Personal Info
Birth date
1960-08-04 (64 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Also known as
Vishal Bharadwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj
Biography
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.
Filmography
Comedy Nights with Kapil
7.026
Overview:
Comedy Nights with Kapil is a comedy show which provides a distinctive take on the everyday life of a common man as the show explores the story of every household and how our common man Kapil is affected by the simplest issues in life around him.Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
6
Overview:
Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.Navarasa
5.667
Overview:
From amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series.Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley
5.2
Overview:
A rich man dead, a town full of suspects, narratives filled with lies and an innocent convict. How will Charlie navigate through the mystery when every face hides a secret?U Me Aur Hum
5.9
Overview:
The movie starts with Ajay (Ajay Devgan) telling a boy that he should make his move on a girl he likes. The boy (who is his son) tells him that if he can go woo another older lady, he will tell the girl he likes about his feelings.Gubbare
NYR
Overview:
The show featured a range of short stories about different people in varied scenarios. They covered incidents which had a humorous side to them and showed the varying facets of human relationships.Talvar
7.466
Overview:
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.Modern Love Mumbai
4.909
Overview:
Explore 6 unique yet universal stories of human connection and love in its varied forms – romantic, platonic, parental, sexual, familial, marital, self-love.Haider
7.157
Overview:
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.Drishyam
7.619
Overview:
A simple street-smart man tries to protect his family from a cop looking for her missing son who was accidently killed by his daughter.Satya
7
Overview:
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.Crazxy
5.192
Overview:
A renowned surgeon, Abhimanyu Sood is carrying ₹5 crores for a hush hush settlement that will save him from going to jail, when he gets a chilling phone call—his 16-year-old daughter, Vedica, has been kidnapped. The ransom? The exact amount he is carrying right now. Is this even a real kidnapping—or an elaborate trap?Darlings
6.943
Overview:
Badru hopes her volatile husband will reform if he stops drinking. But when his rage goes too far, she and her mom boldly, albeit clumsily, seek revenge.Maqbool
6.983
Overview:
The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.Khufiya
6.5
Overview:
When a mole in an intelligence unit leads to the murder of an undercover spy, a hardened agent relentlessly pursues him to avenge the death.Chachi 420
6.915
Overview:
In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake of the 1996 Haasan-starrer "Avvai Shanmugi".Omkara
6.845
Overview:
Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, but their lives and those of their associates as well.Rangoon
6.121
Overview:
Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during the World War II, on the insistence of Billimoria, her lover. She finds herself in love with Jemadar Malik, a soldier there.Makdee
6.7
Overview:
One half of an identical set of twins, the mischievous Chunni is known in her hometown for the pranks she plays, notably on her father, the schoolteacher and the village butcher. To get out of trouble, Chunni often impersonates her sister Munni and makes others look a fool.Dedh Ishqiya
6.6
Overview:
A team of con men fall for a Begum and her female confidante. Does their love fructify?Kaminey
6.7
Overview:
Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head.Pataakha
6.909
Overview:
In a dusty Rajasthan village, two sisters, Badki and Chhutki, are constantly at each other's throats over trivial matters. Their father, a widower, struggles to keep them from tearing each other apart. Their meddling neighbour, Dipper, enjoys stirring up trouble between them. But when marriage takes them to different worlds, they discover how much they need each other.7 Khoon Maaf
6.2
Overview:
Susanna is hungry for love and will go to any extent to find it in its purest form. In her quest for the perfect man, she gets married a number of times as each of her husband's die mysteriously.Ishqiya
6.4
Overview:
While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.Hawaizaada
5.5
Overview:
In 1895, Shivkar Bapuji Talpade constructs and flies India's first unmanned plane, despite having the odds stacked against him.Madaari
7.34
Overview:
A common man kidnaps the son of the Home Minister of India to get answers about the loss of his own son, caused by the illegal acts committed by corrupt government officials.Acting
2017Roots as Unknown
2016The Kapil Sharma Show (1 Episode) as Himself
2013Comedy Nights with Kapil (1 Episode) as Self
2007Cinema Asia: India as Self
2004Indian Idol (1 Episode) as Self
2002Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (1 Episode) as Himself
Directing
TBATalvar 2 ... Director
2025Arjun Ustara ... Director
2023Khufiya ... Director
2023Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley (6 Episodes) ... Director
2023Fursat ... Director
2022Modern Love Mumbai (1 Episode) ... Director
2018Pataakha ... Director
2017Rangoon ... Director
2014Haider ... Director
2013Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola ... Director
20117 Khoon Maaf ... Director
2009Kaminey ... Director
2007Blood Brothers ... Director
2006Omkara ... Director
2005The Blue Umbrella ... Director
2003Maqbool ... Director
2002Makdee ... Director
1999Gubbare (1 Episode) ... Director
Sound
TBAGustaakh Ishq ... Music
2025Crazxy ... Original Music Composer
2023Khufiya ... Original Music Composer
2023Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley (6 Episodes) ... Original Music Composer
2023Fursat ... Original Music Composer
2023Kuttey ... Original Music Composer
2022Darlings ... Music Director
2022Modern Love Mumbai (1, 6 Episode) ... Music, Original Music Composer
2021Navarasa (1 Episode) ... Original Music Composer
20211232 KMs ... Music
2019Sonchiriya ... Original Music Composer
2018Pataakha ... Original Music Composer
2018Carbon ... Music
2017Rangoon ... Original Music Composer
2016Madaari ... Original Music Composer
2016Jugni ... Playback Singer
2015Talvar ... Original Music Composer
2015Drishyam ... Original Music Composer
2015Hawaizaada ... Original Music Composer
2014Haider ... Original Music Composer
2014Dedh Ishqiya ... Original Music Composer
2013Ek Thi Daayan ... Original Music Composer
2013Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola ... Original Music Composer
20117 Khoon Maaf ... Playback Singer, Original Music Composer
2010Striker ... Original Music Composer
2010Ishqiya ... Original Music Composer
2009Kaminey ... Music, Original Music Composer
2008U Me Aur Hum ... Music
2007No Smoking ... Original Music Composer
2007Nishabd ... Original Music Composer
2006Omkara ... Original Music Composer
2005The Blue Umbrella ... Original Music Composer
2005Ramji Londonwaley ... Original Music Composer
2003Paanch ... Original Music Composer
2003Chupke Se ... Music
2003Maqbool ... Original Music Composer
2002Makdee ... Original Music Composer
2001Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega ... Original Music Composer
2000Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! ... Original Music Composer
1998Satya ... Original Music Composer
1998Daya ... Original Music Composer
1997Chachi 420 ... Original Music Composer
1996Maachis ... Original Music Composer
1996Sanshodhan ... Music
1995Abhay ... Original Music Composer
Writing
2023Khufiya ... Dialogue, Screenplay, Lyricist
2023Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley (6 Episodes) ... Co-Writer
2023Fursat ... Writer
2023Kuttey ... Dialogue
2022Modern Love Mumbai (1, 6 Episode) ... Writer, Lyricist
2018Pataakha ... Screenplay
2018Beyond the Clouds ... Dialogue
2017Rangoon ... Screenplay
2015Talvar ... Writer
2014Haider ... Screenplay, Dialogue
2014Dedh Ishqiya ... Dialogue, Screenplay
2013Ek Thi Daayan ... Dialogue, Story, Screenplay
2013Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola ... Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
20117 Khoon Maaf ... Screenplay
2010Ishqiya ... Screenplay, Dialogue
2009Kaminey ... Screenplay, Dialogue
2006Omkara ... Dialogue, Screenplay
2005The Blue Umbrella ... Screenplay, Dialogue
2003Maqbool ... Dialogue, Screenplay
2002Makdee ... Screenplay, Story
Production
2023Khufiya ... Producer
2023Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley (6 Episodes) ... Producer
2023Kuttey ... Producer
2018Pataakha ... Producer
2017Rangoon ... Producer
2015Talvar ... Producer
2014Haider ... Producer
2014Dedh Ishqiya ... Producer
2013Ek Thi Daayan ... Producer
2013Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola ... Producer
20117 Khoon Maaf ... Producer
2010Ishqiya ... Producer
2007No Smoking ... Producer
2005The Blue Umbrella ... Co-Producer
2003Maqbool ... Co-Producer
2002Makdee ... Producer
Creator
2023Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley ... Creator
Crew
2023Kuttey ... Additional Writing