Prasoon Joshi

Prasoon Joshi Biography

Prasoon Joshi is a famous lyrist and screen writer of Bollywood movies at present. For best lyrics, he has won National awards twice – Andere se dartha hoo mien maa of Taare zameen par (2008) and Bolo Na of Chittagong (2013). Taare zameen par won him many awards including Filmfare awards. His other successful movies as a lyricist include Fannah, Hum tum, Aarakshan, Black, Rang de basanthi, Bhaag Milka bhaag, Ishk in Paris, Sikander, London dreams, Thoda pyar thoda magic, Gajini, Teri meri kahani, Kyon, Phir milenge, Love at Times Square, Delhi 6, Break ke baad and Aakhen. He has also composed a few private albums – Dooba dooba of Silk route and Man manjeere of Subha Mudgal.

He has been nominated in the Filmfare for Chand Sifarish – Fanaa, Maa – Tare zameen par, Tu meri adoori pyaas of Gajini and Masa kali and Rehna tu of Delhi-6. He won it for Fanaa and Tare Zameen par in the successive years.

He debut Bollywood as a lyricist for Raj Kumar Santhoshi’s Lajja in 2002. Success of Lajja gave him an opportunity to work with Jatin – Lalit, for their last two films as composer duos, Hum tum and Fanaa. Both these films were musically and commercially successful and established Prasoon Joshi was a successful name in Bollywood. All the songs of both these movies were penned by Prasoon Joshi and all the songs remained in the top list too. Chand sifarsih, Chanda chamke, Hawa kuch hole and Mere haath mein of Fanaa and Title track, Sasom ko, Ladki kyon na jaane kyon and Chakde chakde of Hum tum were the top songs. Success of Fanaa prompted Aamir Khan to make use of his lyrics in Tare Zameen par as well as Rang de basanthi and both proved really worthwhile. Title track, Rooba roo, masthi ka paatsala and Khalbali were huge hits. He wrote its dialogues as well. Prasoon Joshi wrote the lyrics of Aamir Khan’s next movie Gajini too.

Other big hits of Prasoon Joshi are Doop ke sikke of Sikander, Tu meri adoori pyaas and Kaise tum mujhe mil gaye of Gajani, Jinke ishare of Phir milenge, Kwaab ko rang de of London dreams, Beete kal se of Thoda pyar thoda magic and Bhor bhaya and Masakali of Delhi 6. 

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Updated: May 20, 2018