Seven time national award winner Vishal Bhardwaj decided to take up film direction to keep his music-composing skills alive. \u201cI never wanted to become a director and do big things! Mere rooh ki giza aur bhook is music. I feared that if I don\u2019t become a director I may stop getting songs. However, I had no idea that I will come so far,\u201d said the composer, director, producer and screenwriter during the \u2018Sangat: A Creative Dialogue in Art\u2019 event in Lucknow. Bhardwaj was in conversation with author Yatindra Mishra, where he recounted various moments of life.<\/p>\n
His father Ram Bhardwaj was a government servant and film lyricist. \u201cHe was \u2018shayar\u2019 at heart. He was friends with Laxmikant-Pyarelaji, Usha Khannaji and others. Our kind of summer holidays was never to the hills but visiting Mumbai. Probably that glamour bug had bitten me which I realised much later. I also started writing in poetry, rather \u2018tukbandi\u2019 (derogatory; poetry where there is greater emphasis on word play and rhyme than actual content). I used to compose tunes for my father\u2019s lyrics. One such experiment reached a film director, who shared it with Ushaji, which she used in the film. This gave me a lot of confidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Vishal was born near Bulandshahr, lived in Najibabad and Meerut before moving to Delhi. \u201cUttar Pradesh has played an important part in my career and in my work. In \u2018Omkara\u2019, I was able to bring out my connection with the state and its language. The film\u2019s dialect is that of Meerut, which has its own tone and rhythm. We shot both \u2018Ishqiya\u2019 and \u2018Dedh Ishqiya\u2019 here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A big fan of legendary Gulzar, he first met him in New Delhi. \u201cMy only dream in life was to compose a composition of Gulzar Sahab and that Lataji sing it. I used to remember his work by heart. My first chance to meet him was at a studio in New Delhi for a recording for Amzad Ali Khan sahab.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had lost his way. He called up at the studio and luckily I received the phone call. Without telling anyone I went to receive him at Bengali Sweet House, Safdar Jung Enclave. I received him and to spend more time him I took him via a longer route and expressed my desire to work with him. Few years after, I got to work with him. My first song with him was for TV serial \u2018Dane Anark Ke\u2019 sung by Suresh Wadekar. Thereafter, \u2018Chaddhi pehan ke phool kila hai\u2019 happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
The composer\u2019s first song with Lata Mangeshkar was \u2018Paani-Paani\u2019 in Machis. \u201cThe kind of preparation Lataji does before recording is unparalleled. I was very scared and she sensed it. She called me and said, \u2018Treat me like a newcomer and let me know what you want from me, as it\u2019s your composition\u2019. Not just that her sense of humour is matchless and she does it with a poker face,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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