Swanand Kirkire is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, and actor. He wrote the lyrics for the song Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh from the film 3 Idiots. He released the albums Dunki, Qala (Music From The Netflix Film), and the extended play Azaad. Kirkire has written lyrics for several popular songs, including Lutt Putt Gaya, Aal Izz Well,, and Navrai Maajhi. He made a cameo appearance as Sansad ji in the Indian series Panchayat 3 and appears in the films Cash and Raat Akeli Hai.