One heartbreak; “Agar Tum Saath Ho” and “Bekhyali” is played on loop, missing your lover; “Pee Loon” and “Tumse he” tops the list, “Sadda Haq” plays on the streets of protest and if its party time “Swag se Swagat”, “Baby ko Bass Pasand Hai” and “Tune Maari Entriyaan” would be heard on high volume. This is Irshad Kamil for us. The one who wittily pens down the lyrics of songs of all genres for Bollywood movies. Rarely a person’s name matches his personality. He is one such person whose name is in sync with his passion and profession. On asking him about the story behind his name during his recent visit to the city, he says “My mother had come across the phrase Kamil- e- Irshad, from where I got my name. It literally means ‘we will be obedient’”. He had also shared how his bond with mother was a huge reason behind his inclination towards writing and that he has started a scholarship in her name; Begum Iqbal. Kamil is an avid reader of books and poems alike. He does not necessarily read

Author-Gopi Shah