Noted music composer Padma Shri Vanraj Bhatia dies at 93; Smriti Irani, Hansal Mehta and others mourn loss
Bhatia had won several awards including the National Award for Best Music for Govind Nihalani s TV series Tamas. Vanraj Bhatia | Twitter
Updated: May 7, 2021, 01:15 PM IST
Veteran music composer, Vanraj Bhatia, who scored the music for Shyam Benegal classics like Ankur and Bhumika and TV series Yatra and Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India), passed away on Friday at his residence in South Mumbai. He was 93 and ailing for sometime.
The 94-year-old virtuoso, who was bed-ridden, was reportedly living alone at his apartment at the Rungta Housing Colony on Napean Sea Road with a domestic help.
Renowned Music Composer Vanraj Bhatia Dies At 93
Vanraj Bhatia created the soundtracks for Aparna Sen s 36 Chowringhee Lane and Kundan Shah s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. File photo outlookindia.com 2021-05-07T13:23:44+05:30
Celebrated music composer Vanraj Bhatia died on Friday at his residence in Mumbai. He was 93. He had been facing medical issues for the past several years on account of his advanced age.
Trained in Western classical music and equally steeped in Indian traditions, Bhatia’s career spanned cinema, advertising, television and the stage. He composed over 7,000 advertising jingles (including for Liril and Dulux) and created the scores for many Indian arthouse films, most notably by Shyam Benegal classics like Ankur and Bhumika and TV series Yatra and Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India) lived alone at his apartment at the Rungta Housing Colony on Napean Sea Road.
Veteran music composer Vanraj Bhatia dies at 94
The 94-year-old virtuoso, who scored the music for Shyam Benegal classics like Ankur and Bhumika and TV series Yatra and Bharat Ek Khoj lived alone at his apartment.
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MUMBAI: Veteran music composer Vanraj Bhatia died in Mumbai on Friday after a brief illness, a former colleague said.
The 94-year-old virtuoso, who scored the music for Shyam Benegal classics like Ankur and Bhumika and TV series Yatra and Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India) lived alone at his apartment at the Rungta Housing Colony on Napean Sea Road.
You created a manthan of melodies : Amul pays tribute to music composer Vanraj Bhatia ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 23:15 IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Dairy brand Amul on Friday paid tributes to Padma Shri awardee Vanraj Bhatia who passed away on Friday at the age of 93.
Amul shared the new cartoon featuring the celebrated music composer in a monochromatic post on Twitter this evening.
The doodle features Bhatia as he is seen seated beside a piano and creating magical music with his fingers on the keys of the instrument. It features the late composer in a room as the sound of music propagates in the closed area.
Veteran Music Composer Vanraj Bhatia Passes Away At 93
The composer won the National Award for his music in Govind Nihalani s acclaimed Tamas in 1988 and was a recipient of the Padma Shri in 2012.
Composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away, B’Town mourns lossRajya(Photo Credit – Sabha TV/Youtube)
Music director Vanraj Bhatia passed away at his residence in the city on Friday. He was 93. Bhatia rose to fame scoring music in an array of arthouse and middle-of-the-road films in the seventies and eighties, such as “Ankur”, “Manthan”, “Bhumika”, “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro”, “Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho!” and “36 Chowringhee Lane”, as well as TV shows “Wagle Ki Duniya” and “Banegi Apni Baat”. He was reportedly bedridden due to age-related issues. He had not been well for a while now.