Vishal Bhardwaj

Directing·Aug 4, 1960·Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India

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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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Khufiya2023 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Fursat2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Kuttey2023 · Producer	Producer
Pataakha2018 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Rangoon2017 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
RRoots2017 · Actor	Actor
Talvar2015 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Haider2014 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Dedh Ishqiya2014 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Ek Thi Daayan2013 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola2013 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
7 Khoon Maaf2011 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Ishqiya2010 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Kaminey2009 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
No Smoking2007 · Producer	Producer
Blood Brothers2007 · Director	Director
The Blue Umbrella2007 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Cinema Asia: India2007 · Self	Self
Omkara2006 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Maqbool2003 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Makdee2002 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
TTalvar 2Director	Director
LLust Stories 3Director	Director