Gurgaon, Feb 7
Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor and filmmaker Imtiaz Ali Friday released a book of poetry â€œEk Maheena Nazmon Kaâ€ written by their friend, lyricist Irshad Kamil.

The audience at the event, organised by Young FICCI Ladies Organisation, gave a rousing welcome to Ranbir, who was accompanied by his friends on the stage.

Published by Vani Prakashan, the book of poems is a compilation of 31 \'nazms\', one for every day of the month with its verses soaked in deep thoughts.

Described as a book full of romance and love\'s long biography, Irshad has woven a canvas of emotions while keeping reality in check.

The Bollywood stars not only launched the book, but also recited poems at the event. First one to read a poem was Ranbir, who looked suave in black denims teamed up with a black blazer. He recited â€œChiragâ€.

â€œIt\'s an honour and privilege for me to be in front of you guys and to release Irshad bhai\'s book. He is somebody I have found friendship with. I would also like to apologise before reading for any errors and would like to request you to not judge his book on mistakes done by me,â€ said Ranbir.

He summed up the poem with a line â€œIrshad bhai aap duniya ke chirag haiâ€.

Next was Imtiaz, who read â€œNimmoâ€. He supported his friend with whom he has collaborated in all his movies like â€œRockstarâ€ and â€œLove Aaj Kalâ€, and said that he is honoured to be a part of his journey.

â€œI used to think how to express a lot of things in cinema world as cinema is very realistic. But poetry bridges the gap and takes you to a different world. Irshad has the quality of taking poetry to different level while talking about normal life through his poems,â€ Imtiaz said.

After the success of â€œRockstarâ€, the trio is hoping to recreate the magic on the big screen with their next project â€œTamashaâ€.

â€œHe is the only person, who has been a part of all my films. I look forward to learning new things together and creating good poetry and cinema for youâ€ Imtiaz added.

Floored by the appreciation and love, Irshad thanked his friends for coming out to support him. The 43-year-old lyricist recited two poems from his book with a humbling smile.

â€œI would like to thank everyone for showering their love on me and my books. These nazams are very delicate. They reflect a page from your life and you feel that you have revisited a period of life or memory, which may have been faded away with time,â€ he said.

The book was launched by celebrities Deepti Naval, Farah Khan, Irrfan Khan and Sonam Kapoor Feb 3 in Mumbai.

Irshad Kamil\'s book of poems released by Ranbir, Imtiaz