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name: "Vishal Bhardwaj"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vishal-bhardwaj"
fi1m_id: "vishal-bhardwaj"
imdb_id: "nm0080235"
tmdb_id: 87550
wikidata_id: "Q2742292"
roles: ["Composer","Director"]
born: "4 August 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-25T09:43:44.425084+00:00"
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# Vishal Bhardwaj

## Identity

Vishal Bhardwaj

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vishal-bhardwaj
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vishal-bhardwaj
- **IMDb ID:** nm0080235
- **TMDB ID:** 87550
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2742292
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishal_Bhardwaj, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2742292, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87550

Composer and director. Born 4 August 1960 in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer, Director
- **Born:** 4 August 1960, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Also known as:** Vishal Bharadwaj
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishal_Bhardwaj, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2742292, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87550

## Biography

Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and music composer. He is also credited as Vishal Bharadwaj.

He is known for directing and writing the Shakespeare adaptations *Maqbool* (2003), *Omkara* (2006) and *Haider* (2014), as well as *Kaminey* (2009), *7 Khoon Maaf* (2011) and *Talvar* (2015). He composed the music for *Drishyam* (2015) and is a director and writer on the anthology film *Lust Stories 3* (2026). Bhardwaj frequently collaborates with lyricist Gulzar and has received nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award.

He is married to playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, about.netflix.com, indianexpress.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Drishyam* (2015), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/drishyam.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lust Stories 3* (2026), Director, Writer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/lust-stories-3.md)
- *O'Romeo* (2026), Director, Screenplay, Producer, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
- *Gustaakh Ishq* (2025), Music
- *Crazxy* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Kuch Sapney Apne* (2024), as Songs, Theme Song Performance
- *Khufiya* (2023), Original Music Composer, Dialogue, Screenplay, Lyricist, Director, Producer
- *Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley* (2023), series, Original Music Composer, Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
- *Fursat* (2023), Director, Original Music Composer, Writer
- *Kuttey* (2023), Producer, Additional Writing, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
- *Darlings* (2022), Music Director
- *Modern Love Mumbai* (2022), series, Music, Writer, Director, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
- *Navarasa* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *1232 KMs* (2021), Music
- *Sonchiriya* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Pataakha* (2018), Director, Producer, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
- *Beyond the Clouds* (2018), Dialogue
- *Carbon* (2018), Music
- *Rangoon* (2017), Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Producer
- *Roots* (2017), Actor
- *Madaari* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Jugni* (2016), as Playback Singer
- *Talvar* (2015), Producer, Original Music Composer, Writer
- *Drishyam* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/drishyam.md)
- *Hawaizaada* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Haider* (2014), Director, Screenplay, Producer, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
- *Dedh Ishqiya* (2014), Original Music Composer, Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue
- *Ek Thi Daayan* (2013), Producer, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
- *Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola* (2013), Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
- *7 Khoon Maaf* (2011), Director, Playback Singer, Producer, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
- *Striker* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Ishqiya* (2010), Screenplay, Producer, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
- *Kaminey* (2009), Director, Music, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Dialogue
- *Haal-e-Dil* (2008), Music
- *U Me Aur Hum* (2008), Music
- *No Smoking* (2007), Producer, Original Music Composer
- *Blood Brothers* (2007), Director, Dialogue
- *The Blue Umbrella* (2007), Director, Co-Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue, Original Music Composer
- *Nishabd* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Omkara* (2006), Director, Dialogue, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
- *Ramji Londonwaley* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Bhagmati – The Queen of Fortunes* (2005), Music
- *Paanch* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Chupke Se* (2003), Music
- *Maqbool* (2003), Director, Dialogue, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Co-Producer
- *Makdee* (2002), Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer, Original Music Composer
- *Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Gubbare* (1999), series, Director
- *Jahan Tum Le Chalo* (1999), Music Director
- *Satya* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Daya* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Chachi 420* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Maachis* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Sanshodhan* (1996), Music
- *Abhay* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Talvar 2*, Director
- *Untitled Tarun Tejpal Project*, Director, Writer, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Vishal Bhardwaj](https://film.one/media/person/94353/gallery-cc48330c8183.jpg) Vishal Bhardwaj — Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Vishal_Bhardwaj_2010_-_still_110691_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![millimeter rahul kumar 3 idiots fame shoots for next project in shillong ! (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/94353/gallery-a0b24de8f631.jpg) millimeter rahul kumar 3 idiots fame shoots for next project in shillong ! (2017) — Saaksshi.nag, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Rahul_kumar_actor_3_idiots_shoot.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![(from left to right) Vishal Bhardwaj, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sonali Bendre, Sania Mirza, Divya Khosla Kumar and Leander Paes. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/94353/gallery-ef93806692d0.jpg) (from left to right) Vishal Bhardwaj, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sonali Bendre, Sania Mirza, Divya Khosla Kumar and Leander Paes. (2021) — TennisPremierLeague, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Tennis_Premier_League_2021.jpg/1280px-Tennis_Premier_League_2021.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![(from left to right) Vishal Bhardwaj, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sonali Bendre, Sania Mirza, Divya Khosla Kumar and Leander Paes. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/94353/gallery-12d8be4b0041.jpg) (from left to right) Vishal Bhardwaj, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sonali Bendre, Sania Mirza, Divya Khosla Kumar and Leander Paes. (2021) — TennisPremierLeague, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Tennis_Premier_League_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Tennis_Premier_League_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![vishal bhardwaj (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/94353/gallery-ae9bdd0d10af.jpg) vishal bhardwaj (2012) — Adityanimbalkar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Vishal_Bhardwaj.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Vishal Bhardwaj in 2017](https://film.one/media/person/94353/gallery-70c2b14cbeaa.jpg) Vishal Bhardwaj in 2017 — Krimuk2.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Vishal_Bhardwaj_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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