Niranjan Iyengar

Niranjan Iyengar born in Dombivali, Maharashtra, India, is a screenwriter and lyricist particularly known for his work with director Karan Johar. He is also author of the book, The Making of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham....^[1] He also hosts the talk show Look Who's Talking with Niranjan, which is aired on Zee Café.^[2]

Niranjan Iyengar
Born	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Screenwriter, Lyricist
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Bollywood

Selected filmography

Year	Movie	Dialogues	Lyrics	Notes
2003	Jism	Yes
	Paap	Yes
	Rog	Yes
	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Yes		Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
2006	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna	Yes		Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
	I See You	Yes
	Kya Love Story Hai	Yes
2008	Kidnap	Yes
	Fashion	Yes
2009	Life Partner	Yes
	Wake Up Sid	Yes
	Kurbaan	Yes	Yes
2010	We are Family	Yes
	My Name Is Khan	Yes	Yes	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist ("Noor-e-Khuda") Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist ("Sajda")
2012	Ra.One		Yes	Lyrics for the song "Chammak Challo", with Vishal Dadlani
	Heroine	Yes
	Student of the Year	Yes
2013	D-Day	Yes	Yes
2014	Heartless	Yes
2016	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil	Yes
2020	Devi			Producer
	Haathi Mere Saathi	Yes

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

• Nominated: Best Dialogue – Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
• Nominated: Best Dialogue – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
• Nominated: Best Lyricist – "Noor-e-Khuda" from My Name Is Khan (2010)
• Nominated: Best Lyricist – "Sajda" from My Name Is Khan (2010)

Screen Awards

• Nominated: Best Dialogue – Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
• Nominated: Best Dialogue – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)

Zee Cine Awards

• Nominated: Best Dialogue – Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
• Nominated: Best Dialogue – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)

Mirchi Music Awards

• Nominated: Album of The Year – My Name is Khan (2010)^[3]
• Nominated: Lyricist of The Year – "Sajda" from My Name is Khan (2010)
• Nominated: Lyricist of The Year – "Tere Naina" from My Name is Khan (2010)