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Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of a Filmfare Award and seven National Film Awards in four categories. Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer with the children's film Abhay (The Fearless) (1995), and received wider recognition with his compositions in Gulzar's Maachis (1996). He received the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for the latter. He went on to compose music for the films Satya (1998) and Godmother (1999). For the latter, he garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film Makdee (2002), for which he also composed the music. He garnered critical acclaim and several accolades for writing and directing the Indian adaptations of three tragedies by William Shakespeare: Maqbool (2003) from Macbeth, Omkara (2006) from Othello, and Haider (2014) from Hamlet. He has also directed the caper thriller Kaminey, the black comedy 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), and the satire Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013). In addition, Bhardwaj produces films under his banner VB Pictures. He has co-written and produced the films Ishqiya (2010), its sequel Dedh Ishqiya (2014), and the crime drama Talvar (2015), among others. He has composed the musical score for each of his directorial and production ventures, and frequently collaborates with the lyricist Gulzar. He is married to playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj.


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Born:
Aug 4, 1960 In Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Movie/TV Credits:
6
First Appeared:
In the series Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai 2002-03-22
Latest Project:
Movie Roots 2017-02-10
Known For
Poster of Roots
Poster of Cinema Asia: India
Poster of Indian Idol
Poster of Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Filmography
Movie Roots 2017-02-10
Series The Kapil Sharma Show Himself 2016-04-23
Series Comedy Nights with Kapil Self 2013-06-22
Movie Cinema Asia: India Self 2007-08-01
Series Indian Idol Self 2004-10-28
Series Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai Himself 2002-03-22