Vishal Bhardwaj
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Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer and music composer. He was born and raised in the Bijnoir district of Uttar Pradesh. As a young man, he moved to Delhi and 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.
A friend recommended him to the filmmaker Gulzar, with whom he collaborated on TV serials such as Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland and Guchche. 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. Since then, Vishal has scored music for several Hindi films such as Satya, Chachi 420 and a host of other popular projects. He is among the top music directors of the film industry and is known for doing quality work.
Vishal Bhardwaj turned director with his children's film Makdee. He then made the first of his Shakespearean adaptation, Maqbool, based on Macbeth. This was followed up by yet another children's film, The Blue Umbrella based on Ruskin Bond's story of the same name. Omkara marked the second of Vishal's Shakespearan endeavours, this time an adaptation of Othello.
Vishal is known for his collaborations with Gulzar, who opted for Vishal's music in all his directorial ventures since Maachis. In turn, he has provided lyrics to all of Vishal's films. Vishal has done some second unit work for the legendary Francis Ford Coppola on the latter's film Youth Without Youth[1].
Currently, he is working on Blood Brothers, a 11-minute short film, which is part of Mira Nair's series of HIV-AIDS awareness films[2]. Guillermo Navarro is the cinematographer on this film.
Vishal's next film is likely to be titled Julia, to be co-written with Hollywood screen-writer Matthew Robbins[3].
Vishal Bhardwaj is sometimes credited as 'Vishal' and 'Vishal Bharadwaj'.
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
- Blood Brothers - part of Mira Nair's HIV-AIDS awareness films [4] (2007) (shooting)
- Omkara
- Chatri Chor a.k.a. The Blue Umbrella)
- Maqbool
- Makdee
[edit] Writer
- Dus Kahaniyaan (announced)
- Blood Brothers (shooting)
- Omkara
- Chatri Chor
- Maqbool
- Makdee
[edit] Music Director
- No Smoking
- Nishabd
- Omkara
- Bhagmati
- Ramji Londonwaley
- Paanch
- Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar
- Maqbool
- Danav
- Chupke Se
- Makdee
- Hu Tu Tu
- Godmother
- Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega
- Chachi 420
- Choo Lenge Akash
- Satya
- Jahan Tum Le Chalo
- Daya
- Sham Ghansham
- Betaabi
- Maachis
- Sanshodhan
[edit] Background Music
[edit] Shelved Films - Director
- Mr. Mehta & Mrs. Singh
- Timbuktu
- Barf
[edit] Awards
[edit] Awards Won
- 2006: Best Artistic Contribution in Cinema of a Director for Omkara at the Cairo International Film Festival.
- 2006: Star Screen Awards Best Music Direction for Omkara
- 2002: Chicago International Children's Film Festival Adult' Jury Award to Vishal Bharadwaj.
- 1999: Best Music Direction for Godmother
- 1996: Filmfare Awards - R D Burman Award for New Music Talent
[edit] Awards Nominated
- 2006: Star Screen Awards for Best Director Omkara
- 2006: Filmfare for Best Director Omkara
- 2004: Golden Kinnaree for Best Film Maqbool)
- 2003: Zee Cine Awards for Best Director
[edit] References
- ^ 'So what if it's Coppola' - Mid-Day. mid-day.com (20 September 2006). Retrieved on 30 March, 2007.
- ^ Mira Nair, Farhan Akhtar to make films on AIDS - Rediff. Rediff.com (22 January 2007). Retrieved on 30 March, 2007.
- ^ Vishal's Labyrinth (Slide 5) - Rediff Slideshow. Rediff.com (1 April 2007). Retrieved on 1 April, 2007.
- ^ Vishal's Labyrinth - Rediff Slideshow. Rediff.com (27 March 2007). Retrieved on 27 March, 2007.
