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Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj

Directing

August 4, 1960 (65 years old)
Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Male
116 Movies
17 TV Shows

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.

Modern Love Mumbai
Modern Love Mumbai

Modern Love Mumbai

2022 5.3

Lyricist

Age 61 (now 65)
6 eps
Modern Love Mumbai
Modern Love Mumbai

Modern Love Mumbai

2022 5.3

Original Music Composer

Age 61 (now 65)
6 eps
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

2023 5.7

Original Music Composer

Age 62 (now 65)
6 eps
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

2023 5.7

Producer

Age 62 (now 65)
6 eps
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

2023 5.7

Director

Age 62 (now 65)
6 eps
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

2023 5.7

Writer

Age 62 (now 65)
6 eps
Drishyam
Drishyam

Drishyam

2015 7.5

Original Music Composer

Age 54 (now 65)
The Kapil Sharma Show
The Kapil Sharma Show

The Kapil Sharma Show

2016 7.0

as Himself

Age 55 (now 65)
1 ep
Haider
Haider

Haider

2014 7.2

Producer

Age 54 (now 65)
Haider
Haider

Haider

2014 7.2

Dialogue

Age 54 (now 65)
Haider
Haider

Haider

2014 7.2

Original Music Composer

Age 54 (now 65)
Haider
Haider

Haider

2014 7.2

Director

Age 54 (now 65)
Haider
Haider

Haider

2014 7.2

Screenplay

Age 54 (now 65)
Talvar
Talvar

Talvar

2015 7.5

Writer

Age 55 (now 65)
Talvar
Talvar

Talvar

2015 7.5

Original Music Composer

Age 55 (now 65)
Talvar
Talvar

Talvar

2015 7.5

Producer

Age 55 (now 65)