Mehboob Kotwal
Born (1961-10-07) 7 October 1961
Bandra West, Mumbai, India
Occupation(s)Lyricist, writer

Mehboob (credited as Mehboob Kotwal or simply Mehboob; born 1961) is an Indian film lyricist. He was born and brought up in Mumbai city of Maharashtra, where he also received his primary education, first in English and later in Urdu.[1]

Career

In 1986, Mehboob met music composer Ismail Darbar who played violin in film orchestras those days. It was Darbar who taught him the difference between poetry and film lyrics.[2] Darbar introduced Mehboob to filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma and he began his songwriting career with Varma's 1992 film Drohi whose music was composed by R.D. Burman. He then worked with A.R. Rahman on Varma's Rangeela. Rahman liked his work and introduced him to Mani Ratnam and Mehboob penned the lyrics for the Hindi (dubbed) version of Bombay.[3] Mehboob went on to work with A.R. Rahman on films such as Thakshak, Doli Saja Ke Rakhna and Dubbed version of Dil Hi Dil Mein. He has also written lyrics for A.R. Rahman's non-film album Maa Tujhe Salaam as well as Mani Ratnam's Yuva.[4]

Mehboob collaborated with Ismail Darbar on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 1999 film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and on Shakti - The Power in 2002. He has also written the lyrics for Kamaal Khan's Hindi pop album "Kal Raat" (2003) and KK's albums - Pal and Humsafar.[5]

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "My First Break - Mehboob".
  3. ↑ The man who almost gave verse to Devdas
  4. ↑ "9XM SoundcastE: Episode 106 With Mehboob Kotwal | SpotboyE". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ↑ ""People who listen to Hindi film music are craving for good poetry" – Mehboob". Planet Bollywood. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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