Vishal Bhardwaj
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: August 4, 1960 (65 years old)
Place of Birth: Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
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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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Producer
Ek Thi Daayan
Screenplay
Ek Thi Daayan
Original Music Composer
Ek Thi Daayan
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Ek Thi Daayan
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Ek Thi Daayan
Original Music Composer
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Producer
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Screenplay
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Dialogue
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
