Faaiz 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 popular talk show ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ on Sony TV.
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Faiz Anwar was born on Tuesday 9 March 1965 (age 58; as of 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: half bald
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
He is married. His son, Farzan Faiz, is a singer and music director.
Faiz Anwar (left) with Javed Ali (centre) and Farzan Faiz
Career
movie
Faiz Anwar started his career in 1989 as a lyricist in the film industry with a film titled “Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin” (1991). The song became a huge success in the music industry and dominated the popular radio program Cibaca Geetmala for almost two years.
Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi movie poster
He wrote six songs for the film ‘Jaanam’ which was released in 1993. In the same year, the film “Tum Karo Vaada” was released, in which three songs were written by Faiz Anwar. In 2000, he composed songs for the film Baaghi starring Sanjay Dutt. The song ‘Aaoge Jab Tum’, which he wrote for the film ‘Jab We Met’ (2007), was well received by the audience. In 2010, he wrote the song “Tere Mast Do Nain” for the movie “Dabangg”, which became a superhit song and topped the music, radio and streaming charts for a long time.
Dabangg movie poster
He wrote two songs “Chikni Kamar Pe Teri” and “Chamak Challo Chel Chabeli” for the movie “Rowdy Rathore” (2012). He has composed songs for various films including ‘Imtihaan’ (1994), ‘Surakshaa’ (1995), ‘Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar’ (2001), ‘Chand Bujh Gaya’ (2005), ‘Veerey 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’ which was sung by Sonu Nigam. He has written songs for various albums including ‘Jaan’, ‘Yaad’, ‘Aashiqui’, ‘Love Is Life’, ‘Tujhse Pyar Hai’ and ‘Sitara’.
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- In 2010, he won the album of the year award at the Mirchi Music Awards for the song “Tere Mast Do Nain”.
- Nominated for “Lyricist of the Year” award at Mirchi Music Awards for the song “Tere Mast Do Nain” in 2010.
Faiz Anwar won the awards
Note: He has many more awards and accolades to his name.
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, Anwar revealed an interesting fact about his entry into the film industry. He said that in the 1980s, popular music director RD Burman was working on a song for one of his films but could not find a suitable lyricist. He happened to come across one of Faiz Anwar’s interviews in a newspaper and decided to contact him. Birman contacted Anwar and invited him to his home. During their meeting, Burman gave Anwar a music tape and asked him to write lyrics for it. It was at this moment that Anwar wrote the lyrics for the title track of the film ‘Tum Karo Vaada’ (1993) in 15-20 minutes. RD Burman was impressed by Anwar’s talent and subsequently selected him to compose three songs for the film. This marked Anwar’s debut in the film industry. However, the release of the film ‘Tum Karo Vaada’ was delayed and it was released after Anwar’s first released song ‘Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi’ (1991).
- In an interview, he talked about the reception of his debut film ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’. He said that while Mahesh Bhatt was working on the film ‘Aashiqui’ (1990) and had the music ready for the last song of the film. Despite being approached by many famous lyricists, Mahesh Bhatt could not find a suitable lyricist. Then, he turned to Faaiz Anwar and asked him to write the lyrics of the song. Anwar wrote the lyrics of the song “Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin” in 40 minutes on the spot. After hearing the song, Bhatt was very impressed and ended up singing the song as the last song of the film ‘Aashiqui’. However, due to some reasons, the song was moved from the film. Instead, it became the title song of another film, “Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi” (1991).
- Anwar was inclined to write poetry since childhood. He started writing “Shayris” and “Ghazals” at a very young age.
- In 1999, Sonu Nigam sang songs for the album ‘Deewana’ written by Faiz Anwar. The album was a breakthrough for the singer.
“Deewana” album cover
- Anwar considers modern songs unpoetic and unphilosophical. However, in an interview, he admitted that he himself has to write these types of songs at the request of film producers. Speaking about this in an interview, he also mentioned his song ‘Chikni Kamar Pe Teri’, which he wrote for the film ‘Rowdy Rathore’ (2012). She said,
It is true that his style is not poetic or philosophical, but it must be done with a view of the times.’
- In an interview, he was asked if his songs were stolen, to which he replied that his songs were not; Moreover, he sold his songs when he faced financial difficulties. She said,
They didn’t steal from me, but I sold my songs and sold them for a very good price. I paid the equivalent of ten songs for one song. If you ask who did it, I won’t tell you. Money was my need and I can’t say that they took advantage of my compulsion. I have no complaints.”
Categories: Bollywood
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