Sayeed Quadri is an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for his work in Bollywood films. He has written many super hit songs like ‘Bheege Honth Tere’, ‘Maula Mere Maula’, ‘In Dino’, ‘Haale-E-Dil’ and ‘Phir Le Aaya Dil’. In 2023, he appeared as a guest on the celebrity talk show ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ which aired on Sony TV.
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Sayeed Quadri was born on Monday, October 3, 1960 (age 62; as of 2022) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. After completing his studies, he moved to Mumbai in 1986 to pursue his career as a lyricist in the Hindi film industry. However, he could not find a job for seven years, and then decided to return to his homeland. A decade later, he again moved to Mumbai and established himself in the Hindi film industry as a successful lyricist.
Sayeed Quadri in his youth
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′8″
Hair Color: Hair
Eye Color: Hair
family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents. He has a younger brother named Zaid Quadri.
An old photo of Sayeed Quadri with his mother
wife and children
He married Rena Coudrey on June 3. He has two daughters named Aabshar Quadri and Kainat Quadri and a son named Nayaab Quadri.
Family photo of Sayeed Quadri
Career
movie
Sayeed Quadri made his debut as a lyricist in the Hindi film industry with the film Jism (2003), in which he penned three songs. In the same year, he wrote all the songs for the film ‘Saaya’. In 2004, he wrote 4 songs for the movie “Murder”, including the song “Bheege Honth Tere” and “Kaho Na Kaho” became superhits and stayed at the top of the music, radio and streaming charts for a long time.
The poster of the movie “Murder”.
In 2006, he wrote three songs “Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai”, “Ya Ali” and “Mujhe Mat Roko” for the movie “Gangster”. The song ‘Maula Mere Maula’ which he wrote for the film ‘Anwar’ (2007) was well received by the audience.
“Anwar” movie poster
In 2011, he wrote three songs “Haale-E-Dil”, “Phir Mohobat” and “Tujhko Bhulana” for the movie “The Killing 2”. In 2020, he wrote the title song of the film “Khuda Hafiz”. He has composed songs for various films including ‘Paap’ (2003), ‘Kalyug’ (2005), ‘Life in a… Metro’ (2007), ‘Barfi!’ (2012), “Hamari Adhuri Kahani” (2015) and “Ludo” (2020).
Alone
In 2018, he penned the lyrics for the song “Shab Tum Ho” sung by Darshan Rawal. In 2019, he wrote the lyrics of the patriotic song “One India My India”.
“One India My India” Video Song Poster
He wrote the song ‘Tanhaai’ in 2020 which was sung by Tulsi Kumar. In 2021, he wrote the lyrics for the video song “Mehendi Wale Haath” featuring Guru Randhawa and Sanjana Sangh.
“Mehendi Wale Haath” Video Song Poster
He has written lyrics for several other video songs such as “Illtejaa” (2018), “Rehguzar” (2019), “Humko Tum Mil Gaye” (2020), “Toh Aagaye Tum” (2021), “Aur Payar Karna Hai” (2021), “Is Qadar” and “2212” (2012).
ᐯildo
- TATA Info Award for Best Text in 2003
- IIFA Award for Best Lyrics in 2004 for the song ‘Bheege Honth Tere’ from the film ‘Murder’ (2004)
- Stardust Award for Best Text in 2005
- Baap Lyricist of the Year by Fever FM 2021 for the song “Hardum Humdum” from the movie “Ludo” (2020)
Sayeed Quadri – Baap Best Lyricist of the Year
- Riff Hasrat Jaipur Award at Rajasthan Film Festival 2022
Sayeed Quadri with the Riff Hasrat Jaipuri Award
Facts/Trivia
- He was inclined to write poetry since childhood and started writing poetry in 8th standard.
- Before becoming a successful lyricist, he worked as an LIC agent for almost 10 years in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
- In an interview, he talked about the debut song and said that when he was out of work, he used to go out of the house and wrote the verse “Awaarpan Banjarapan”, which later became his debut song, which appeared in the film “Jism” (2003).
Categories: Bollywood
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