MUMBAI: He has already mesmerized us with his 'penmanship' for iconic tracks from films like Rockstar, Jab We Met, and the latest one, Highway. Yes! We are talking about Irshad Kamil has given lyrics for Farah Khan's upcoming film 'Happy New Year' starring Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, Sonu Sood and Shahrukh Khan.

Confirming the news to Radioandmusic.com, lyricist Irshad Kamil said, "I am writing the songs for Farhan Khan's 'Happy New Year'. Last year when I was approached to write songs for the film, I was a little apprehensive and thought that the release date was close enough. But later Farah told me that the release date was far away and this is why I agreed to do the film."

The music of the film is composed by Vishal Shekhar. Popular singer Arijit Singh shall be lending his voice to a special track for the film. The film has a song named 'Indiawaale' as revealed by the makers. According to reports, Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal will perform a romantic ballad in the film. So far, three tracks of the action-comedy-drama film have been recorded. The film is scheduled to release late October 2014.

Kamil has won several awards for songs like 'Chor Bazari' and 'Aaj Din Chadheya' from the film Love Aaj Kal. He also has to his credit a Filmfare Award for the best lyrics for 'Naadaan Parindey', a fong from the film Rockstar.