FILM DIRECTOR

Vishal Bhardwaj

1965 - Today

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Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer with the children's film Abhay (1995), and received wider recognition with his compositions in Gulzar's Maachis (1996). He received the Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent for the latter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Vishal Bhardwaj is the 2,205th most popular film director (down from 2,008th in 2024), the 1,642nd most popular biography from India (down from 1,488th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 2,205 out of 2,041. Before him are Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Vikram Bhatt, Antonio Campos, Ayten Amin, and Waad Al-Kateab. After him are Jhonen Vasquez, Sam Dunn, Remo D'Souza, Neeraj Vora, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and Françoise Ellong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 1,206. Before him are Eddie McGoldrick, Karyn White, Sunetra Gupta, Rod Rosenstein, Terri Sewell, and Dipika Chikhlia. After him are Nina Jacobson, Andrew Gaze, Cynthia Geary, Ami Bera, Robert Aderholt, and Kerri Pottharst.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 1,642 out of 1,861. Before him are Rahul Roy (1966), Yami Gautam (1988), Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (1975), Shubha Mudgal (1959), Neil Nitin Mukesh (1982), and Dipika Chikhlia (1965). After him are Arnab Goswami (1973), Krishna Poonia (1977), Parmeet Sethi (1961), Priyamani (1984), Bhagwant Mann (1973), and Neha Mehta (1978).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 66. Before him are Ketan Mehta (1952), Mohit Suri (1981), Rohit Shetty (1973), Payal Kapadia (1986), Kabir Khan (1968), and Vikram Bhatt (1969). After him are Remo D'Souza (1974), Neeraj Vora (1963), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (1963), Raghava Lawrence (1976), Santosh Sivan (1964), and Meghna Gulzar (1973).

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