Bhulaiyaa Pritam
Showbiz All songs Lalit Pandit
2008 Jannat 2 songsPritam
Kismat Konnection
2009 Raaz – The Mystery Continues Sharib-Toshi
Billu Pritam
Tum Mile 4 songs (3 songs along with Kumaar)
De Dana Dan 2 songs
2010 Toh Baat Pakki! 4 songs
Lamhaa Mithoon
2011 Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji 1 songPritam
Murder 2 3 songs Harshit Saxena
Mithoon
Sangeet-Siddharth
2012 Blood Money 4 songs Jeet Gannguli
Pranay
Jannat 2 3 songsPritam
Barfi!
Rush 1 song
2013 Murder 3 All SongsPritam
Mustafa Zahid
2015 I Love New Year 1 songPritam
Khamoshiyan 4 songsJeet Gannguli
Bobby-Imran
Hamari Adhuri Kahani 1 songMithoon
2016 Ki and Ka
Traffic
Loveshhuda 2 songs
2017 Aksar 2 All songs
2018 Mercury 1 song
Baaghi 2
2020 Malang
Khuda Haafiz 2 songs
Ludo 3 songsPritam
2022 HIT: The First Case 1 songMithoon
2023 Gadar 2 6 songs
2024 Vanvaas 4 songsMithoon

References

  1. "Bheege Honth Tere writer reveals inspiration behind song to Kapil Sharma: 'Rajasthan se hu'". Hindustan Times. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. "Jism (2003) – Film details".{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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  10. "IIFA awards 2005". iifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.