Lyricist Mehboob: Wrote antara at 2 am with Rahman on call

AR Rahman

Life has come a full circle for Mehboob with Heropanti 2 — where he wrote lyrics for Jackie Shroff’s songs in Rangeela, he is now creating gems for his son Tiger. Having begun his second innings with Rangeela Raja (2019), the lyricist is raring to go. “In the early 2000s, I had excruciating back pain. When I did an MRI in 2004, we found out that I had multiple slipped discs. I was on bed rest for more than eight years. Then, my wife passed on in 2013. Filled with grief and pain, I had to take a break from work.”