Anwar Sagar (30 August 1949 – 3 June 2020) was an Indian
Hindustani poet and
lyricist
A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment.
Royalties
A lyricist's income derives ...
. He penned hundreds of songs in Bollywood films and churned put numerous hit songs such as "Waada Raha Sanam", "Yeh Dua Hai Mere Rab Se", "Dil Ka Kya Kasoor", "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya", "Rahon Mein Unse" etc.
He has written 225 songs in 86 Hindi films.
[Anwar Sagar filmography at Muvyz]
/ref> He was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Lyrics in 1992 for the title track of '' Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin''. His is most remembered for songs in '' Khiladi'' (1992), ''Baazigar
''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role alongside Kajol, Siddharth, Shilpa Shetty (in her film debut ...
'' (1993), ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari
''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' () is a 1994 Indian action comedy film directed by Sameer Malkan. The screenplay is written by Sachin Bhowmick. Starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Raageshwari in the lead roles and Shakti Kapoo ...
'' (1994), '' Yaarana'' (1995) etc.
Career
Anwar got his first break in the film ''Zakhmi Rooh'' (1982). Initially, he had to struggle for more than a decade to finally set an identity with the success of the song "Waada Raha Sanam", sung by Alka Yagnik and Abhijeet Bhattacharya in the film '' Khiladi'' (1992). After this success, he penned several hit tracks in the films '' Dil Ka Kya Kasoor'' (1992), ''Sapne Sajan Ke'' (1992), '' Vijaypath'' (1994), '' Yaarana'' (1995), ''Kitne Door Kitne Paas
''Kitne Door Kitne Paas'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi cinema, Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Mehul Kumar. It stars Fardeen Khan and Amrita Arora.
Plot
Two young Indians, a man named Jatin and a woman named Karishma, meet on an ...
'' (2002), the latter was his last work in Bollywood.[
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Death
He died at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai at the age of 70.
Awards and nominations
Filmography
References
External links
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Indian male poets
Urdu-language poets from India
Indian lyricists
Hindi-language lyricists
Indian male songwriters
Indian songwriters
Indian Muslims
2020 deaths
1949 births
20th-century Indian poets
Poets from Uttar Pradesh
20th-century Indian male writers