Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer and musical composer. He was born and raised in the Bijnoir district of Uttar Pradesh. As a young man, he moved to Delhi and started playing harmonium for little known ghazal singers at the various food festivals in Delhi’s Pragati Maidan. He was later introduced to R.V. Pandit, who offered him a job in his CBS music company in Delhi. A friend recommended him to Gulzar, whom he collaborated with for children’s films and serials like Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, Guchche and Maachis.