Bhatia was a recipient of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the television 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).
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Bhatia's first feature film score was for Shyam Benegal's directorial debut 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).
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Regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Bhumika 1977composer
- Nishant 1975composer
- Junoon 1978composer
- Manthan 1976composer
- Ajooba 1991composer
- 36 Chowringhee Lane 1981composer
1970s
- Nishant (1975)composer
- Manthan (1976)composer
- Bhumika (1977)composer
- Junoon (1978)composer
- Susman (1978)composer
1980s
- 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)composer
- Kalyug (1981)composer
- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)composer
- Mandi (1983)composer
- Aghaat (1985)composer
- Trikal (1985)composer
- Mohre (1987)composer
- Pestonjee (1987)composer
1990s
- Ajooba (1991)composer
- Antarnaad (1991)composer
- Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991)composer
- Drohkaal (1994)composer
- Ghatak (1996)composer
- Sardari Begum (1996)composer
- China Gate (1998)composer
2000s
- Hari-Bhari (2000)composer