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Nasir Hussain and son Mansoor Khan argued over Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, QSQT music, recalls Sameer: 'I got cut from the films'

September 26, 2025 5:21 pm

Lyricist Sameer Anjaan reveals how director Mansoor Khan persuaded his father Nasir Hussain to make Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and cast Aamir Khan.

Salman Khan treated Tere Naam title track as his breakup anthem.

Salman Khan would cry listening to Tere Naam title track after breakup with Aishwarya Rai, says Sameer Anjaan: 'He would call Himesh Reshammiya, make him sing'

September 26, 2025 1:00 pm

Sameer Anjaan said it had become a ritual for Salman Khan to call Himesh, make him sing the song before giving a shot, and then cry over it.

Bollywood lyricist didn't meet son for 23 years, lived in mansion while he struggled in chawl: 'Wore a Rs 10 shirt'

August 23, 2025 10:23 pm

Lyricist Anjan had no idea that his son had ignored his warnings and boarded a train to Mumbai to make it in the film industry. He found out when the wife he'd ignored for decades wrote a letter to him.

Sameer Anjaan recalls hilarious incidents of working with South filmmakers.

Son of top Indian lyricist survived on stolen bread in Mumbai, hadn't seen his dad for 23 years; went on to write songs for Govinda, Shah Rukh Khan

July 16, 2025 5:32 pm

Sameer Anjaan shared that despite being born to the famous lyricist Anjaan, he hadn't seen him for 23 years. Neither did his father help him get work in Mumbai.

Amitabh Bachchan's Don left producer in massive debt, he died before movie's premiere; Zeenat Aman let go off her fee, his debts were paid off with film's earning

July 24, 2025 10:23 am

According to lyricist Sameer Anjaan, the producer of Don had been ruined during the film's production, and couldn't afford to shoot a song that Javed Akhtar was adamant about including in the movie.

'Ram Gopal Varma was sleeping on the stairs, Subhash Ghai was passed out on a swing': Lyricist Sameer recalls 3 am session with AR Rahman in a jungle

July 09, 2025 9:36 pm

Lyricist Sameer spoke about how he, director Rajkumar Santoshi, and producer Ramesh Taurani were called into a forest at 3 am by AR Rahman to listen to the tunes he had composed for The Legend of Bhagat Singh.

Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in a still from Beta's Dhak Dhak

Madhuri Dixit's 'Dhak Dhak': Plagiarised music, CBFC's censorship and the song that originally belonged to Sridevi

May 15, 2025 8:00 am

Madhuri Dixit's 'Dhak Dhak' persona could have easily belonged to Sridevi, for she was the first woman to dance on this music.

Javed Akhtar quit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai midway

'KKHH is a vulgar title': Why Javed Akhtar refused to write songs for Karan Johar film, he brought in Sameer to make SRK-Kajol-Rani film sound young

March 25, 2025 11:34 am

In a recent interview, lyricist Sameer Anjaan revealed that Javed Akhtar quit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai because he found the title 'vulgar' and filmmaker Karan Johar refused to change it.

'KK wanted to perform live on stage until his last breath': Lyricist Sameer Anjaan remembers singer

June 01, 2022 1:16 pm

Lyricist Sameer Anjaan remembers his good friend, versatile singer KK. The duo worked on iconic heartbreak song Sach Keh Rahah Hai Deewaana from Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein.

Lyricist Sameer Anjaan revealed why Gulshan Kumar refused to release Aashiqui: 'Mahesh Bhatt promised him...'

February 24, 2022 3:03 pm

On lyricist Sameer Anjaan's birthday, we revisit one of Bollywood's biggest musical blockbusters Aashiqui and how it was made into a film from an album.