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Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj

Director · Born 1960-08-04 · Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Biography

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.…

Directed

  1. Haider (2014) — Director
  2. Kaminey (2009) — Director
  3. Omkara (2006) — Director
  4. Maqbool (2003) — Director
  5. 7 Khoon Maaf (2011) — Director
  6. Khufiya (2023) — Director
  7. Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013) — Director
  8. Rangoon (2017) — Director
  9. The Blue Umbrella (2007) — Director
  10. Pataakha (2018) — Director
  11. Makdee (2002) — Director
  12. O'Romeo (2026) — Director
  13. Modern Love Mumbai (2022) — Director
  14. Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley (2023) — Director
  15. Fursat (2023) — Director
  16. Blood Brothers (2007) — Director
  17. Talvar 2 — Director
  18. Lust Stories 3 — Director
  19. Gubbare (1999) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) — Himself
  2. Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013) — Self
  3. Indian Idol (2004) — Self
  4. The Great Indian Kapil Show (2024) — Self
  5. Cinema Asia: India (2007) — Self
  6. Roots (2017)
  7. Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2002) — Himself