Ankit Tiwari to play mentor, commits to help struggling lyricists

It's been just two years since composer Ankit Tiwari rose to fame for his compositions in Aashiqui 2. And now that Ankit has carved a niche for himself in the industry, he is trying to help struggling lyricists who approach him for work.

It's been just two years since music director-singer Ankit Tiwari rose to fame for his compositions in Aashiqui 2 (2013).

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And now that Ankit has carved a niche for himself in the industry, he is trying to help struggling lyricists who approach him for work. "There is no dearth of talented lyricists and I know many of them don't get an opportunity. After I received success, many of them approached me via e-mail or phone calls to tell me about their work. If I feel that a song written by a lyricist is fit for a film on which I am working as a composer, I give them the break," says Ankit.

The composer shares the success of lyricists Abhay Kumar Upadhyay (Tu Hai Ki Nahi from Roy) and Mohnish Raza who wrote a song for an upcoming Emraan Hashmi starrer. The two lyricists will be working with Ankit in the near future. "Abhay will be working with me for more projects. I liked Mohnish's work and introduced him to Mahesh Bhatt. I plan to give opportunities to more such talented people," says Ankit.