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	'''Vanraj Bhatia''' (Hindi: वनराज भाटिया {{IPAc-en\|v\|ə\|n\|'\|r\|ɑː\|j\|_\|b\|h\|ɑː\|t\|i\|aː}} {{respell\|vun\|RAHJ\|_\|BHAH\|tiah}}; 31 May 1927 – 7 May 2021) was an Indian composer best known for his work in [[Parallel cinema\|Indian New Wave cinema]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/legendary-composer-vanraj-bhatia-passes-away-hansal-mehta-mourns-the-loss/articleshow/82450334.cms \| title=Legendary composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away; Hansal Mehta mourns the loss \| ~~publisher~~=[[The Times of India]] \| date=7 May 2021 \| accessdate=7 May 2021}}</ref> He was also one of the leading composers of [[Classical music\|Western classical music]] in India.		'''Vanraj Bhatia''' (Hindi: वनराज भाटिया {{IPAc-en\|v\|ə\|n\|'\|r\|ɑː\|j\|_\|b\|h\|ɑː\|t\|i\|aː}} {{respell\|vun\|RAHJ\|_\|BHAH\|tiah}}; 31 May 1927 – 7 May 2021) was an Indian composer best known for his work in [[Parallel cinema\|Indian New Wave cinema]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/legendary-composer-vanraj-bhatia-passes-away-hansal-mehta-mourns-the-loss/articleshow/82450334.cms \| title=Legendary composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away; Hansal Mehta mourns the loss \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=7 May 2021 \| accessdate=7 May 2021}}</ref> He was also one of the leading composers of [[Classical music\|Western classical music]] in India.

	Bhatia was a recipient of the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] for the television film ''[[Tamas (film)\|Tamas]]'' (1988), the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Creative and Experimental Music (1989) and India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Shri]] (2012). He died in Mumbai in May 2021.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/national-award-winning-veteran-music-composer-vanraj-bhatia-passes-away-at-94/articleshow/82451623.cms \| title=National award-winning veteran music composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away at 94 \| publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=7 May 2021 \| accessdate=7 May 2021}}</ref>		Bhatia was a recipient of the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] for the television film ''[[Tamas (film)\|Tamas]]'' (1988), the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Creative and Experimental Music (1989) and India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Shri]] (2012). He died in Mumbai in May 2021.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/national-award-winning-veteran-music-composer-vanraj-bhatia-passes-away-at-94/articleshow/82451623.cms \| title=National award-winning veteran music composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away at 94 \| publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=7 May 2021 \| accessdate=7 May 2021}}</ref>
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	Born into a family of Kutchi businessmen, Bhatia attended the New Era School in Bombay and learnt [[Hindustani classical music]] as a student at Deodhar School of Music.<ref>[https://serenademagazine.com/series/know-your-composer/vanraj-bhatia/ "Vanraj Bhatia"], ''Serenade'', 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> On hearing [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)\|Piano Concerto No. 1]]'' as a teenager, he became interested in Western classical music and studied the piano with Dr. Manek Bhagat for four years.<ref>[https://serenademagazine.com/series/know-your-composer/vanraj-bhatia/ "Vanraj Bhatia"], Serenade, 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>		Born into a family of Kutchi businessmen, Bhatia attended the New Era School in Bombay and learnt [[Hindustani classical music]] as a student at Deodhar School of Music.<ref>[https://serenademagazine.com/series/know-your-composer/vanraj-bhatia/ "Vanraj Bhatia"], ''Serenade'', 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> On hearing [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)\|Piano Concerto No. 1]]'' as a teenager, he became interested in Western classical music and studied the piano with Dr. Manek Bhagat for four years.<ref>[https://serenademagazine.com/series/know-your-composer/vanraj-bhatia/ "Vanraj Bhatia"], Serenade, 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>

	After earning his M.A. (English Honours) from [[Elphinstone College]], [[University of Mumbai\|University of Bombay]] in 1949,~~<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>~~ Bhatia studied composition with [[Howard Ferguson (composer)\|Howard Ferguson]], [[Alan Bush]] and [[William Alwyn]] at the [[Royal Academy of Music]], London, where he was a recipient of the Sir Michael Costa Scholarship (1951–54).~~<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>~~ After graduating with a gold medal in 1954, Bhatia won a Rockefeller Scholarship (1954–58)<ref>Greg Booth, [https://scroll.in/reel/830547/the-vanraj-bhatia-interview-my-music-was-unique-then-and-is-perhaps-unique-even-now "The Vanraj Bhatia interview: ‘My music was unique then and is perhaps unique even now’"], Scroll, 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> as well as a French Government Scholarship (1957–58) that allowed him to study with [[Nadia Boulanger]] at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]] for five years.		After earning his M.A. (English Honours) from [[Elphinstone College]], [[University of Mumbai\|University of Bombay]] in 1949, Bhatia studied composition with [[Howard Ferguson (composer)\|Howard Ferguson]], [[Alan Bush]] and [[William Alwyn]] at the [[Royal Academy of Music]], London, where he was a recipient of the Sir Michael Costa Scholarship (1951–54). After graduating with a gold medal in 1954, Bhatia won a Rockefeller Scholarship (1954–58)<ref>Greg Booth, [https://scroll.in/reel/830547/the-vanraj-bhatia-interview-my-music-was-unique-then-and-is-perhaps-unique-even-now "The Vanraj Bhatia interview: ‘My music was unique then and is perhaps unique even now’"], Scroll, 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> as well as a French Government Scholarship (1957–58) that allowed him to study with [[Nadia Boulanger]] at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]] for five years.

	===Career===		===Career===
	On returning to India in 1959, Bhatia became the first person to score music for an advertisement film in India (for Shakti Silk Sarees), and went on to compose over 7,000 jingles,~~<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>~~ such as [[Liril]],<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9-1XD9VvX4 ~~Retrieved~~ 1 April 2020.</ref> [[Garden Vareli]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1pzubJEk-0 ~~Retrieved~~ 1 April 2020.</ref> and [[Dulux]]. During this time, he was also a Reader in Western Musicology at the [[University of Delhi]] from 1960 to 1965.~~<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>~~		On returning to India in 1959, Bhatia became the first person to score music for an advertisement film in India (for Shakti Silk Sarees), and went on to compose over 7,000 jingles, such as [[Liril]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9-1XD9VvX4 \|title=Liril Commericial (OLD- 1985 ) \|website=www.youtube.com \|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> [[Garden Vareli]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1pzubJEk-0 \|title=Garden Vareli TV Advertisement - Music: Vanraj Bhatia \|website=www.youtube.com \|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> and [[Dulux]]. During this time, he was also a Reader in Western Musicology at the [[University of Delhi]] from 1960 to 1965.

	Bhatia's first feature film score was for [[Shyam Benegal]]'s directorial debut ''[[Ankur (film)\|Ankur]]'' (1974), and he went on to score almost all of Benegal's work, including the song "Mero Gaam Katha Parey" from the film ''[[Manthan]]'' (1976). Bhatia predominantly worked with filmmakers in the [[Parallel cinema\|Indian New Wave]] movement, such as [[Govind Nihalani]] (''[[Tamas (film)\|Tamas]]'', which won Bhatia a [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]), [[Kundan Shah]] (''[[Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro]]''), [[Aparna Sen]] (''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]''), [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]] (''[[Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!\|Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho!]]''), [[Kumar Shahani]] (''[[Tarang (film)\|Tarang]]''), [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] (''[[Khamosh]]''), [[Vijaya Mehta]] ''([[Pestonjee]]'') and [[Prakash Jha]] (''[[Hip Hip Hurray (film)\|Hip Hip Hurray]]''). In the 1990s, he also composed background scores for mainstream films such as ''[[Ajooba]]'', ''[[Damini]]'' and ''[[Pardes (1997 film)\|Pardes]]''.		Bhatia's first feature film score was for [[Shyam Benegal]]'s directorial debut ''[[Ankur (film)\|Ankur]]'' (1974), and he went on to score almost all of Benegal's work, including the song "Mero Gaam Katha Parey" from the film ''[[Manthan]]'' (1976). Bhatia predominantly worked with filmmakers in the [[Parallel cinema\|Indian New Wave]] movement, such as [[Govind Nihalani]] (''[[Tamas (film)\|Tamas]]'', which won Bhatia a [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]), [[Kundan Shah]] (''[[Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro]]''), [[Aparna Sen]] (''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]''), [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]] (''[[Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!\|Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho!]]''), [[Kumar Shahani]] (''[[Tarang (film)\|Tarang]]''), [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] (''[[Khamosh]]''), [[Vijaya Mehta]] ''([[Pestonjee]]'') and [[Prakash Jha]] (''[[Hip Hip Hurray (film)\|Hip Hip Hurray]]''). In the 1990s, he also composed background scores for mainstream films such as ''[[Ajooba]]'', ''[[Damini]]'' and ''[[Pardes (1997 film)\|Pardes]]''.
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	=== Death ===		=== Death ===
	Bhatia ~~passed away~~ on May 7, 2021 at his home in Mumbai, due to old age.		Bhatia died on May 7, 2021 at his home in Mumbai, due to old age.

	==List of compositions<ref>Rachel Woolf, ''[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248444/m2/1/high_res_d/WOOLF-DISSERTATION-2018.pdf Uncovering Aspects of Western And Indian Music in Vanraj Bhatia’s Night Music For Solo Flute, And Selected Other Works]'', pp. 96-100. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>==		==List of compositions<ref>Rachel Woolf, ''[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248444/m2/1/high_res_d/WOOLF-DISSERTATION-2018.pdf Uncovering Aspects of Western And Indian Music in Vanraj Bhatia’s Night Music For Solo Flute, And Selected Other Works]'', pp. 96-100. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>==
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	* ''[[The Good Person of Szechwan\|Aurat Bhali Ramkali]]'' (1984), directed by [[Amal Allana]]		* ''[[The Good Person of Szechwan\|Aurat Bhali Ramkali]]'' (1984), directed by [[Amal Allana]]
	* ''[[Othello]]'' (1991), directed by [[Alyque Padamsee]]		* ''[[Othello]]'' (1991), directed by [[Alyque Padamsee]]
	* ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)\|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''<ref>https://theatricalia.com/play/g2/cyrano-de-bergerac/production/dm9 ~~Retrieved~~ 1 April 2020.</ref> (1995), directed by [[Jatinder Verma]]		* ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)\|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/g2/cyrano-de-bergerac/production/dm9 \|title=Production of Cyrano de Bergerac \| Theatricalia \|website=theatricalia.com \|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> (1995), directed by [[Jatinder Verma]]
	* ''My Bollywood Summer'' (2005), directed by Sabera Shaik		* ''My Bollywood Summer'' (2005), directed by Sabera Shaik
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	* Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund (1957)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.umb.edu/lili_boulanger/past_winners \|title=Past Winners \|publisher=University of Massachusetts, Boston \|access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>		* Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund (1957)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.umb.edu/lili_boulanger/past_winners \|title=Past Winners \|publisher=University of Massachusetts, Boston \|access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>
	* Bengal Film Journalists Association Award for Music: ''Manthan'' (1976), ''Bhumika'' (1977)~~<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>~~		* Bengal Film Journalists Association Award for Music: ''Manthan'' (1976), ''Bhumika'' (1977)
	* Sur Singar Samsad Award for Best Classical Score/Song (1986, 1987)~~<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>~~		* Sur Singar Samsad Award for Best Classical Score/Song (1986, 1987)
	* [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] for ''[[Tamas (film)\|Tamas]]'' (1988)		* [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] for ''[[Tamas (film)\|Tamas]]'' (1988)
	* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Creative and Experimental Music (1989)		* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Creative and Experimental Music (1989)
	* Maharashtra Rajya Puraskar (1990)~~<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>~~		* Maharashtra Rajya Puraskar (1990)
	* [[Padma Shri]] (2012)		* [[Padma Shri]] (2012)

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'''Vanraj Bhatia''' (Hindi: वनराज भाटिया {{IPAc-en|v|ə|n|'|r|ɑː|j|_|b|h|ɑː|t|i|aː}} {{respell|vun|RAHJ|_|BHAH|tiah}}; 31 May 1927 – 7 May 2021) was an Indian composer best known for his work in [[Parallel cinema|Indian New Wave cinema]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/legendary-composer-vanraj-bhatia-passes-away-hansal-mehta-mourns-the-loss/articleshow/82450334.cms | title=Legendary composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away; Hansal Mehta mourns the loss | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=7 May 2021 | accessdate=7 May 2021}}</ref> He was also one of the leading composers of [[Classical music|Western classical music]] in India.

Bhatia was a recipient of the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] for the television film ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]'' (1988), the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Creative and Experimental Music (1989) and India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Shri]] (2012). He died in Mumbai in May 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/national-award-winning-veteran-music-composer-vanraj-bhatia-passes-away-at-94/articleshow/82451623.cms | title=National award-winning veteran music composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away at 94 | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=7 May 2021 | accessdate=7 May 2021}}</ref>

==Biography==

===Early life and education===
Born into a family of Kutchi businessmen, Bhatia attended the New Era School in Bombay and learnt [[Hindustani classical music]] as a student at Deodhar School of Music.<ref>[https://serenademagazine.com/series/know-your-composer/vanraj-bhatia/ "Vanraj Bhatia"], ''Serenade'', 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> On hearing [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1]]'' as a teenager, he became interested in Western classical music and studied the piano with Dr. Manek Bhagat for four years.<ref>[https://serenademagazine.com/series/know-your-composer/vanraj-bhatia/ "Vanraj Bhatia"], Serenade, 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>

After earning his M.A. (English Honours) from [[Elphinstone College]], [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]] in 1949,<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> Bhatia studied composition with [[Howard Ferguson (composer)|Howard Ferguson]], [[Alan Bush]] and [[William Alwyn]] at the [[Royal Academy of Music]], London, where he was a recipient of the Sir Michael Costa Scholarship (1951–54).<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> After graduating with a gold medal in 1954, Bhatia won a Rockefeller Scholarship (1954–58)<ref>Greg Booth, [https://scroll.in/reel/830547/the-vanraj-bhatia-interview-my-music-was-unique-then-and-is-perhaps-unique-even-now "The Vanraj Bhatia interview: ‘My music was unique then and is perhaps unique even now’"], Scroll, 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> as well as a French Government Scholarship (1957–58) that allowed him to study with [[Nadia Boulanger]] at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]] for five years.

===Career===
On returning to India in 1959, Bhatia became the first person to score music for an advertisement film in India (for Shakti Silk Sarees), and went on to compose over 7,000 jingles,<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> such as [[Liril]],<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9-1XD9VvX4 Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> [[Garden Vareli]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1pzubJEk-0 Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> and [[Dulux]]. During this time, he was also a Reader in Western Musicology at the [[University of Delhi]] from 1960 to 1965.<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>

Bhatia's first feature film score was for [[Shyam Benegal]]'s directorial debut ''[[Ankur (film)|Ankur]]'' (1974), and he went on to score almost all of Benegal's work, including the song "Mero Gaam Katha Parey" from the film ''[[Manthan]]'' (1976). Bhatia predominantly worked with filmmakers in the [[Parallel cinema|Indian New Wave]] movement, such as [[Govind Nihalani]] (''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]'', which won Bhatia a [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]), [[Kundan Shah]] (''[[Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro]]''), [[Aparna Sen]] (''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]''), [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]] (''[[Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!|Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho!]]''), [[Kumar Shahani]] (''[[Tarang (film)|Tarang]]''), [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] (''[[Khamosh]]''), [[Vijaya Mehta]] ''([[Pestonjee]]'') and [[Prakash Jha]] (''[[Hip Hip Hurray (film)|Hip Hip Hurray]]''). In the 1990s, he also composed background scores for mainstream films such as ''[[Ajooba]]'', ''[[Damini]]'' and ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]''.

Bhatia has scored television shows such as ''[[Khandaan (TV series)|Khandaan]]'', ''[[Yatra (1986 TV series)|Yatra]]'', ''[[Wagle Ki Duniya]]'', ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]]'' and the 53-episode ''[[Bharat Ek Khoj]]'' based on [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s ''[[The Discovery of India]]'', as well as numerous documentaries. He has also released albums of spiritual music on the Music Today label, and composed music for trade fairs such as [[Expo '70|Expo '70, Osaka]] and Asia 1972, New Delhi.

Bhatia is the best-known composer of Western classical music in India. His most frequently performed works are the ''Fantasia and Fugue in C'' for piano, the ''Sinfonia Concertante'' for strings, and the song cycle ''Six Seasons''. His ''Reverie'' was performed by [[Yo-Yo Ma]] at a concert in Mumbai in January 2019,<ref>[https://bach.yo-yoma.com/Events/mumbai/ The Bach Project Mumbai] Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> and the first two acts of his opera ''Agni Varsha'', based on [[Girish Karnad]]'s play of the same name, premiered in New York City in 2012 in a production by soprano Judith Kellock.<ref>[https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9D00E3DB153BF935A35756C0A9649D8B63.html Judith Kellock obituary at the Cornell University website.] Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>

=== Death ===
Bhatia passed away on May 7, 2021 at his home in Mumbai, due to old age.

==List of compositions<ref>Rachel Woolf, ''[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248444/m2/1/high_res_d/WOOLF-DISSERTATION-2018.pdf Uncovering Aspects of Western And Indian Music in Vanraj Bhatia’s Night Music For Solo Flute, And Selected Other Works]'', pp. 96-100. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>==

===Music for solo piano===
* ''Toccata No. 1 in Raag Bahar'' (c. 1950s)
*''Sonata'' (1952)
* ''Introduction and Retrograde'' (1959)
* ''Fantasia and Fugue in C'' (1999)
* ''Rhapsody on "Agni Varsha"'' (2007)
* ''Gujarati Nursery'' (2010)

===Chamber music===
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* ''Trio'' for clarinet, cello and piano (c. 1950s)
* ''Quintet'' for flute, harp, viola and two cellos (c. 1950s)
* ''Divertimento'' for bassoon and piano (1951)
* ''Sonata'' for violin and piano (1954)
* ''Indian Nursery: Pieces'' for piano four hands (1956)
* ''Sonatina'' for violin and piano (1956)
* ''Divertimento Pastoral'' for flute, oboe, two clarinets and bassoon (1957)
* ''Sangeet Raat: Night Music'' for solo flute (1964)
* ''Cyclic Variations'' for cello and harpsichord (1965)
* ''Kaleidoscope'' for prepared piano and string quartet (1965)
* ''Kaleidoscope'' for violin, viola, cello and piano (2002)
* ''Reverie'' for cello and piano (2014)
* ''Spring: An Awakening'' for string quartet (2018)
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===Vocal music===
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* ''Dhoon'' for voice and piano (c. 1950s)
* ''Kinguri-Vali'' for soprano, violin and piano (1960)
* ''Rudranaam'' for triple chorus (1973)
* ''Jaisalmer'' for unaccompanied chorus (1977)
* ''Vasansi Jeernani'' for triple chorus (1981)
* ''Six Seasons'' for unaccompanied chorus (1989)
* ''Tantra: Meditations'' for voice and piano (1994)
* ''Transcendence'' for double chorus (2002)
* ''Rig Veda Hymns'' for double chorus (2003)
* ''Six Seasons'' for soprano and piano (2009)
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===Music for large ensemble===
* ''Gita Govinda'' for orchestra (1954)
* ''Concerto in One Movement'' for piano and strings (1955)
* ''Sinfonia Concertante'' for strings (2001)

===Opera===
* ''Agni Varsha'' (2017)

===Feature film scores===
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* ''[[The Householder]]'' (1963) – background score only
* ''[[Ankur (film)|Ankur]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Nishant (film)|Nishant]]'' (1975)
* ''Ek Dal Mithi'' (c. 1976, unreleased)
* ''[[Manthan]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Bhumika (film)|Bhumika]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Kondura|Anugraham/Kondura]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1979)
* ''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Kalyug (1981 film)|Kalyug]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Sazaye Maut]] (1981)
* ''Je Peed Parai Jaane Re'' (1982)
* ''[[Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro]] (1983)
* ''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Hip Hip Hurray (film)|Hip Hip Hurray]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!|Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho!]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Tarang (film)|Tarang]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Aghaat]]'' (1985) – song only
* ''[[Khamosh]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Massey Sahib]]'' (1985) – uncredited
* ''Surkhiyaan'' (1985)
* ''[[Trikaal]]'' (1985)
* ''Mazhab'' (1986, released 1996)
* ''[[Mohre]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Pestonjee]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Susman (film)|Susman]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Percy (1989 film)|Percy]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Ajooba]]'' (1991) – background score only
* ''[[Antarnaad]]'' (1991)
* ''Jazeere'' (1991)
* ''[[Kasba (film)|Kasba]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Pita (1991 film)|Pita]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Bekhudi]]'' (1992) – background score only
* ''[[Beta (film)|Beta]]'' (1992) – background score only
* ''[[Chamatkar]]'' (1992) – background score only
* ''[[Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Damini]]'' (1993) – background score only
* ''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Drohkaal|Droh Kaal]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mammo]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Bangarwadi]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Naseem (film)|Naseem]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Bandish (1996 film)|Bandish]]'' (1996) – background score only
* ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]'' (1996) – background score only
* ''Katha Doan Ganpatraonchi'' (1996) – background score only
* ''[[Sardari Begum]]'' (1996)
* ''[[The Making of the Mahatma]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Jaya Ganga]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Char Adhyay]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Himalay Putra]]'' (1997) – background score only
* ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' (1997) – background score only
* ''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]'' (1998) – background score only
* ''[[Samar (1999 film)|Samar]]'' (1999)
* ''Dhaad'' (2000, released 2018)
* ''[[Hari-Bhari]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]]'' (2003) – background score only
* ''[[Escape from Taliban]]'' (2003) – background score only
* ''[[Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula]]'' (2003) – background score only
* ''Kahan Se Aaye Badarwa: Forgotten Showers'' (2005), re-released as ''Bhagya Na Jaane Koi'' (2017) – background score only
* ''[[Halla Bol]]'' (2008) – only one song
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===Television scores===
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* ''[[Khandaan (TV series)|Khandaan]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Katha Sagar]]'' (1986) – selected episodes
* ''[[Yatra (1986 TV series)|Yatra]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Bharat Ek Khoj]]'' (1988)
* ''Naqab'' (1988)
* ''[[Wagle Ki Duniya]]'' (1988)
* ''Lifeline'' (1991)
* ''Baingan Raja'' (c. 1990s)
* ''[[Bible Ki Kahaniya]]n'' (1993) – selected episodes
* ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]]'' (1994)
* ''Sankranti'' (1997)
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===Documentary scores (selected)===
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* ''A Certain Childhood'' (1962)
* ''To Light a Candle'' (1964)
* ''Kailash at Ellora'' (1965)
* ''A City in History'' (1966)
* ''From Lagoon to Sea'' (1966)
* ''[[The House That Ananda Built]]'' (1967)
* ''An Area of Darkness'' (c. 1968)
* ''Indian Youth: An Exploration'' (1968)
* ''Water'' (1968)
* ''Creative Artists: Amrita Sher-Gil'' (1969)
* ''1002 A.D. Khajuraho'' (1973)
* ''Asia '72'' (1974)
* ''Sarojini Naidu'' (1975)
* ''The Women of India'' (1975)
* ''A Small Family'' (1976)
* ''Nirnaya'' (1979)
* ''Touch'' (1979)
* ''Bombay: A City at Stake'' (1981)
* ''Shaping a Future'' (1983)
* ''Tata Steel: Seventy-Five Years of the Indian Steel Industry'' (1983)
* ''Nehru'' (1984) – certain sections scored by Alexei Kozlov
* ''Molly’s Wish'' (1985)
* ''Chocolate Story'' (1986)
* ''Nature Symphony'' (1990)
* ''The Love We Give for Nothing'' (1992)
* ''Prabhupada: A Lifetime in Preparation'' (1996)
* ''Purva Uttara: Past Forward'' (1997)
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===Theatre music===
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* ''[[The Threepenny Opera|Teen Takke Ka Swang]]'' (1970), directed by [[Ebrahim Alkazi]] and [[Fritz Bennewitz]]
* ''A Man’s a Man'' (1971), directed by [[Amal Allana]]
* ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (1972), directed by [[Ebrahim Alkazi]] and [[Fritz Bennewitz]]
* ''Nisheeth'' (1972), directed by [[Shanta Gandhi]]
* ''[[Tughlaq (play)|Tughlaq]]'' (1972), directed by [[Ebrahim Alkazi]]
* ''[[Andha Yug]]'' (1974), directed by [[Ebrahim Alkazi]]
* ''Son-et-Lumiere: The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library'' (1976), directed by [[Ebrahim Alkazi]]
* ''[[The Good Person of Szechwan|Aurat Bhali Ramkali]]'' (1984), directed by [[Amal Allana]]
* ''[[Othello]]'' (1991), directed by [[Alyque Padamsee]]
* ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''<ref>https://theatricalia.com/play/g2/cyrano-de-bergerac/production/dm9 Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref> (1995), directed by [[Jatinder Verma]]
* ''My Bollywood Summer'' (2005), directed by Sabera Shaik
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===Albums===
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* [[Preeti Sagar]] – ''"Spring Is Coming"/”All Night and Day"'' (1976)
* ''Hi! Ho!'' (1986)
* ''Music for Meditation'' (1993)
* ''Cinema Cinema'' (1995) – only one song
* ''The Elements: Earth'' (1995)
* ''The Bhagavad Gita, Vols. 1 & 2'' (1996)
* ''Anant: The Endless'' (2001), re-released as ''The Spirit of the Upanishads'' (2007)
* Ritika Sahni – ''Ritika'' (2001)
* ''India Unlimited: The United World of Artistes (2000), re-released as Vaishnava Jana To'' (2005) – only one song
* ''Tiranga Tera Aanchal'' (2005)
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==Awards==
* Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund (1957)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umb.edu/lili_boulanger/past_winners |title=Past Winners |publisher=University of Massachusetts, Boston |access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>
* Bengal Film Journalists Association Award for Music: ''Manthan'' (1976), ''Bhumika'' (1977)<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>
* Sur Singar Samsad Award for Best Classical Score/Song (1986, 1987)<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>
* [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] for ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]'' (1988)
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Creative and Experimental Music (1989)
* Maharashtra Rajya Puraskar (1990)<ref>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/vanraj.html/ "Composers: Vanraj Bhatia"], Down Melody Lane. Retrieved 1 April 2020.</ref>
* [[Padma Shri]] (2012)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0080299}}
* [https://serenademagazine.com/series/know-your-composer/vanraj-bhatia Vanraj Bhatia], Serenade, 22 March 2017.
* [https://thereel.scroll.in/830547/the-vanraj-bhatia-interview-my-music-was-unique-then-and-is-perhaps-unique-even-now The Vanraj Bhatia interview: ‘My music was unique then and is perhaps unique even now’], Scroll, 1 March 2017.
* [https://www.deccanherald.com/content/455518/bhatia.html The Best of Bhatia], Deccan Herald, 24 January 2015.
* [https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/pV1cS0blnWIHBuXwTMa2VL/Vanraj-Bhatia--Thank-you-for-the-music.html Thank you for the music], LiveMint, 26 April 2014.

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