Personal life

Bhatt is the son of Nanabhai Bhatt (1915-1999), a Hindi film director-producer. His father was a Gujarati Hindu Brahmin and mother a Muslim. Nanabhai's brother, Balwant Bhatt (1909-1965) was also a Hindi film director. Nilima Bhatt is his wife. Bhatt has one daughter named Sakshi and a son Vishesh; Vishesh Films was named after him.

Career

Bhatt’s first film as producer was Jurm (1990) with Vinod Khanna, however, the film was not very successful. Then he combined with Gulshan Kumar to produce the love story, Aashiqui (1990), starring debutantes Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal. The film was directed by his brother Mahesh Bhatt. The films that followed Aashiqui were all big hits. These included Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991) and Sadak (1991) released under the banner of Vishesh Films. All of these films starred Pooja Bhatt along with prominent actors like Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Rahul Roy.

Bhatt produced more films in the following years, such as, Sir (1993) starring Naseeruddin Shah, Naajayaz (1995), Criminal (1995), and Fareb (1996). The 1998 film Ghulam, was yet another success for the producer. In 1999, Sangharsh starring Preity Zinta and Akshay Kumar was successful venture for the producer, while the horror films Raaz (2002), and its sequel Raaz - The Mystery Continues (2009), both were received positively. In 2004, he introduced his nephew Emraan Hashmi on the big screen with the film Footpath, also starring Bipasha Basu. His recent ventures as producer include, Zeher (2005), Kalyug (2005), Gangster (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), Jannat (2008), Tum Mile (2009) and Crook (2010).

He produced along with his brother Mahesh Bhatt Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015) with Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan in leading roles. It is based on the love story of Bhatt's parents, Nanabhai Bhatt, Shirin Mohammad Ali and his stepmother.

Filmography

• Bentonite: A Tale of love and Revenge (2006)
• King Kong And The Revenge Of The Vampires (2008)
• King Kong And The Rise Of The Dragon Empire (2011)
• Summer And 23 (2012)
• Kombante Leelavilasangal: A 504 Story
• Pocket Gangsters (2015)
• Love Games (2016)

Awards

• 1992: Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Movie - Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
• 1999: Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Movie - Ghulam
• 2003: Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Movie - Raaz
• 2005: Nominated, Zee Cine Awards - Popular Award for Best Producer of the Year - Murder
• 2015: Global Film Award- 8th Global Film Festival Noida-Asian Academy of Film & Television

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