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Vanraj Bhatia

Indian composer (1927-2021)
Person Human Q15486048

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1927, May 31, 1927[7]
Date of death
May 7, 2021
Place of birth
Mumbai
Place of death
Mumbai
Country of citizenship
British Raj, Dominion of India, India[8][9][10]
Occupation
composer, music director
Educated at
Royal Academy of Music, Elphinstone College, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse[11][12][13]
Award received
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, National Film Award for Best Music Direction, Padma Shri in Art[14][15][16]
Student of
Nadia Boulanger[18]
Name in native language
Vanraj Bhatia[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vanraj Bhatia hi वनराज भाटिया ja ヴァンラジ・バティア ru Бхатия, Ванрадж ru Ванрадж Бхатия uk Ванрадж Бгатія
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000110447920
VIAF cluster ID
22408978
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86865157
GND ID
1145768768
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Vanraj Bhatia, Indian composer.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14849784w
Danish National Filmography person ID
51803
Deezer artist ID
101438
Discogs artist ID
1588978
Europeana entity
agent/base/16903
FAST ID
187557
Film.ru person ID
vanraj-bhatia
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Freebase ID
/m/03d7q6t
HAND ID
DB11-FFBE-D34F-9747-6EAA
IMDb ID
nm0080299
J9U entity ID
987007427794905171
Kinobox person ID
140605
LdiF person ID
51180
MusicBrainz artist ID
69adb823-b27b-4358-89cc-7a08860dda6e
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000236104
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
303020687
PORT person ID
138993
Plex person key
5dcd3869327caa001f3c6cfd
Related category
Category:Films scored by Vanraj Bhatia
SBN author ID
RMSV104323
SNAC ARK ID
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TMDB person ID
593026
Tidal artist ID
4261366
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqBpxt3whvyMdVCDc6R8C
Yale LUX ID
person/ec2d9e83-e425-4690-b1d4-bd1296d440bf

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🔗 Connections
Compositions 29
Ankur, Bhumika, Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, Junoon, Nishant, Ajooba, Kasba, Manthan +21 more
Award received 2
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Educated at 2
Royal Academy of Music, Elphinstone College
Occupation 2
composer, music director
Country of citizenship 1
India
Instance of 1
human
Mb:performer of 1
Himalay Putra
Place of birth 1
Mumbai
Place of death 1
Mumbai
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Nadia Boulanger
Teachers 1
Nadia Boulanger
← Mb:teacher 1
Nadia Boulanger
← Performer 1
Junoon
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Summary

Vanraj Bhatia was born in 1927[1] in Mumbai[2]. He died on May 7, 2021[3], in Mumbai[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and music director[6].

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: IN[21]

  • Began / founded: 1927-05-31[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-05-07[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 69adb823-b27b-4358-89cc-7a08860dda6e[24]

FAQs

Where was Vanraj Bhatia born?

Vanraj Bhatia's place of birth was Mumbai[2].

Where did Vanraj Bhatia die?

Vanraj Bhatia died in Mumbai[4].

What did Vanraj Bhatia do for work?

Vanraj Bhatia worked as a composer[5] and music director[6].

Where did Vanraj Bhatia go to school?

Vanraj Bhatia was educated at Royal Academy of Music[11], Elphinstone College[12], and Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse[13].

What awards did Vanraj Bhatia receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[14], National Film Award for Best Music Direction[15], and Padma Shri in arts[16].

Related Entities

India Mumbai Nadia Boulanger Royal Academy of Music

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . economictimes.indiatimes.com. economictimes.indiatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . firstpost.com. firstpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . list of students of Frédéric Chopin. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  4. 17w ago · LccnBot bot · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Related category → Category:Films scored by Vanraj Bhatia
    Place of death → Mumbai
    Country of citizenship → British Raj, Dominion of India, India
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