Vishal Bhardwaj

Σκηνοθέτης

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

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.

• Στο Στόχαστρο (2015) — Original Music Composer
• हैदर (2014) — Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Original Music Composer, Producer
• तलवार (2015) — Producer, Original Music Composer, Writer
• कमीने (2009) — Music, Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Dialogue
• ओमकारा (2006) — Director, Dialogue, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
• Madaari (2016) — Original Music Composer
• इश्क़िया (2010) — Screenplay, Producer, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
• No Smoking (2007) — Producer, Original Music Composer
• चाची ४२० (1997) — Original Music Composer
• Αγαπημένοι (2022) — Music Director
• सत्या (1998) — Original Music Composer
• मक़बूल (2003) — Director, Dialogue, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Co-Producer
• Με συγχωρείτε (2011) — Director, Playback Singer, Producer, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
• Khufiya: Η Κατάσκοπος (2023) — Original Music Composer, Dialogue, Screenplay, Lyricist, Director, Producer
• Ishukiya 1½ (2014) — Original Music Composer, Producer, Dialogue, Screenplay
• मटरू की बिजली का मंडोला (2013) — Director, Original Music Composer, Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
• सोनचिरिया (2019) — Original Music Composer
• एक थी डायन (2013) — Producer, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Story, Dialogue
• Ρανγκούν (2017) — Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Producer
• थे ब्लू अम्ब्रेला (2007) — Director, Co-Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
• Beyond the Clouds (2018) — Dialogue
• पटाखा (2018) — Director, Producer, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
• मकड़ी (2002) — Screenplay, Director, Story, Producer, Original Music Composer
• U Me Aur Hum (2008) — Music