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10 Times Piyush Mishra Found The Right Words For Love, Loss & Life

While Piyush Mishra ensures that his words don't alienate the masses, his work also has a directness to it.

Poet, lyricist and actor, Piyush Mishra is one of Bollywood’s most distinctive voices. In Anurag Kashyap’s Gulaal, Mishra stole the spotlight in a film with terrific performances by Kay Kay Menon, Abhimanyu Singh & Mahie Gill. Mishra has grown exponentially in repute since then. He has worked in popular films like Pink, Tamasha and Rockstar. He’s also featured in two seasons of Coke Studio, collaborating with Hitesh Sonik on fabulous ear-worms like Husna and Ghar. And yet, Mishra is most popular for his couplets that he recites in public gatherings.

While he ensures that his words don’t alienate the masses, Mishra’s work has a sense of directness. That’s why Mishra has become a important part of India’s contemporary zeitgeist. Here are 10 couplets that sum up Mishra’s life view.

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Piyush Mishra always finds the right words… doesn’t he?

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