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F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth3 October 1960

Age62 Years

BirthplaceJodhpur, Rajasthan

ProfessionLyricist, Poet

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseReena Quadri

FamilySon - Nayaan Quadri; Daughters - Aabshar Quadri, Kaynat Quadri; Brother - Zayed Quadri

Sayeed Quadri Biography

Sayeed Quadri is an Indian poet and lyricist from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, whose songs for Bollywood and independent video releases have been widely popular. He

Early life and background
Sayeed Quadri was born on 3 October 1960 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. From an early age he was drawn to poetry and began writing while still a schoolboy. He completed a bachelor’s degree before beginning the long process of pursuing a career in songwriting.

Career
Quadri first moved to Mumbai in 1986 to try to establish himself as a lyricist, but after nearly seven years without steady work he returned to his hometown and worked as a LIC agent for about a decade. He later relocated to Mumbai again and broke into the film industry.

His first credited film as a lyricist was Jism (2003). He went on to write songs for numerous Bollywood films, contributing entire soundtracks as well as individual numbers. Early notable work included the songs he wrote for Saaya (2004) and multiple tracks for Murder (2004), including the widely heard Bheege Honth Tere and Kaho Na Kaho. For the film Gangster (2006) he penned three songs: Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai, Ya Ali, and Mujhe Mat Roko. In 2007 he wrote Maula Mere Maula for Anwar, which became one of that film’s standout songs.

Quadri continued to write for films through the following decade and beyond. His lyrics for Murder 2 (2011) — Haale-E-Dil, Phir Mohobat, and Tujhko Bhulana — achieved significant popularity. He contributed to a range of other feature films, including Paap (2003), Kalyug (2005), Life in a... Metro (2007), Barfi! (2012), Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015), Khuda Haafiz (for which he wrote the title track in 2020), and Ludo (2020).

In addition to film work, Quadri has written for many standalone video songs. Examples include Shab Tum Ho (2018, sung by Darshan Raval), the patriotic One India My India (2019), Tanhaai (2020, sung by Tulsi Kumar), and Mehendi Wale Haath (2021, featuring Guru Randhawa and Sanjana Sanghi). Other video releases he has penned include Illtejaa (2018), Rehguzar (2019), Humko Tum Mil Gaye (2020), Toh Aagaye Tum (2021), Aur Payar Karna Hai (2021), Is Qadar (2021), and Tera Aqs (2022).

Awards and recognition
Over the course of his career Quadri has received several awards for his songwriting. He won the TATA Info Award for Best Lyrics in 2003 and an IIFA Award for Best Lyrics in 2004 for Bheege Honth Tere from Murder. He received a Stardust Award and an MTV Immies Award in 2005. More recently, he was named Baap Lyricist Of The Year by Fever FM in 2021 for Hardum Humdum from Ludo, and he received the Riff’s Hasrat Jaipuri Award at the Rajasthan Film Festival in 2022.

Public profile
Sayeed Quadri is married to Reena Quadri; the couple have three children: a son, Nayaan Quadri, and two daughters, Aabshar Quadri and Kaynat Quadri. He has a younger brother named Zayed Quadri. Quadri’s eye and hair color are described as black, and his height is listed at approximately 172 cm (5 ft 8 in).

Latest updates
In 2020 and the years that followed Quadri remained active, providing songs for films and video releases, including the title track for Khuda Haafiz and contributions to Ludo. He also continued to write video singles through 2022. In 2023 he made a guest appearance on the television talk show The Kapil Sharma Show.

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Recent Work

Khuda Haafiz (title track)

Wrote the title track for the film (2020)

2020
Ludo (song: Hardum Humdum)

Wrote lyrics for the film; awarded Baap Lyricist Of The Year by Fever FM in 2021

2020
Shab Tum Ho

Wrote lyrics for the 2018 video song sung by Darshan Raval

2018
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Career Highlights

  1. Debut as film lyricist with Jism (2003)
  2. Wrote multiple chart-topping songs for Murder (2004) including Bheege Honth Tere and Kaho Na Kaho
  3. Penned Maula Mere Maula for Anwar (2007)
  4. Songs for Murder 2 (2011) achieved long-running popularity
  5. Awarded IIFA Best Lyrics (2004) and other industry honours
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When was Sayeed Quadri born?

Sayeed Quadri was born on 3 October 1960.

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Sayeed Quadri is publicly listed as married to Reena Quadri.