1. Vishal Bhardwaj was born on 4 August 1965 and is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer.
54 Facts About Vishal Bhardwaj
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Vishal Bhardwaj is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award.
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Vishal Bhardwaj received the Filmfare R D Burman Award for New Music Talent for the latter.
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Vishal Bhardwaj went on to compose music for the films Satya and Godmother.
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Vishal Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film Makdee, for which he composed the music.
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Vishal Bhardwaj garnered widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades for writing and directing the Indian adaptations of three tragedies by William Shakespeare: Maqbool from Macbeth, Omkara from Othello, and Haider from Hamlet.
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Vishal Bhardwaj has directed the action film Kaminey, the black comedy 7 Khoon Maaf, and the satire Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola.
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Vishal Bhardwaj has co-written and produced the films Ishqiya, its sequel Dedh Ishqiya, and the drama thriller Talvar, among others.
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Vishal Bhardwaj has composed the musical score for each of his directorial and production ventures, and frequently collaborates with the lyricist Gulzar.
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Vishal Bhardwaj is the board member of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.
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Vishal Bhardwaj was born on 4 August 1965, in Chandpur city in District Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.
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Vishal Bhardwaj's mother Satya Bhardwaj was a homemaker, and his father Ram Bhardwaj was a sugarcane inspector.
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Vishal Bhardwaj's father wrote poetry and lyrics for Hindi films.
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Vishal Bhardwaj's thumb broke during a practice session one day before an inter-university tournament, leaving him unable to play for the year.
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Vishal Bhardwaj had an elder brother who struggled for years in Mumbai to become a film producer, and later died of a heart attack.
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Vishal Bhardwaj composed a song at the age of seventeen.
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Vishal Bhardwaj later moved to Delhi to pursue his graduation at the Hindu College, University of Delhi.
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Vishal Bhardwaj met his wife, playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj, during a college annual function; she was a year senior to him.
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Vishal Bhardwaj started playing harmonium for friends who were ghazal singers.
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Vishal Bhardwaj later went to Mumbai to become a music composer, and he only took to directing films to create the opportunity to compose music.
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In 1995, Vishal Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer for the children's film Abhay.
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Vishal Bhardwaj went on to compose music for Fauji and Sanshodhan.
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The soundtrack composed by Vishal Bhardwaj became an anthem for politically restive college youth at that time.
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Vishal Bhardwaj later collaborated with Gulzar on TV serials such as Alice in Wonderland and Gubbare.
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At the 46th National Film Awards, Vishal Bhardwaj received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for his critically acclaimed score in Godmother.
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Vishal Bhardwaj composed music for Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli, the Hindi-dubbed version of the anime adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, The Jungle Book.
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Apart from feature films, Vishal Bhardwaj has provided music for albums such as Sunset Point, Ishqa Ishqa and Barse Barse.
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Vishal Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film Makdee, starring Shabana Azmi, Makarand Deshpande and Shweta Prasad.
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Vishal Bhardwaj had read a short version of William Shakespeare's Macbeth and wanted to turn it into a gangster film.
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Vishal Bhardwaj had seen Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood, which was inspired by Macbeth.
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Vishal Bhardwaj then started working with Abbas Tyrewala to adapt the play.
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In 2006, Vishal Bhardwaj again adapted Shakespeare, reimagining his tragedy Othello as Omkara.
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At the 54th National Film Awards, Vishal Bhardwaj received the Special Jury Award for the film, in addition to earning his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
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In 2009, Vishal Bhardwaj directed the action film Kaminey starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.
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Vishal Bhardwaj bought the story for this film from a Kenyan writer.
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In 2013, Vishal Bhardwaj directed Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, a political satire set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana.
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Vishal Bhardwaj choreographed a song "Oye Boy Charlie" in the film.
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In 2014, Vishal Bhardwaj made his stage debut with the opera A Flowering Tree.
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In 2018, Vishal Bhardwaj wrote, co-produced and directed Pataakha, starring Sanya Malhotra and debutant Radhika Madan as two quarrelsome sisters.
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Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint called the film "real and gritty" with Vishal Bhardwaj creating an "altogether authentic world".
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Vishal Bhardwaj produces his own films under his banner VB Pictures.
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Vishal Bhardwaj teamed up with Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures to produce the supernatural thriller Ek Thi Daayan in 2013.
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In 2015, Vishal Bhardwaj wrote and co-produced Meghna Gulzar's drama thriller Talvar.
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Apart from composing music, Vishal Bhardwaj has lent his voice to various songs for films like Omkara, No Smoking, U Me Aur Hum, Kaminey, Striker, 7 Khoon Maaf, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, and Haider.
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Vishal Bhardwaj's films are often twisted, with portrayal of characters with grey shades.
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Vishal Bhardwaj frequently adapts short stories and plays in films.
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Vishal Bhardwaj is influenced by the filmmaking styles of Krzysztof Kieslowski, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, and Akira Kurosawa.
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Vishal Bhardwaj won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Godmother.
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Vishal Bhardwaj received two Filmfare nominations for Kaminey for Best Director and Best Music Director.
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Vishal Bhardwaj won his second National Film Award for Best Music Direction for his production venture Ishqiya.
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At the 62nd National Film Awards, Vishal Bhardwaj won his third Best Music Director and Best Screenplay award for Haider.
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In 2016, Vishal Bhardwaj was given the Yash Bharti Award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for his contributions in the field of cinema.
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Vishal Bhardwaj received his second National Film Award for Best Screenplay for writing Talvar.
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In 2019, Vishal Bhardwaj won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for his second Malayalam film Carbon.