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Vishal Bhardwaj
Bhardwaj at the 7 Khoon Maaf's wrap-up party, 2010
Born (1965-08-04) 4 August 1965 (age 59)
Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer, music director, singer
Years active1995–present
SpouseRekha Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) 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.

Personal life

Bhardwaj was born on 4 August 1965, in Chandpur village, near Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.[1] His mother Satya Bhardwaj, was a homemaker, and father Ram Bhardwaj, was a sugarcane inspector.[2] His father also wrote poetry and lyrics for Hindi films.[1] He and his family lived in Najibabad until he completed class five in school.[3] They later moved to Meerut, where he used to play cricket for the states under-19 team.[3] He could not pursue cricket because the day before a tournament, his thumb broke during a practise session.[4] He had an elder brother, who struggled for years in Mumbai to become a film producer and later died of a heart attack.[3] He composed a song at the age of seventeen. After hearing it, his father discussed it with music director Usha Khanna. She used it for the film Yaar Kasam (1985).[3] Bhardwaj later moved to Delhi to pursue his graduation at the Hindu College, University of Delhi.[5] He met his wife and playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj during the college annual function; where she was a year senior to him.[6] He is also an avid tennis player.[7]

Career

Bhardwaj started playing harmonium for friends who were ghazal singers. After a few years, he took up a job with a music company called CBS in Delhi.[3][8] He later came to Mumbai to become a music composer and he only took to directing films to create the opportunity to compose music.[7] His interest in film direction kindled after watching Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994), and Krzysztof Kieślowski's television series Dekalog, during a film festival in Thiruvananthapuram.[3][8]

Music composer

In 1995, Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer for the children's film Abhay (The Fearless).[9] He then went on to compose music for Fauji (1995), and Sanshodhan (1996).[10][11] In 1996, he served as the music director for Gulzar's Maachis (1996), for which he received the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent.[12] The film depicted the transformation of boys into terrorists during the Punjab insurgency in Punjab in the 1980s.[13] The soundtrack composed by Bhardwaj became an anthem for the politically restive college youth at that time.[13] He later collaborated with him on TV serials such as Alice in Wonderland and Gubbare.[14] His further projects included Betaabi (1997), Tunnu Ki Tina (1997), Satya (1998) and Hu Tu Tu (1999).[15][16] At the 46th National Film Awards, Bhardwaj received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for his critically acclaimed score in Godmother (1999).[17] In 2010, he composed the music for his production venture Ishqiya, which garnered him his second National Film Award for Best Music Direction.[18] He also composed music for Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli, the Hindi dubbed version of the anime adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, The Jungle Book.[19] Apart from feature films, Bhardwaj has provided music for music albums such as: Sunset Point (2000), Ishqa Ishqa (2002) and Barse Barse (2011).[20][21][22] He frequently collaborates with Gulzar.[1]

Writer and director

Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the horror film Makdee (2002), starring Shabana Azmi, Makarand Deshpande and Shweta Prasad. The film tells the story of twin young girls and an alleged witch in a mansion.[12] It was screened in the Critics' Week (Spotlight on India) section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[23]

Bhardwaj had read a short version of William Shakespeare's Macbeth and wanted to turn it into a gangster film.[4] He had seen Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood (1957), which was also inspired by Macbeth. It inspired Bhardwaj to make it into a feature film.[24] He then started working with Abbas Tyrewala to adapt the play.[24] Bhardwaj then came up with its film adaptation Maqbool (2003), starring Pankaj Kapur, Irrfan Khan and Tabu; it was set against the backdrop of Mumbai underworld. The film was screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival.[25][26] Sita Menon of Rediff.com in her review called it "..a visual gallery that is an intelligent blend of dark, tragic overtones and comic, satirical undertones."[27] CNN-IBN listed Maqbool as "one of the 100 greatest Indian films of all time" in a 2013 list.[28] In 2010, Film critic Raja Sen mentioned it in "The Top 75 Hindi Films of the Decade" list.[29]

In 2006, Bhardwaj again adapted Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, as Omkara. Set against the backdrop of the political system in Uttar Pradesh, the film had Ajay Devgan as the titular character.[30] It premiered at the 6th Marrakech International Film Festival, and was screened at the Cairo International Film Festival.[31] At the 54th National Film Awards, Bhardwaj received the Special Jury Award for the film.[32] Omkara met with critical acclaim, but was a box office disappointment.[33] It however opened to positive box-office response in North America and the United Kingdom.[34]

Bhardwaj's next project was the children's film, The Blue Umbrella (2005), based on Ruskin Bond's novel of the same name. It won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film in 2005.[35] His followup was Blood Brothers (2007), a short-film on HIV/AIDS, with a run time of 13 minutes. It tells the story of a young man who, after finding out that he is HIV positive, allows his life to fall apart.[36] It was a part of the 'AIDS JaaGo', a series of four short films, directed by Mira Nair, Santosh Sivan, and Farhan Akhtar in a joint initiative by Nair and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[37] The series premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.[38] The same year, he also served as a writer for Sanjay Gupta's anthology film, Dus Kahaniyaan.[39]

In 2009, Bhardwaj came up with the Caper thriller Kaminey, starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. The film follows the rivalry between identical twins, one with a lisp and one with a stammer. The story was bought by him from a Kenyan writer.[40][41] It opened to generally positive reviews. Anupama Chopra gave a rating of 4 out of 5 and wrote "Kaminey is the best Bollywood film I've seen this year. It's an audacious, original rollercoaster ride. Written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, Kaminey requires patience and attention but the pay off is more than worth it."[42] Kaminey was also a financial success earning over ₹700 million (US$8.4 million) worldwide.[43]

Bhardwaj in 2012

7 Khoon Maaf (2011), a film based on the Ruskin Bond's short story, Susanna's Seven Husbands, was Bhardwaj's next directorial venture. The story revolves around Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes (played by Priyanka Chopra) who murders her seven husbands in an unending quest for love. The film was written collaboratively by Bhardwaj, Bond and American writer Matthew Robbins.[44] It released on 18 February 2011 and met with mixed to positive reviews.[45] Zee News in its four out of five star review mentioned: "Vishal Bhardwaj does it again. The maverick filmmaker has once again woven magic with his latest blockbuster Saat Khoon Maaf".[46]

In 2013, Bhardwaj directed Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, a political satire set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana. It starred Anushka Sharma and Imran Khan in the lead roles, with Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi in supporting ones.[47] Bhardwaj also choreographed a song "Oye boy Charlie" in the film.[48] The film received mixed reviews from critics,[49] and underperformed at the box office.[50][51]

In 2014, Bhardwaj made his stage debut with the opera 'A Flowering Tree’. It was based on a classic folk tale by Kannada writer and scholar A. K. Ramanujan.[52] He completed his William Shakespeare's trilogy with Haider (2014), based on the tragedy Hamlet. Set during the Kashmir conflict of 1995, the film starred Shahid Kapoor in the titular role, for which he along with Bhardwaj charged no money.[53] Haider garnered critical acclaim, though was controversial among Hindu nationalists for its portrayal of the conflict in Kashmir.[54][55] CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand called it "..an elegant, thrilling film that casts a brave, unflinching eye on the Kashmir struggle."[56] At the 62nd National Film Awards, Bhardwaj won the Best Music Director and Best Screenplay (Dialogues) award.[57][58] It also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director at the 60th Filmfare Awards.[59]

After two year hiatus, Bhardwaj returned to direct Rangoon, a romantic drama set during World War II, starring Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor. About the film, Bhardwaj said: "In history very few people know that India was also involved in the war. On the Burma border the British Indian army was fighting against Subhash Chandra Bose’s INA (Indian National Army), who were then with Japanese army and Indians were killing Indians at the Burma border."[60] The film opened to generally mixed reviews and failed to find a wide audience at the box office.[61]

Producer

Bhardwaj has been producing his own films under his banner VB Pictures. In 2010, he produced the black comedy Ishqiya. Starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi; the film was directed by debutant Abhishek Chaubey.[62] Chaubey had earlier assisted and co-wrote several of Bhardwaj's film. The film was an average grosser at the box-office.[63] He teamed up with Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures to produce the supernatural thriller Ek Thi Daayan (2013). Dealing with the themes of witchcraft, the film was based on 'Mobius Trips', a short story written by Konkona Sen Sharma's father.[64] It received mixed reviews from critics,[65] but proved to be a profitable venture at the box-office.[66]

His next production venture was Dedh Ishqiya, a sequel to the 2010 film Ishqiya. Starring Madhuri Dixit, Naseeruddin Shah, Huma Qureshi and Arshad Warsi; the film was a critical and commercial success with earning ₹270 million (US$4.1 million) in India and abroad.[67][68] In 2015, Bhardwaj wrote and co-produced Meghna Gulzar's crime drama Talvar. The film was based on the 2008 Noida double murder case, and starred Irrfan Khan, Konkana Sen Sharma and Neeraj Kabi.[69] Talvar premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival,[70] and was released in India on 2 October 2015, to positive reviews from critics.[71]

Playback singer

Apart from composing music, Bhardwaj has also lend his voice for various songs for films like Omkara,[72] No Smoking (2007),[73] U Me Aur Hum (2008),[74] Kaminey,[75] Striker (2010),[76] 7 Khoon Maaf,[77] Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola and Haider.[78][79]

Craft and style

Bhardwaj's film are often twisted with portrayal of character's with grey shades.[80] He also frequently adapts short stories and plays in films. The Blue Umbrella and 7 Khoon Maaf were adapted from Ruskin Bond's short stories.[81] Maqbool, Omkara and Haider were adaptation's of William Shakespear's tragedies.[80] Some of Bhardwaj's films often takes clue from real-life incidents. The Kashmir conflict was shown in Haider,[13] the Mumbai underworld in Maqbool,[80] and Talvar being based on the 2008 Noida double murder case.[69] Bhardwaj frequently collaborates with writer-lyricist Gulzar and calls him his "father" and "mentor".[82] Most of the treatment of his film's are like documentaries. Haider was co-written by journalist-writer Bhasharat Peer, who was an eye witness of the Kashmir conflict.[13] He evolves his script till the filming.

Bhardwaj is influenced by the film-making styles of Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Akira Kurosawa and Krzysztof Kieślowski.[83] Kieslowski's Dekalog (1989) inspired him to become a film-maker.[83] Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah says: "I think he makes interesting films, even though I haven’t liked all his works. But even his poor work is more interesting than a lot of people’s so-called good work.”[84]

Awards and nominations

In 1997, Bhardwaj won the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for Maachis.[12] He later won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Godmother.[17] He then went on to win two consecutive awards: The Blue Umbrella, which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film,[35] and National Film Award – Special Jury Award for Omkara.[32] Bhardwaj got two Filmfare nominations for Kaminey in Best Director and Best Music Director categories.[85] He won his second National Film Award for Best Music Direction, for his production venture Ishqiya.[18] At the 62nd National Film Awards, Bhardwaj won his third Best Music Direction and Best Screenplay award for Haider.[57] In 2016, Bhardwaj was awarded with Yash Bharti award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for his contribution in the field of cinema.[86] He also received his second National Film Award for Best Screenplay for writing Talvar.[87] Bhardwaj's Shakespearean trilogy— Maqbool, Omkara and Haider— was screened as part of an event marking William Shakespear's 400th death anniversary co-hosted by the British Film Institute in London.[88]

National Film Awards

Year Film Category Result Ref.
2000 Godmother National Film Award for Best Music Direction Won [17]
2006 The Blue Umbrella National Film Award for Best Children's Film Won [35]
2007 Omkara National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film) Won [32]
2011 Ishqiya National Film Award for Best Music Direction Won [18]
2015 Haider National Film Award for Best Music Direction Won [57]
National Film Award for Best Screenplay Won
2016 Talvar National Film Award for Best Screenplay Won [87]

Filmfare Awards

Year Film Category Result
1997 Maachis RD Burman Award for New Music Talent Won
2007 Omkara Best Director Nominated
Best Background Score Nominated
Best Dialogue Nominated
2010 Kaminey Best Director Nominated
Best Music Director Nominated
2011 Ishqiya Best Music Director Nominated
2015 Haider Best Director Nominated
Best Film Nominated
2016 Talvar Best Film Nominated

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year Director Producer Screenwriter Music Composer Notes
Abhay (The Fearless) 1995 Yes
Fauji 1995 Yes
Sanshodhan 1996 Yes
Maachis 1996 Yes Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
Tunnu Ki Tina 1997 Yes
Betaabi 1997 Yes
Sham Ghansham 1998 Yes
Satya 1998 Yes
Chachi 420 1998 Yes
Daya 1998 Yes Malayalam film
Jahan Tum Le Chalo 1999 Yes
Hu Tu Tu 1999 Yes
Godmother 1999 Yes National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar 2000 Yes
Choo Lenge Akash 2000 Yes
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 2001 Yes
Mulaqaat 2002 Yes
Makdee 2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kagaar: Life on the Edge 2003 Yes
Danav 2003 Yes
Chupke Se 2003 Yes
Maqbool 2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Paanch 2003 Yes Unreleased
Bhagmati 2005 Yes
Ramji Londonwale 2005 Yes
The Blue Umbrella 2005 Yes Yes Yes Yes National Film Award for Best Children's Film
Omkara 2006 Yes Yes Yes National Film Award – Special Jury Award
Nomination—Filmfare Award for Best Director
Nishabd 2007 Yes
Blood Brothers 2007 Yes Yes Short film
No Smoking 2007 Yes Yes
Dus Kahaniyaan 2007 Yes Yes
U Me Aur Hum 2008 Yes
Haal-e-Dil 2008 Yes
Kaminey 2009 Yes Yes Yes Yes Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Director
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
Ishqiya 2010 Yes Yes Yes National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Director
7 Khoon Maaf 2011 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola 2013 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ek Thi Daayan 2013 Yes Yes Yes
Dedh Ishqiya 2014 Yes Yes Yes
Haider 2014 Yes Yes Yes Yes National Film Award for Best Screenplay
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Director
Drishyam 2015 Yes
Talvar 2015 Yes Yes Yes National Film Award for Best Screenplay

Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film

Madaari 2016 Yes
Rangoon 2017 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Carbon 2017 Yes Malayalam film

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