Tigmanshu Dhulia: A maverick Director

 

Tigmanshu Dhulia has come a long way. From his directorial debut, “Haasil” to “Paan Singh Tomar”, “Saahib biwi aur Gangster” and now "Bulett Raja".

His film plots are pragmatic and his characters live in real space!

Tigmanshu or (tishu) is a maverick director who doesn’t follow any formula. His films are fresh, gripping and hard hitting. 

Tigmanshu on location with Irfaan Khan

Tigmanshu is known to give emotional intensity to the characters in his movie. His film plots are pragmatic and his characters live in real space!
His film “Paan Singh Tomar” also won national award for best film.

Tigmanshu is a writer, Director, producer and a fine actor. He proved his mettle as a director with films like “Haasil”, “Paan singh Tomar” and “Saahib biwi aur gangster” which were all critically acclaimed. 
He was equally liked and loved for his acting skills in “Gangs of Wassaypur” as Ramadhir Singh.

Originally from Allahabad, he did his masters in theater from New Delhi’s National school of drama in 1989. Tigmanshu also wrote screenplay of  Mani Ratnam’s “Dil se” in 1998.

This is the first time that Tigmanshu is making a commercial movie of this scale. “Bullett Raja” has a big canvas with big cast and big budget. Interestingly, Bullett Raja will be the first Bollywood film to be released overseas before Indian market.

“Bullet Raja” will be released on 29^th of November 2013.

 (28^th November 2013 for overseas market!)

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Vishal Bhardwaj: Master of Adaptaion

 

How many of us know that, Vishal Bhardwaj originally aspired to be a music composer! His debut as a film director was in 2001 with a children’s film “Makdee” (Spider).

Award winning Shaban Azmi starrer Makdee became a critically acclaimed film.

He has attained a mastery in adapting his characters and redefining them to an extend that, they can be called his own creation!

His Shakespearean adaptation “Maqbool” followed in 2003 for which Vishal Bhardwaj was the writer, Director and Composer. Maqbool was a successful film and critically acclaimed!  Another Shakespear’s play Othello’s adaptation was made in 2006 as Omkara! 

Saif and Ajay in "Omkara"

The film “Omkara” had Saif ali Khan, Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma in it and was a super hit nationally and internationally! With Omkara, Vishal Bhardwaj established himself as a successful Director of main stream Bollywood cinema. 

He went on to make successful films like Kaminey and Matru ki bijli ka mandola!

Vishal Bhardwaj is known to work on his characters extensively and has attained a mastery in adapting his characters and redefining them to an extend that, they can be called his own creation! He is a Master in true sense! 

With numerous projects as singer and a composer, Vishal is a composer at heart and it clearly shows in the films he does! Vishal’s sensibility and Gulzar saab’s Lyrics is quite a delight, always!

Vishal Bhardwaj Grew up in “Meerut”, a town in UP and is well versed with the wild ways of that city. It clearly shows in his cinema and his mastery in the dialect associated with that part of the country in his movies.

Composer and playback singer, Vishal Bhardwaj recieved Rajat kamal award for best music direction from National film awards in 1999. 

Rekha and Vishal Bhardwaj

 He is known to be a very down to earth person as far as his life is concerned! His wife Rekha Bhardwaj, who he met during his college days in Delhi’s Hindu college, also collaborates with him on his projects.

His latest venture is “Ded Ishqiyan”. He is producing the film which is a sequel to “Ishquiaan”. “Ded Ishquian” is slated to be released in 2014.

Vishal Bhardwaj's up coming movie "Haider"  Latest adaptation of "Hamlet". starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabbu and K K Menon. Set to release in October

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