Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj Biography

Vishal Bhardwaj – Full Information

• Full Name: Vishal Bhardwaj
• Profession: Film Director, Music Composer, Screenwriter, Producer, Playback Singer
• Date of Birth: 4 August 1965
• Age: 60 years (as of 2026)
• Birthplace: Chandpur, Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Nationality: Indian
• Production Banner: VB Pictures

Vishal Bhardwaj – Family Members

• Father: Ram Bhardwaj, a sugarcane inspector who also wrote poetry and lyrics for Hindi films
• Mother: Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker
• Spouse: Rekha Bhardwaj (playback singer), whom he met at university
• Son: Aasmaan Bhardwaj (filmmaker; directorial debut Kuttey, 2023)

Vishal Bhardwaj – Education

• Early Schooling: Najibabad and later Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
• College: Hindu College, University of Delhi

Career Highlight

Recent Activity

• His romantic action thriller O’Romeo was released in cinemas on 13 February 2026, timed to the Valentine’s Day weekend.
• The film is based on Hussain Zaidi’s non-fiction book Mafia Queens of Mumbai and was produced by Sajid Nadiadwala for Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.
• O’Romeo marks his fourth collaboration with Shahid Kapoor, after Kaminey, Haider and Rangoon.
• It stars Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri alongside Nana Patekar, Avinash Tiwary and Farida Jalal.
• The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure.
• He continues to serve on the board of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.

Awards List