Vishal Bhardwaj
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| Vishal Bhardwaj | |
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| Born | August 6, 1960 Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | director, producer, screenwriter, film score composer, playback singer |
| Spouse(s) | Rekha Bhardwaj |
Vishal Bhardwaj (born 6 August 1960) is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer.[1] He is considered to be one of India's leading film makers. His works have been regarded as path breaking in Indian cinema.
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[edit] Early life
Vishal Bhardwaj was born and raised in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh[2] to Ram Bhardwaj[3], a popular poet and lyricist. As a young man, Vishal moved to Delhi. He pursued his graduation in the famous Hindu College[4] of Delhi University where he nurtured his talents and also met Rekha Bhardwaj - now his wife.
[edit] Career
Vishal Bharadwaj 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.[5]
[edit] Film career
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 Guchche. Vishal composed the music for Maachis, a film directed by Gulzar.[6] 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 ,Omkara and a host of other popular projects.
[edit] Director
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 Vishal'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 Vishal 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[7].
His recent directorial release was Blood Brothers, a 11-minute short film, which is part of Mira Nair's series of HIV-AIDS awareness films[8]. Guillermo Navarro is the cinematographer on this film.He has also done music direction in the film "NO SMOKING"
Kaminey, his latest work, starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, released on 14th August 2009. It has met with early commercial success and critical acclaim.
[edit] Future projects
He recently announced a film starring Aishwarya Rai.[9] He also announced a film with Hrithik Roshan as the lead. [10] Another film which he is directing is Seven starring Priyanka Chopra.Malayalam super star Mohanlal will be acting as Priyanka's husband in this movie.
[edit] Personal life
Vishal Bhardwaj is married to singer, Rekha Bhardwaj.[11] She was a year senior in his college. They met during the college annual function, and friendship turned into love.[12]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
- 'Seven' starring Mohan Lal , Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra
- Kaminey
- Blood Brothers
- Omkara
- Chatri Chor a.k.a. The Blue Umbrella
- Maqbool
- Makdee
[edit] Producer
[edit] Music Director
[edit] Playback Singer
- Kaminey - Kaminey
- U, Me Aur Hum - U, Me Aur Hum
- No Smoking - Kash Lagaa
- Omkara - O Saathi Re
[edit] Awards
[edit] Awards
- 1996: Filmfare Awards - R D Burman Award for New Music Talent
- 1999: National Film Award for Best Music Direction: Godmother
- 2002: Chicago International Children's Film Festival Adult' Jury Award.
- 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay: Maqbool (with Abbas Tyrewala) [13]
- 2006: Cairo International Film Festival, Best Artistic Contribution in Cinema of a Director: Omkara
- 2006: Star Screen Awards Best Music Direction: Omkara
- 2006: Kara Film Festival Best Music Director - Omkara
[edit] Awards Nominated
- 2007: IIFA for Best Background Score Omkara
- 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 Maqbool
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?261415
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/05/11/stories/2007051150870100.htm
- ^ http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020621/fint.html
- ^ http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2007/nov/332637.htm
- ^ http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020621/fint.html
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/24/stories/2005092402530100.htm
- ^ "'So what if it's Coppola' - Mid-Day". mid-day.com. 20 September 2006. http://www.mid-day.com/hitlist/2006/september/143945.htm. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
- ^ "Mira Nair, Farhan Akhtar to make films on AIDS - Rediff". Rediff.com. 22 January 2007. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/22mira.htm. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
- ^ "Wait training". Mumbai Mirror. 2009-01-30. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2009013020090130021644671af31ed2e/Wait-training. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/08/25/13204/index.html
- ^ http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008/December/News_20081201_4
- ^ http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/apr/13sd2-rekha-bhardwaj-on-music-and-more.htm
- ^ Awards Internet Movie Database.
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