Vishal Bharadwaj Movies and Career Information

Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4th of August 1960) is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer. Vishal Bhardwaj was born and raised in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh to Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. As a young man, Vishal moved to Delhi. He pursued his graduation in the famous Hindu College of Delhi University where he nurtured his talents and also met his wife, Rekha Bhardwaj. Vishal Bhardwaj started playing harmonium for little known ghazal singers at the various food festivals in Delhi’s Pragati Maidan. He was later introduced to R.V. Pandit, who offered him a job in his CBS music company in Delhi. Vishal Bhardwaj was recommended by a friend to the filmmaker Gulzar, with whom he successfully collaborated on TV serials such as Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland and Gubbare. Vishal composed the music for Maachis, a film directed by Gulzar. The musical score for Maachis was received to critical and commercial acclaim and earned Vishal the Filmfare R D Burman Award in 1996. In 1999, Vishal received the Rajat Kamal award for Best Music Director at the National Film Awards for his critically acclaimed score in Godmother. Since then, Vishal has scored