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The composer’s transcultural experiments were always intense and persuasive
“The Brahma-rakshasa needs more lines!” “The chorus can’t drown out the High Priest!” “The duet works, now shorten the moonlight aria!” For six years, between 2003 and 2009, enigmatic communications like these would fly across Mumbai by phone, by fax, and by courier between Vanraj Bhatia’s studio and mine. During those years, I worked closely with the legendary composer and music director on an opera, Agni Varsha (‘The Fire and the Rain’), based on Girish Karnad’s play, which the playwright had translated into English from his original Kannada. While I developed the libretto, Vanraj composed the music. In the process, I spent many delightful and sometimes exasperating hours with the maestro, listening as he played passages from our evolving work on the piano, imbibing a series of masterclasses on tempo, orchestration, polyphony, and the seemingly impossible project of creating
Padma Shri music composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away, Smriti Irani condoles demise
Padma Shri music composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away, Smriti Irani condoles demise
NEW DELHI : Padma Shri awardee music composer Vanraj Bhatia passed away on Friday at the age of 93. The veteran musician was reportedly battling poor health and financial constraints.
As per reports, his health further deteriorated for the last couple of months while he remained with only a little activity at his home, where he ultimately passed away.
The legendary composer had won the National Film Award for Best Music for Govind Nihalani’s ‘Tamas’ in 1988 and the Padma Shri in 2012. He carved his niche with his distinct notes in the seventies and the eighties in the art cinema circuit.
Music Composer Vanraj Bhatia Dies At 93; Tributes From Farhan Akhtar And Smriti Irani Music Composer Vanraj Bhatia Dies At 93; Tributes From Farhan Akhtar And Smriti Irani RIP Vanraj Bhatia. I vividly remember the theme of Tamas that started with a shriek so filled with anguish, it could send a chill up anyone s spine and break anyone s heart, Farhan Akhtar tweeted.
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Legendary music composer Vanraj Bhatia has died at 93. Tributes flooded Twitter on Friday morning. Farhan Akhtar tweeted: RIP Vanraj Bhatia. Apart from the many other brilliant musical works he created, I vividly remember the theme of