Personal info
Known for
Writer
Gender
Male
Birthday
19 September
Location
Uttar Pradesh, India
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Biography
A M Turaz (Aas Mohammed Turaz) is an Indian poet, lyricist, and scriptwriter. He has worked in television, music albums, and films. He has written the lyrics for a number of Bollywood films including Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana in 2007, The Unforgettable in 2009, and Guzaarish in 2010, with the songs "Aayat", "Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse", "Tera Zikr", "Udi" and "Tere Liye Mere Kareem" being the most well known.
The musical album "We Indians - Sare Jahan se Achchha Hindustan Hamara" is directed by him. The songs "Ghoomar", "Binte Dil" and "Khalibali" from Padmaavat and Tum Na Aaye from Badla are written by him.
A. M. Turaz was born on 19 September 1974 at Sambhaleheda village in Miranpur Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. After completing his studies, he came to Mumbai to become a writer.
Turaz started his career by writing for television in 2005. After writing scripts for soaps as an assistant writer, his first assignment in Mumbai was writing lyrics for the film Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana in 2006.
This was followed by Jail, Guzarish, Chakravyuh, and Jackpot. His songs like "Udi.." and "Kabhi Jo Badal Barse" got a lot of attention. Turaz wrote Chakravyuh's song "Tata, Birla, Ambani". On this song producer Prakash Jha got legal notice from Birla and Ambani. He was criticized due to his lyrics in the film Chakravyuh.
