Anwar Sagar (30 August 1949 – 3 June 2020) was an Indian Hindustani poet and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter 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 incom ...

. 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", "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin", "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 ''Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Gulshan Kumar and directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film starred Bhatt's daughter Pooja Bhatt in her first major lead female role, while the lead male ...

''. His is most remembered for songs in ''

'' (1991), '' Khiladi'' (1992), ''

Baazigar ''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Raakhee, Shilpa Shetty, Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Ray, and Johnny Le ...

'' (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 main lead roles, it also included Sh ...

'' (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 ''Dil Ka Kya Kasoor'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language musical melodrama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza. It stars Divya Bharti and debutant Prithvi with Suresh Oberoi, Sanam and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles. The music of the film, ...

(1992), Sapne Sajan Ke (1992)

Vijaypath ''Vijaypath'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action drama film starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Danny Denzongpa. Plot Justice Saxena's wife, the two children, and Rajesh Saxena leave the city. Dilawar Singh finds them and kills the Judge's w ...

(1994), Yaarana (1995), Kitne Door Kitne Paas (2002), the latter was his last work in Bollywood.

Death

He died at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai at the age of 70.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagar, Anwar 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