Mahesh Bhatt

Mahesh Bhatt

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Mahesh Bhatt Profile

  • Name:
  • Mahesh Bhatt
  • Born:
  • September 20, 1948
  • Father:
  • Shirin Mohammad Ali
  • Mother:
  • Nanabhai Bhatt
  • Spouse:
  • Soni Razdan

Mahesh Bhatt Biography

Mahesh Bhatt is a very famous producer and director of Bollywood. He has done both commercial and critically well acclaimed movies for Bollywood. Many of his movies are landmark movies of Bollywood. His best movies include Sadak, Dil hai ki manta nahi, Aashique, Paap, Aawargi, Arth, Saaransh, Hum hai rahi pyar ke, Janam, Naam, Sadak and Zakhm.  Now he has stopped direction and fully concentrated on production only. Most recent hits of Mahesh Bhatt’s home production are Murder series, Jism and Woh lamhe.

 

Alia Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt are the daughters of Mahesh Bhatt. He is the uncle of actor Imraan hashmi, and he has done a series of movies with this actor. His wife Soni Razmi has also worked for a few movies as actress. He was formerly married to Kiran. Mahesh Bhatt’s brother Mukesh Bhatt is also a film maker.

 

Bhatt was born to Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Mohammad Ali on 20 September 1948. Bhatt did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga. He started working as an assistant director of film director Raj Khosla. He was introduced to Khosla through his acquaintances. At the age 26 Bhatt made his debut as a director, with the film Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain in 1974. It was through his movie – Lahoo ke do rang his work got noticed. The movie starring Vinod Khanna and Shabana Azmi won two awards – Helen for supporting actress and Madhukar Shinde for Best Art Direction.

 

His first major hit was Arth in 1981, followed by Saaransh. Saaransh was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival and it’s oen among the finest work of Mahesh Bhatt. He set up his own banner, "Vishesh Films", along with his brother in the year 1987. He launched his daughter Pooja Bhatt in the movie Daddy. He worked with his daughter for a series of hit movies like - Dil hai ki manta nahi, Tamanna, Sadak, Chahat, Sir, Tadipaar and Phir teri kahani yaad aayi.

 

His other successful movies as a director include The gentleman, Gumraah and Criminal. He has also produced critically well acclaimed movies like Woh Lamhe, Gangster, Kalyug and Zeher. He writes scripts of almost all his movies. Aazhique is based on his relationship with his first wife and Phir teri kahani yaad aayi is loosely based on his relationship with Parveen Babi. In 2006, he produced the same script with Kangana Ranaut in the leading role – Woh lamhe.  

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Updated: May 21, 2018

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