Vishal Bhardwaj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vishal Bhardwaj

Indian film director, screenwriter and composer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1965

Place of Birth: Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India

Profession: screenwriter, composer, singer, songwriter, lyricist, music director, film director, film producer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Vishal Bhardwaj

  • Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) 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 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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