Vanraj Bhatia

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-05-31 (94 years old)

Deathday

2021-05-07

Place of Birth

Bombay, British India, India

Vanraj Bhatia

Biography

Vanraj Bhatia was an Indian composer best known for his work in Indian New Wave cinema. He was also one of the leading composers of Western classical music in India. Bhatia was a recipient of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the television film Tamas (1988), the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Creative and Experimental Music (1989) and India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri (2012). He died in Mumbai on 7 May 2021.

Acting

Production

1983

1975

Nishant

as Music

1984

Nehru

as Music

1977

The Role

as Music

1995

Naseem

as Music

1996

1997

Char Adhyay

as Music

1976

The Churning

as Music

1994

Drohkaal

as Music

1989

Percy

as Music

1984

Tarang

as Music

1974

Ankur: The Seedling

as Original Music Composer

1978

Junoon

as Original Music Composer

1983

Market Place

as Music

2008

Halla Bol

as Music

1963

1987

Susman (The Essence)

as Original Music Composer

1978

The Sage from the Sea

as Original Music Composer

1994

Mammo

as Music

1996

2018

Dhaad

as Music

2000

Hari-Bhari

as Music

1992

Bekhudi

as Music

1990

1991

Ajooba

as Music

1993

Sardar

as Music Director

1997

Pardes

as Original Music Composer

1991

Kasba

as Music

1993

Karamati Coat

as Original Music Composer

1988

Pestonjee

as Music

1981

1998

Jaya Ganga

as Original Music Composer

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