Vanraj Bhatia, born on May 31, 1927, in India, was a composer known for his work
in Indian New Wave cinema and Western classical music. He studied Hindustani
classical music and later earned an M.A. (English Honours) from Elphinstone
College in 1949. Bhatia's career began with scoring advertisement films and
composing jingles. His first feature film score was for Ankur (1974), directed
by Shyam Benegal. He collaborated extensively with Indian New Wave filmmakers,
including Govind Nihalani (Tamas, 1988) and Kundan Shah (Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro,
1983). Notable works include the televisi...