Sarim Momin, pronounced as Saarim Momin (born 10 December 1978 at Bombay, India

India

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), is the lyricist for many popular Bollywood

Bollywood

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 movies including Ram Gopal Varma

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's Sarkar, Rann, Sholay (Aag), Darling, EMI, Go, Shabri & D, Bhagam Bhaag, Hide and Seek, The Film, Agyaat, Rann to name a few, working with music directors like Pritam

Pritam

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, Prasanna Shekhar, Chirantan Bhatt, Bapi Tutul

Bapi Tutul

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, Siddharth-Suhas and Amar Mohile.

Started as an Urdu Poet

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, he penned the INDIA song for the cricket world cup

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 2004 sung by Hamza Faruqui and composed by Wasim Desai. He has also written many advertisements for India, UK, Europe and UAE.

Sarim was recently surrounded with national controversy due to the Jana Gann Mana Rann Hai song he wrote for Ram Gopla Verma's Rann.

He has worked with likes of Sunidhi Chauhan

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, Shaan

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, Kunal Ganjawala

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, Shreya Ghoshal, Sukhwinder Singh

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, Shweta Pandit

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, Hamza Faruqui, Mohit Chauhan

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, Zubin

Zubin

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, Farhad Bhiwandiwala, Babul Supriyo

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, Sonu Kakkad, Bombay Vikings

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, Alisha Chinoy, Priyadarshani, Leslie Lewis

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, Ravindra Upadhyay, Vinod Rathor etc.

He is currently working with Lucky Ali

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on his new album.

'Allah-Ke-Banday' was another project where Sarim Momin was a lyricist, co-dialogue writer and Associate Director. The film stars Sharman Joshi, Naseeruddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni, etc.

Sarim Momin has provided lyrics for Music Albums of Rishabh Tandon (Phir se wahi, Duuriyan), Panna Gill, etc.
He has also written lyrics for TV serials like 'Sasural Simar Ka' (Colors), Chandragupta, etc.

Filmography

• Ram Gopal Varma's D
• Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar
• Priyadarshan's Bhagam Bhaag
• The Film
• Ram Gopal Varma's Darling
• Ram Gopal Varma's Go
• Ram Gopal Varma Ki AAG
• Sanjay Dutt starrer Emi
• Ram Gopal Varma's Agyaat
• Ram Gopal Varma's Rann
• Apoorva Lakhia's Hide and Seek
• Allah Ke Banday
• Ram Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra
• Ram Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra 2
• Happy Husbands
• Ram Gopal Varma's Department (Music not released yet)
• Ram Gopal Varma's 340 (Music not released yet)
• Blackboard [Directed by Rafique Lanse](Under Prod.)
• Hangman (Choti Choti Yaadon Se [Music: Siddarth Suhas, Singer: Kunal Ganjawala])
• An animated film "Green Chick"
• It's Too Much (Music not released yet)

Discography

• Ek Pal Ki Zindagi Hai - D
• Jitni Oonchaiyan - Sarkar
• The Want Of Power Cacophony - Sarkar
• Bhagam Bhaag - Bhaagam Bhaag
• Aa khushi se khudkushi kar le - Darling
• Dosti Se Zindagi Hai - The Film
• Aawaaz Koi Kehti Hai - Darling
• Aa Khushi Se Khudkhushi Kar Le - Darling
• Kaash Tumse Milke - Go
• Hai Aag Ye -Ram Gopal Varma Ki AAG
• Dum - Ram Gopal Varma Ki AAG
• Holi - Ram Gopal Varma Ki AAG
• Ankhon hi ankhon mein - EMI
• Agyaat hai - Agyaat
• Jana Gann Mana - Rann
• Remote ko baaher Phenk - Rann
• Kaanch ke jaise saaf usool - Rann
• Mera Bharat Mahaan - Rann
• Rann Hai - Rann
• Friday Night - Hide N Seek
• Maula - Allah Ke Banday
• Kaala Jaadu - Allah Ke Banday
• Mayoos - Allah Ke Banday
• Her Jazbe mein - Rakta Charitra
• Patthar ko kuchlo - Rakta Charitra 2
• Choti Choti Yaadon Se - Hangman
• Tu hi meri - Happy Husbands
• Tumse Nas Nas Mein - Happy Husbands
• Shake your feathers - Green Chick
• Shabri ka dil - Shabri (Music not released yet)
• 340 (Music not released yet)
• Blackboard (Music not released yet)
• It's Too Much (Music not released yet)