Vishal Bhardwaj Age, Wiki and Bio

Vishal Bhardwaj

Quick Info

ProfessionProducer, screenwriter, director, music composer, singer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth4/08/1965
Age59 years
BirthplaceChandpur Village, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Real NameVishal Bhardwaj
NicknameNot Known
Zodiac SignLeo

Physical Stats & More

Height5’ 5”
Weight68 kg
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolNot Known
CollegeHindu College, Delhi

Personal Life

HometownMeerut, Uttar Pradesh

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsRekha Bhardwaj
Wife/SpouseRekha Bhardwaj (Playback Singer)
Children
SonAasmaan
DaughterN/A

Family

FatherLate Ram Bhardwaj (Sugarcane Inspector)
MotherSatya Bhardwaj (Homemaker)
Siblings
Brother1 (Died of Heart attack)
SisterNot Known

Career

Debut
Music ComposingAbhay (The Fearless), 1995
Directorial/Production/ScreenwritingMakdee (2002)

Favourites

Filmmakers
  • Krzysztof Kieslowski
  • Satyajit Ray
  • Anurag Kashyap
  • Anurag Basu
Authors/Writers
  • Shakespeare
  • Ruskin Bond
Writer/LyricistGulzar
Films
BollywoodKapurush (1965)
Hollywood
  • Decalogue (Polish mini-series, 1989)
  • Pulp Fiction (1994)
  • Ship of Theseus (2012)
SportCricket

Some Lesser Known Facts

Vishal Bhardwaj is a smoker.
Vishal Bhardwaj drinks alcohol.
As a child, Vishal aimed to be a cricketer and played for Uttar Pradesh at the U-19 level.
Vishal wrote his first song at 17 for the 1985 film 'Yaar Kasam'.
Vishal moved to Delhi to try out for the National Cricket Team but was derailed by an injury.
Vishal met his wife Rekha at a college event.
Vishal's movies Maqbool, Omkara, and Haider are based on Shakespeare’s plays.
Vishal adapted Ruskin Bond’s stories into films like 'The Blue Umbrella' (2005) and '7 Khoon Maaf'.
Vishal was honored with the Yash Bharti Award in 2016 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Vishal composed music for the Hindi dubbed version of 'The Jungle Book' TV Series.