Ismail Darbar
Music Composer, Musician, Singer, Music Director

Indian Surat, Gujarat

Quick Info

Profession	Music Composer, Musician, Singer, Music Director
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/06/1964
Age	61 years
Birthplace	Surat, Gujarat

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Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper (dyed black)

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Savar Cantonment Public School and College, Savar, Bangladesh
Educational Qualification	Class 7 dropout

Personal Life

Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	18/08/2005

Family

Father	Janab Ahmed Darbar (saxophone player)
Mother	Jaitunbibi Darbar
Spouse	Farzana Shaikh Ayesha I. Darbar (singer)
Children	Zaid Darbar (dancer, choreographer) (from his first wife) Awez Darbar (dancer, choreographer) (from his first wife) Moonzarin Darbar (from his first wife) Anam Darbar (a social media influencer) (from his first wife) Imaan Darbar (from his second wife)

Career

Debut

Film (Hindi; As a Music Director)	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Film (Telugu; As a Music Director)	Vishnu (2003)
Film (Kannada; As a Music Director)	Santheyalli Nintha Kabira (2016)
Film (Hindi; As a Film Director)	Yeh Kaisa Tigdam (2018)

Awards & Honours

1999: RD Burman Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2000: National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
2002: Screen Award for Best Music Director for Devdas
2019: India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders Award
2021: Worlds Amazing Talent
2021: Panache Image Award

Favourites

Film Director	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Singer	Lata Mangeshkar

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Ismail Darbar won the National Award in 1999 for the Hindi film 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'.
2. He trained in acting and music under Ram Prasad Sharma for about 12 years.
3. Before becoming a music composer, he worked as a violinist for several renowned Indian music directors.
4. Despite a disagreement, Ismail Darbar resolved issues with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
5. He has been a judge on numerous Hindi reality TV shows.
6. In 2009, he participated in the reality TV show 'Bigg Boss'.
7. During his leisure time, Ismail Darbar enjoys traveling to various destinations.
8. He played violin for Jatin-Lalit in the movie Khamoshi.

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