- Vishal Bhardwaj.‘I think I like to raise questions in my viewer’s mind through my stories. I want them to question me, themselves, society, the state, whatever the film’s subject is.’

‘I think I like to raise questions in my viewer’s mind through my stories. I want them to question me, themselves, society, 
the state, whatever the film’s subject is.’ - Vishal Bhardwaj.

SNEAK PEEK
Born and brought up in Uttar Pradesh; lived in Najibabad until he was in fifth standard; spent a large part of his childhood in Meerut; was a cricketer but gave it up when he realized it’s too expensive when his family’s financial circumstances changed overnight due to his father’s untimely death; did his college education in New Delhi; recorded his first song as music composer for Veham, sung by Asha-ji, in1984; composed music for the TV series The Jungle Book in 1989; first film as director was Makdee (2002).

From his first film as music composer (Veham) to his first film as a director, it took him eighteen years.

FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Makdee (2002), Maqbool (2003), The Blue Umbrella (2005), Omkara (2006), Kaminey (2009), 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013), Haider (2014)