How to write lyrics for bollywood movies

Vani at white phosphorous had written an interesting post on Hindi songs with wacky lyrics. That Post lists some famous Bollywood songs which never deserve to be hits, but still did.

This reminded me of my graduation days where we used to write Hindi “movie” songs, just like those, or better. I couldn’t help but writing about our contribution.

Some tips here:

  • No experience needed for writing a song, compose background music for it. When we (me and another copyright holder sarkar) wrote some songs and sung it in the middle of the night (in hostels life starts at mid night) the whole hostel went crazy. I guess they were cheering us, most of them were geeks.
  • Read news paper, blogs etc. pick a sentence first catches your eyes, write it down. Check Orkut scraps, mail regularly. That can make a great start up line

For example, there was a superhit song in movie “rakshak” Suneil Shetty and raveena:

“ Ladkeeeee haaaan shehar ki ladkeeeeeeeeeee,

ankh churake bole hay haawaryu haay haawaryu haay haawaryu

ankh milake bole haw do you do haw do you do haw do you do

I believe, lyricist picked up it from orkut scraps.

  • Remember general conversation with your friends, girlfriends etc. keep logging chat and instant messages also. There are some examples which went very super hit in Hindi industry (remember: accha to hum chalte hein…)
Planet Bollywood
Planet Bollywood
  • When mention a movie song when I have my own. We framed it some seven eight years back. Though the song is not sold we still hold copyrights of it

Male voice: Maine tumko dekhaaa….

Female voice: kahan dekha..kahan dekha…

Male voice: Maine tumko janaaa….

Female voice: kyajanaa.. kya janaa…..

Male voice: shaadi karogi…

Female voice: na na…. na na… na na…

Both together and chorous: lallalallala…..

We even had our dance steps also worked out for this.

  • Remember every thing can be music. Koyal ki koo koo main , bachche ki susu main, sangeet hi sangeet hai.
  • Think from other people perspective. Feel for poor, oppressed, refugees, animals, plants anything, and think what they think. For exmple : Main character is feeling bad about a stray dog.

paagal kutta meraa… tumse ye Bhonk rahaaaaaaa ..

abto tere bina bhonka jayenaaaaaaaaa…………..

  • Finally rants. Write what you think when you are not actually thinking. Insert sounds and words, which no one has any idea. Include political , social cultural and historical events in between. Go crazy. One example:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa meraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa mera sundar sapna yaad aaya….main banke chidiyan ud gayiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa……. mera sundar sapna yaad aaya……………..dhinka chikir dhin dhinka chikir dhikta tana tana nana na

334 thoughts on “How to write lyrics for bollywood movies

  1. 60 POAM AND SONGS HAVE BEEN CREATED BY ME WHICHEVER I HAD FELT.SONGS ARE IN HINDI. I HAVE NOT COPYRIGHT. I WANT WRITE SONG ON SITUATION OE SCRIPT BASIS WHICH WILL BE NEEDED IN FREF OF COST.I STAY IN MALAD EAST.MO NUMBER 9867954010, PLZ HELP ME.

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  2. Hi, I really liked your thoughts about how to think, how to pick up lines etc ……I have some words for you

    tere aandaz ki kya taareef karoun
    kudrat hein tumpe meherbaan
    kuch kadam zara dheere se chalo
    teri lachak ka maza lene do
    tera chalke yon peeche dekhna
    haaye !teri nazar ki kya taareef karoun
    dil to ada pe vaar diya
    hai bus bachi ye jaan………..

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  3. I used to write lyrics.i want a stage where i can make my carrier as a lyricist.plz help me,guide me what i have to do.

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  4. hey anyone can give me sum hindi lyrics??? i like to compose songs bt i dnt have lyrics…plz if u can!! my number is 8885237082

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    1. hay prabin….i have many lyrics created by myself…most of them r in hindi and a few in marathi…if u r intrested thn contact me at rahiekmusafir27@gmail.com ma phone no: +918088464724…..i m in search of a group that can compose and sing my songs….

      a sample fr u…

      yeh duniya mile bhi to kya, tere bin,
      yeh sanse chale bhi to kya, tere bin,
      suni suni si hai yeh zindagi sssss
      roothi rothi si hai ab har khushi…..
      tere bin…tere bin…tere bin…

      here is another dedicated to my mom…

      amber pe banke tara tu reh gayi maa,
      meri nigahe dhunde tujhe yaha-waha,
      tere mere bich me hai baadlo ka pehra,
      dhunda maine tujhko jab kyu aaya savera……

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    2. i have written numerous poems and songs.many of them have been published in newspapers and magazines ..if u wish i can share it..

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  5. I am hindi and rajasthani song writer and composer, i can write all situation based songs. i want succsess in this profession bcoz bollywood is my dream and songwriting is my profession.
    about me
    manishsharma536@gmail.com
    Facebook/manishsharma536
    Twitter/manishsharma536
    09461852526

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  6. Hi,everyone i have my own beautiful lyrics..if any body intrested.contact me this no-08938069887

    lyrics demo-

    khamosh nazarien,main rahoon bejuban,
    Halke-2 se mitta mera jahan…

    Dhunde tujhe ye khamosh nazar,

    Milke bhi tu kyo hai besabar…

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