FILM DIRECTOR
Vishal Bhardwaj
1965 - Today
Vishal 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 eight 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vishal Bhardwaj has received more than 2,748,477 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Vishal Bhardwaj is the 1,806th most popular film director (down from 1,574th in 2019), the 1,247th most popular biography from India (down from 1,050th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Indian Film Director.
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2.7M
Page Views (PV)
24.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.81
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 1,806 out of 1,581. Before him are Kabir Khan, Deeyah Khan, Amanda Kernell, Jamie Babbit, Ti West, and Dee Rees. After him are Vikram Bhatt, Remo D'Souza, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Don Hertzfeldt, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and Imtiaz Ali.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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Kabir Khan
1968 - Present
HPI: 25.34
Rank: 1,800
Deeyah Khan
1977 - Present
HPI: 25.26
Rank: 1,801
Amanda Kernell
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.20
Rank: 1,802
Jamie Babbit
1970 - Present
HPI: 25.17
Rank: 1,803
Ti West
1980 - Present
HPI: 24.95
Rank: 1,804
Dee Rees
1977 - Present
HPI: 24.83
Rank: 1,805
Vishal Bhardwaj
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.41
Rank: 1,806
Vikram Bhatt
1969 - Present
HPI: 24.21
Rank: 1,807
Remo D'Souza
1974 - Present
HPI: 24.05
Rank: 1,808
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
1978 - Present
HPI: 22.73
Rank: 1,809
Don Hertzfeldt
1976 - Present
HPI: 21.79
Rank: 1,810
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
1963 - Present
HPI: 21.75
Rank: 1,811
Imtiaz Ali
1971 - Present
HPI: 21.29
Rank: 1,812
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 811. Before him are Colin Calderwood, Steve Waugh, James Tomkins, Robbie Earle, Alex Tobin, and Pramila Jayapal. After him are Emeka Ezeugo, Alistair Carmichael, Ami Bera, Robert Satcher, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, and Terri Sewell.
Others Born in 1965
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Colin Calderwood
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.86
Rank: 805
Steve Waugh
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.76
Rank: 806
James Tomkins
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.69
Rank: 807
Robbie Earle
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.63
Rank: 808
Alex Tobin
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.61
Rank: 809
Pramila Jayapal
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.50
Rank: 810
Vishal Bhardwaj
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.41
Rank: 811
Emeka Ezeugo
1965 - Present
HPI: 23.96
Rank: 812
Alistair Carmichael
1965 - Present
HPI: 23.37
Rank: 813
Ami Bera
1965 - Present
HPI: 23.09
Rank: 814
Robert Satcher
1965 - Present
HPI: 22.97
Rank: 815
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
1965 - Present
HPI: 22.87
Rank: 816
Terri Sewell
1965 - Present
HPI: 22.47
Rank: 817
In India
Among people born in India, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 1,247 out of 1,493. Before him are Abhay Deol (1976), Barun Sobti (1984), Tisca Chopra (1973), Celina Jaitly (1981), Yami Gautam (1988), and Pramila Jayapal (1965). After him are Pentala Harikrishna (1986), Vijender Singh (1985), Sara Ali Khan (1995), Lovlina Borgohain (1997), KK (1968), and Suresh Raina (1986).
Others born in India
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Abhay Deol
1976 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 1,241
Barun Sobti
1984 - Present
HPI: 24.89
Rank: 1,242
Tisca Chopra
1973 - Present
HPI: 24.66
Rank: 1,243
Celina Jaitly
1981 - Present
HPI: 24.62
Rank: 1,244
Yami Gautam
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.54
Rank: 1,245
Pramila Jayapal
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.50
Rank: 1,246
Vishal Bhardwaj
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.41
Rank: 1,247
Pentala Harikrishna
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.36
Rank: 1,248
Vijender Singh
1985 - Present
HPI: 24.34
Rank: 1,249
Sara Ali Khan
1995 - Present
HPI: 24.34
Rank: 1,250
Lovlina Borgohain
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.33
Rank: 1,251
KK
1968 - 2022
HPI: 24.31
Rank: 1,252
Suresh Raina
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.26
Rank: 1,253
Among FILM DIRECTORS In India
Among film directors born in India, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 50. Before him are Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Anurag Kashyap (1972), Rohit Shetty (1973), Zoya Akhtar (1972), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), and Kabir Khan (1968). After him are Vikram Bhatt (1969), Remo D'Souza (1974), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (1963), Imtiaz Ali (1971), and Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982).
Rajkumar Santoshi
1956 - Present
HPI: 27.72
Rank: 44
Anurag Kashyap
1972 - Present
HPI: 26.65
Rank: 45
Rohit Shetty
1973 - Present
HPI: 26.44
Rank: 46
Zoya Akhtar
1972 - Present
HPI: 26.19
Rank: 47
Sooraj Barjatya
1965 - Present
HPI: 26.05
Rank: 48
Kabir Khan
1968 - Present
HPI: 25.34
Rank: 49
Vishal Bhardwaj
1965 - Present
HPI: 24.41
Rank: 50
Vikram Bhatt
1969 - Present
HPI: 24.21
Rank: 51
Remo D'Souza
1974 - Present
HPI: 24.05
Rank: 52
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
1963 - Present
HPI: 21.75
Rank: 53
Imtiaz Ali
1971 - Present
HPI: 21.29
Rank: 54
Aishwarya R. Dhanush
1982 - Present
HPI: 19.57
Rank: 55
