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 different languages on Wikipedia. Vishal Bhardwaj is the 2,023rd most popular film director (down from 2,007th in 2019), the 1,576th most popular biography from India (down from 1,488th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 2,023 out of 2,041. Before him are Lucky McKee, Josh Trank, Benh Zeitlin, Kabir Khan, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and Vikram Bhatt. After him are Remo D'Souza, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Raghava Lawrence, Meghna Gulzar, and Martin Wood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 953. Before him are Nigel Adkins, Carlton Palmer, Veronica Taylor, Eddie McGoldrick, Sunetra Gupta, and Terri Sewell. After him are Ami Bera, Robert Aderholt, Teresa Weatherspoon, John Michael Montgomery, Mario Deslauriers, and Matt Fallon.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 1,576 out of 1,861. Before him are Aftab Shivdasani (1978), Sunetra Gupta (1965), Yami Gautam (1988), Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (1975), Shubha Mudgal (1959), and Neil Nitin Mukesh (1982). After him are Arnab Goswami (1973), Krishna Poonia (1977), Priyamani (1984), Parvathy Baul (1976), Prithviraj Sukumaran (1982), and Ashwini Kalsekar (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Vishal Bhardwaj ranks 64. Before him are Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Zoya Akhtar (1972), Ketan Mehta (1952), Rohit Shetty (1973), Kabir Khan (1968), and Vikram Bhatt (1969). After him are Remo D'Souza (1974), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (1963), Raghava Lawrence (1976), Meghna Gulzar (1973), Tanuja Chandra (1969), and Gauri Shinde (1974).

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