Women Lyricists In Indian Film Industry

Women Lyricists in Indian Film Industry are very rare, whereas Males are very common in every field. In this article, we are going to see about the top female lyricists who witnessed their talent and skilled the Indian film industry’s standard through their poetry skills. We feel so proud of these women who have come forward with their hidden talents and brings back pride to our Indian film industry.

1. Kausar Munir Kausar Munir is a prominent Bollywood screen write >> Read More...

Kausar Munir is one of the most successful lyric writers in Bollywood. She had been a part of writing scripts for movies like Phantom (2015), Begum Jaan Click to look into! >> Read More... (2017), and many more. She was awarded the Best Lyricist in Stardust Awards (2014) and Zee Cine Awards (2013). She graduated in English Literature from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. She also started her career in television by writing for the television series ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin’. She also worked as a language consultant for the film English Vinglish Click to look into! >> Read More... (2012), where that film starred Sridevi. She has also worked as a scriptwriter. The official anthem for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, “Live the game!, Love the Game!” was written by Kausar Munir with the music by Amit Trivedi Amit Rivedi is a phenomenal musician of the Bollyw >> Read More... in the vocals of Sharvi Yadav Sharvi Yadav is a well-known Indian playback singe >> Read More... and Anand Bhaskar Anand Bhaskar is an Indian Hindi playback vocalist >> Read More... .

2. Thamarai

Thamarai is a Kollywood Tamil lyricist. She has a collection of many awards for best lyricist in Kollywood, including Achcham Yenbadhu Madaimaiyada (2016), Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2008), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), and many more. She debuted in Tamil film industry through the film ‘Iniyavale’ released in 1998. She is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. She graduated as an engineer from the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore. Though she’s an engineer, she entered the Indian film industry with her fluorescent poetry skills and had won many awards. Her recent work was for the film ‘Dhruva Natchathiram’ directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon with the song ‘Oru Manam’; she also penned lyrics for the album ‘Vendu Thanindhadhu Kaadu’ starring Silambarasan T.R.

3. Parvathy Meera Bio coming soon... >> Read More...

Parvathy Meera is also a Tamil lyricist who started her career in Kollywood for the film ‘ Vallinam Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ with the song ‘Nakula’. Later, People noticed her as the best lyricist for the lyrics she had written for the song ‘Veresa Pogayile’ in ‘Jilla’ Movie. She was considered to be next to Thamarai, a Kollywood lyricist where female lyricist are found to be less in count. She worked as an avant-garde theatre artist, working mainly with journalist-political commentator Gnani’s theatre group Pareeksha. She then later stopped doing theater, but she worked on short films, including one for ‘TANSACS’ and a feature film for the Dhan Foundation in which she shared screen space with Chinnapillai Ammal.

4. Anvia Dutt

Anvia Dutt played many vital roles in the Indian film industry as a lyricist, screenplay writer, and director. After working in the advertising field for several years, she entered Bollywood. Her lyrics for films like ‘Hey Baby’ and ‘ Patiala House Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ are found to be very popular. She is currently directing movies for Clean Slate Films. Her first film, Bulbbul was released as a Netflix Original on 24 June 2020. She worked in the Advertising Field for almost 14 years. She had won the award for the Listener’s Choice Album of the Year for Student of the Year in the Mirchi Music Awards in 2012.

5. Priya Saraiya Priya Saraiya is also known as Priya Panchal. Priy >> Read More...

Priya Saraiya is an Indian playback singer and lyricist in the Bollywood industry. She started her career at a very early stage when she performed in live stage shows. She made her debut as a singer with the song ‘Karma is A Bitch’ for ‘Shor in the City’ in 2011. As a lyricist, she worked for Piya O Re Piya (Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya) and Jadoo Ki Jhappi ( Ramaiya Vastavaiya Click to look into! >> Read More... ). As a child artist, she travelled extensively with directors Kalyanji-Anandji’s group – Little Wonders performing in live stage shows worldwide.

6. Rashmi Singh Rashmi Singh is a newcomer artist and acts in TV s >> Read More...

Rashmi Singh is an Indian Bollywood lyricist. She received recognition for her lyrics written for the song ‘Muskurane’. She was awarded the ‘Best Lyricist’ award at the Filmfare Awards for 2014 in 2015. She collaborated with Lyricist Virag Mishra and penned Popular Songs such as Hamari Adhuri Kahani Click to look into! >> Read More... (Title Track), Tum Bin (Sanam re), Ishaara (Force 2), Tere Bin ‘Tere Bin’ is an Indian television romantic drama >> Read More... (Simmba), etc. Rashmi Singh won the Best Lyricist award at the 60^th Filmfare Awards for the song “Muskurane” from the film CityLights.

7. Garima Wahal Garima Wahal is an Indian writer and lyricist who >> Read More...

Garima Wahal is also one of the best lyricists in the Bollywood industry. She played many vital roles in the Indian film industry as a story, screenplay, dialogue, and lyric writer. Some of her appreciable works include the songs of Goliyon Ki Rasleela(Ram Leela), Toilet( Ek Prem Katha Ek Prem Katha is a Hindi TV series that airs on DD >> Read More... ), and Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas. Garima Wahal had also worked as a lyricist in the recent Blockbuster movie ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, and she is the director, producer, lyricist, and story writer of the movie ‘Dukaan’ released in 2024.

8. Abhiruchi Chand Abhiruchi Chanda is an Indian movie lyricist who h >> Read More...

Abhiruchi Chand is an upcoming female lyricist in the Bollywood industry who has also been a dialogue writer for films like Calendar Girls Click to look into! >> Read More... (2015) and Sanju (2018). Some of her notable works are Le Chal Mujhe (NH10), Manzar Hai Ye Naga (Uri: The Surgical Strike), and Theher Ja (October). She had won the award for the upcoming lyricist of the year at the Mirchi Music Awards in 2016. She believes women writers are treated equally in the industry.

9. Seema Saini Seema Saini, a Hindi lyricist, entertained audienc >> Read More...

Seema Saini is also a talented lyricist in the Bollywood industry. Some of her notable works consists of films like Lanka (2011), Heartless (2014), Martyr Who Never Died (2019), and Khamiyaza: Journey of a Common Man (2019). She had won the Radio Mirchi Award for the best upcoming lyricist for the film ‘Lanka’. She was nominated for the ITA Award for the best lyricist.

10. Kutty Revathi

Kutty Revathi is one of the top lyricists in Kollywood industry. She started her career on the screen in 2006. She also worked as an Associate director in Mariyaan and made her debut as a Lyricist with the songs ‘ Nenje Ezhu Nenje Ezhu is a Tamil TV show aired on Kalaignar T >> Read More... ’ and ‘Enga Pona Raasa’ in the film Mariyaan (2013), where A.R. Rahman composed the music for that film. She has published three books of poetry and is the editor of Panikkudam, a literary quarterly for women’s writing, as well as the Tamil feminist magazine.