Vishal Bhardwaj;Priyanka Chopra;Irrfan Khan

Vishal Bhardwaj Born (1965-08-04) 4 August 1965 (age 47) , Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India Occupation Director, producer, screenplay writer, music director, singer, lyricist Spouse(s) Rekha Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. Early life edit: Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor, but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a government employee and was a sugarcane inspector. As a young man, Bhardwaj moved to Delhi. He pursued his graduation in the Hindu College of Delhi University where he nurtured his talents and also met his wife, Rekha Bhardwaj. He was also involved with Delhi theatres. Career edit: 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. Music director edit: Bhardwaj was recommended by a friend to the filmmaker Gulzar, with whom he successfully collaborated on TV serials such as The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland and Gubbare. Bhardwaj composed the music for Maachis, a film directed by Gulzar. The musical score for Maachis was received to critical and commercial acclaim and gained Bhardwaj the Filmfare R D Burman Award in 1996. In 1999, Bhardwaj received the Rajat Kamal award for Best Music Director at the National Film Awards for his critically acclaimed score in Godmother. In 2011, he has won the same category award for his score in Ishqiya. Bhardwaj has scored music for several Hindi films such as--Satya, Chachi 420, Maqbool, Omkara, Kaminey, Ishqiya, 7 Khoon Maaf--and a host of other popular projects. He also scored the title track for Star Plus' STAR Parivaar Awards, along with the channel's new anthem, titled "Tu Hi Tu". Vishal has worked with leading playback singers like Lata Mangeshkar, K. J. Yesudas, Asha Bhosle, Hariharan, K. S. Chithra, Udit Narayan, Sadhna Sargam, Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Roop Kumar Rathod, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal, Abhijeet Bhattacharya. Director edit: Bhardwaj came to Mumbai to become a music composer, he took to directing films only to create the opportunity to compose music. His interest in film direction kindled after watching the retrospective of Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski during a film festival in Kerala. His first directorial debut was children's film Makdee which was critically acclaimed. He then made the first of his Shakespearean adaptation, Maqbool, based on Macbeth. This was followed up by another children's film, The Blue Umbrella based on Ruskin Bond's story of the same name. This film also met with critical acclaim throughout. Omkara marked the second of Bhardwaj's Shakespearan endeavours, this time an adaptation of Othello. Omkara was a great success internationally and a musical hit, affirming his status as a music director as well. He is known for his collaborations with Gulzar, who had Bhardwaj as his music composer in all his directorial ventures since Maachis. And Gulzar provided lyrics to all of Vishal Bhardwaj's films. He also did some second unit work for the legendary Francis Ford Coppola on the latter's film Youth Without Youth. His next directorial release was Blood Brothers, a 11-minute short film, which is part of Mira Nair's series of HIV-AIDS awareness films.Guillermo Navarro is the cinematographer on this film. He has also done music direction in the film No Smoking. Kaminey, starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, released on 14 August 2009, met with early commercial success and critical acclaim. Ishqiya, (not as a director, but as a producer, writer and composer), starring Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Vidya Balan, received mostly positive reviews earning more than 15 crores in the first two weeks of its release. 7 Khoon Maaf, the film, based on the Ruskin Bond short story, Susanna's Seven Husbands, revolves around Susanna (Priyanka Chopra) and her seven husbands; Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan Khan, Annu Kapoor and Russian actor Aleksandr Dyachenko, playing the roles of the six husbands, while the seventh husband is a mystery in the film. The film released on 18 February 2011 and met with overall mixed reviews. Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola produced and directed by Bharadwaj and starring Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma and Pankaj Kapoor in the lead roles, with Arya Babbar and Shabana Azmi was released in January 2013 to critical acclaim. Filming began on 14 February 2012 and the film released on 11 January 2013. Filmography edit: Year Film Role Notes 2013 Breaking Dreamz Director Announced Dedh Ishqiya Producer, Composer & Writer Ek Thi Daayan Producer Composer & Writer Co-Produced with Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola Director, Composer, Writer & Producer 2011 7 Khoon Maaf Director, Producer, Composer, Writer (Dialogue & Screenplay) 2010 Ishqiya Composer, Writer, Producer Winner, National Film Award for Best Music Direction, Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award 2009 Kaminey Composer, Director, Writer (Dialogue & Screenplay) Nominated, Filmfare Best Director Award, Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award 2008 Haal-e-dil Composer U Me Aur Hum Composer 2007 No Smoking Composer, Producer Nishabd Composer Dus Kahaniyaan Writer (Dialogue & Screenplay) Blood Brothers Director, Writer (Dialogue) Migration Writer (Dialogue) 2006 Omkara Composer, Director, Writer (Dialogue & Screenplay) Winner, National Film Award - Special Jury Award, Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director, Winner, Cairo International Film Festival, Best Artistic Contribution in Cinema of a Director, Winner, Kara Film Festival, Best Music Director, Nominated, International Indian Film Academy's Popular Award for Best Dialogue, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Screenplay (shared) & Best Story 2005 The Blue Umbrella a.k.a. Chhatri Chor Composer, Director, Producer Winner, National Film Award for Best Children's Film, shared with Ronnie Screwvala Ramji Londonwale Composer Bhagmati Composer 2003 Maqbool Composer, Director, Producer, Writer (dialogue & screenplay) Winner, International Indian Film Academy's Technical excellence award for Best Dialogue & Best Screenplay (shared with Abbas Tyrewala), Nominated, Golden Kinnaree Award for Best Film at Bangkok International Film Festival, Winner, Zee Cine technical Award for Best Dialogue and Best Screenplay, Nominated, Zee Cine Award for Best Director & Best Story Paanch Composer Chupke Se Composer Danav Composer Kagaar: Life on the Edge Composer 2002 Makdee Composer, Director, Producer, Writer (Story & Dialogue) Winner at 2nd Place, the Adults Jury Award, at the Chicago Children's Film Festival in the 'Live-Action Feature Film or Video' category Mulaqat Composer 2001 Love ke liye kuch bhi karega Composer Choo Lenge Akash Composer 2000 Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar Composer 1999 Hu Tu Tu Composer Godmother Composer Winner, National Film Award for Best Music Direction Jahan Tum Le Chalo Composer 1998 Daya Composer Malayalam film Chachi 420 Composer Satya Composer Sham Ghansham Composer 1997 Betaabi Composer Tunnu Ki Tina Composer 1996 Maachis Composer Winner, Filmfare - R.D. Burman Award for New Music Talent Sanshodhan Composer 1995 Fauji Composer Music direction for non-film music edit: Barse Barse (2011), Ishqa Ishqa (2002), Boodhe Pahadon Par, Sunset Point (2000), Jungle Book, Playback singer edit: "khamkhaa" - matru ki bijli ka mandola (2013), "Bekaraan" − 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), "Aur Phir Yun Hua" − Striker (2010), "Kaminey" − Kaminey (2009), "U Me Aur Hum" − U Me Aur Hum (2008), "Kash Lagaa" − No Smoking (2007), "O Saathi Re" − Omkara (2006)

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