Composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away, B-Town mourns loss
Prominent music director Vanraj Bhatia passed away at his residence on Friday (May 7). Celebs such as Farhan Akhtar, Hansal Mehta and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy took to Twitter to mourn his demise.
May 07, 2021, 14:26 PM ISTNational Award-winning music director Vanraj Bhatia dies at 93, Farhan Akhtar mourns demise
Vanraj Bhatia made a notable contribution to Indian New Wave Cinema with his exceptional music. He bagged the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the television film Tamas (1988).
May 07, 2021, 12:01 PM ISTKabir Bedi seeks donations for 'penniless' Vanraj Bhatia
After Bhatia opened about his problems to the tabloid, actor Kabir Bedi paid a visit to him and requested everyone to make a donation for the composer.
Sep 17, 2019, 20:05 PM ISTKabir Bedi urges people to donate for Vanraj Bhatia
Actor Kabir Bedi has requested everyone to a make a donation for National Award winning composer Vanraj Bhatia, who has said that he has "not one rupee left" in account.
Sep 17, 2019, 14:56 PM ISTNational Award winner Vanraj Bhatia does not have even 'one rupee left' in account
Vanraj Bhatia won the National Film Award for Best Music for Govind Nihalani's "Tamas" in 1988 Aand the Padma Shri in 2012. Today at 92, the composer, who carved his niche with his distinct notes in the art cinema circuit of the seventies and the eighties, says that he is has no money, even as he battles oldage ailments.
Sep 16, 2019, 06:26 AM IST