This paper tries to put various ways in which Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Software Engineering (SE) can be seen as inter-disciplinary research areas. We survey the current literature, with the aim of assessing use of Software Engineering and Natural Language Processing tools in the researches undertaken. An assessment of how various phases of SDLC can employ NLP techniques is presented. The paper also provides the justification of the use of text for automating or combining both these areas. A short research direction while undertaking multidisciplinary research is also provided.