Bharat Bala

Bharat Bala

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Bharat Bala Profile

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Bharat Bala is a film director, screenwriter and film producer based in Chennai, mostly associated with patriotic projects. He produced patriotic albums - Vande Mataram and Jana Gana Mana Video, which became huge chartbusters. A. R. Rahman’s Maa Tujhe Salam is one of the most popular songs of the album, Vande Mataram released as a tribute to 50 years of Indian independence in year 1997. He directed a short film - Hari Om in 2004, and also one Tamil feature film, Maryan (not a producer) starring Dhanush and Parvathy Thiruvothu in 2013. He is producing Bollywood film, Pyaar Kiya Chain Kaha Re, starring Rajkummar Rao and Alia Bhatt in lead roles.

 

His real name is Ganapathy Bharat. He was born and brought up in Chennai. He started BharatBala Productions based in Chennai, and currently heads the production house as well. He came to limelight for the first time with the release of the chartbuster album, Vande Mataram in 1997. The album featured legendary artists like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and A. R. Rahman. The album with songs in Tamil and Hindi, and also ‘Vande Mataram’ song in Bengali version became huge success across India. His production house became the finalist at New York Film Festival in 1998 for "Vande Mataram – Ma Tujhe Salaam".

 

In 2004 he marked his directorial debut with the short film, "Hari Om", which won numerous honours. In 2005 it received New Voices Award & Best Debut Filmmaker Award at Bangkok International Film Festival, Audience Choice Award at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and also Citizen’s Choice Best Film Audience Award at Puchon International Film Festival (South Korea). In 2013 he marked his film debut with Maryan which was an average grosser. With the aim to create legacy of untold stories, he is now working on releasing 1000 short films about India.

 

Published: January 04, 2020

Updated: January 04, 2020

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