Vanraj Bhatia

Vanraj Bhatia

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Sound

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1927-05-31

  • Day of Death

    2021-05-07 (93 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Bombay, British India, India

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.

Known For

Crew