Vishal Bhardwaj Birthday: Famous Bollywood actor Vishal Bhardwaj turned 59 on August 4. Vishal Bhardwaj was born on August 4, 1965 in Chandpur, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. Vishal is a man of many talents. He is a music composer, director, screenwriter, producer and also a singer. Let us tell you some special things about Vishal on the occasion of his birthday.
Vishal was once a cricketer
Vishal Bhardwaj had earned a good name in the film world. However, he wanted to make a career in cricket. Vishal Bhardwaj was a part of the Under-19 cricket team. However, once he got injured during a practice session. After this, he left this path.
The song was composed at the age of 17
It is worth mentioning that Vishal composed the song at the age of just 17. He started his career as a music composer in Bollywood in the year 1995. During this time, he worked as a music composer for the film ‘Abhay’. However, he got recognition from the 1996 film ‘Maachis’. The songs of this film were well liked. ‘Maachis’ was directed by Gulzar.
National awards received for these films
Vishal Bhardwaj is a National Award winning music composer of the film industry. He was awarded the National Award for the 1999 film ‘Godmother’. He has also won National Awards for successful films like ‘Haider’ and ‘Omkara’.
Debut as a director with the film ‘Makdi’
After making his mark in Bollywood as a music composer, Vishal entered the field of film direction in 2002. His first directorial venture was ‘Makdi’. However, he got recognition as a director with the 2006 film ‘Omkara’ and the 2014 film ‘Haider’. Vishal has also directed films like ‘Kaminey’ and ‘7 Khoon Maaf’.
Vishal also wrote the songs of ‘Makdi’
Multi-talented Vishal Bhardwaj also worked as a lyrics writer for his directorial debut film ‘Makdi’. He wrote the songs of this film himself. Let us tell you that Vishal often performs live concerts as well.
