Mukesh Bhatt
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Mukesh Bhatt is an India
n film producer
, who has produced several Bollywood
films. He is the younger brother of director, Mahesh Bhatt
and also the co-owner of the production company, Vishesh Films
, set up in 1986. He is also the uncle of actors, Pooja Bhatt
and Emraan Hashmi
.
(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
. Bhatt has one daughter named Sakshi and a son Vishesh, after whom the company Vishesh Films was named which he founded in 1986.
(1990) with Vinod Khanna
, however, the film wasn't much 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), Sadak
(1991), and Junoon
(1992), released under the banner of Vishesh Films
. All of these films starred, Pooja Bhatt
along with other prominent actors like Aamir Khan
, Sanjay Dutt
, and Rahul Roy
.
Bhatt produced more films in the coming 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 another 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, Murder
, also starring Mallika Sherawat
. His recent ventures as producer include, Zeher
(2005), Kalyug (2005), Gangster
(2006), Woh Lamhe
(2006), Jannat
(2008), Tum Mile
(2009) and Crook
(2010).
His upcoming films as producer include Suicide Bomber (2010).
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, who has produced several Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films. He is the younger brother of director, Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt , is a prominent Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.Bhatt's early directional career consisted of acclaimed films, such as Arth, Saaransh, Janam, Naam and Zakhm....
and also the co-owner of the production company, Vishesh Films
Vishesh Films
Vishesh Films is an Indian film producing company owned by brothers, Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt.It is also known for the Mahesh Bhatt School of Cinema.-Vishesh Films:The following is a list of films produced under the banner of Vishesh Films....
, set up in 1986. He is also the uncle of actors, Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt is an Indian film actress and model, currently devoting time to film production and direction. She is the daughter of Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt.-Early life:...
and Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Anwar Hashmi is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.- Early life :Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherahh Hashmi. His father is a Muslim while his mother a Roman Catholic. After briefly changing his first name to Farhan, he decided to keep his...
.
Early life
Bhatt was born to Nanabhai BhattNanabhai Bhatt
Nanabhai Bhatt was a well-known Indian film director and producer of Bollywood and Gujarati cinema, known for making over a hundred fantasy and mythological films, including Mr. X , Zimbo Comes to Town , Lal Qila and the blockbuster Kangan starring Nirupa Roy and Ashok Kumar...
(1915–1999), a Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film director-producer. His father was a Gujarati Hindu Brahmin and mother a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
. Nanabhai's brother, Balwant Bhatt (1909–1965) was also a Hindi film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Bhatt has one daughter named Sakshi and a son Vishesh, after whom the company Vishesh Films was named which he founded in 1986.
Career
Bhatt’s first film as producer was JurmJurm (1990 film)
Jurm is a 1990 Bollywood movie directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by his brother Mukesh. It stars Vinod Khanna, Meenakshi Sheshadri, and Sangeeta Bijlani in the leading roles. Salim Khan wrote the story and script.-Plot:Khanna plays Shekhar Varma, a Mumbai police inspector...
(1990) with Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna
-Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother...
, however, the film wasn't much successful. Then he combined with Gulshan Kumar
Gulshan Kumar
Gulshan Kumar was the founder of the T-Series music label , the best known in India, and an Indian Bollywood movie producer. T series is now run by his son Bhushan Kumar...
to produce the love story, Aashiqui
Aashiqui
Aashiqui is a 1990 Bollywood romance film, particularly noted for its music. The film made the careers of Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal and Nadeem-Shravan. It was released on 23 July 1990.-Plot:...
(1990), starring debutantes Rahul Roy
Rahul Roy
Rahul Roy Kapoor is an Indian film actor, who works in Bollywood films. He debuted in the hit Mahesh Bhatt production Aashiqui for which he is famous. His popularity increased with the 1992 film Sapne Saajan Ke, in which he was helped by having the music of Nadeem Shravan, with Kumar Sanu's...
and Anu Agarwal
Anu Agarwal
Anu Agarwal is an Indian model who later became a Bollywood actress. Born in New Delhi, she is best known for her leading role in the movie, Aashiqui.-Career:...
. The film was directed by his brother Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt , is a prominent Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.Bhatt's early directional career consisted of acclaimed films, such as Arth, Saaransh, Janam, Naam and Zakhm....
. The films that followed Aashiqui were all big hits. These included Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991), Sadak
Sadak
Sadak is a 1991 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt.-Plot:The film was made famous by the excellent portrayal of a eunuch - Maharani by [Sadashiv Amrapurkar] who is an evil madam running a brothel that employs many girls including the characters of Pooja Bhatt and Neelima Azim. Sanjay Dutt's...
(1991), and Junoon
Junoon (1992 film)
Junoon is a 1992 Hindi horror film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film is inspired by the Hollywood film An American Werewolf in London.-Plot summary:...
(1992), released under the banner of Vishesh Films
Vishesh Films
Vishesh Films is an Indian film producing company owned by brothers, Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt.It is also known for the Mahesh Bhatt School of Cinema.-Vishesh Films:The following is a list of films produced under the banner of Vishesh Films....
. All of these films starred, Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt is an Indian film actress and model, currently devoting time to film production and direction. She is the daughter of Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt.-Early life:...
along with other prominent actors like Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
, Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
, and Rahul Roy
Rahul Roy
Rahul Roy Kapoor is an Indian film actor, who works in Bollywood films. He debuted in the hit Mahesh Bhatt production Aashiqui for which he is famous. His popularity increased with the 1992 film Sapne Saajan Ke, in which he was helped by having the music of Nadeem Shravan, with Kumar Sanu's...
.
Bhatt produced more films in the coming years, such as, Sir (1993) starring Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
, Naajayaz
Naajayaz
Naajayaz is an Indian film. It was also a blockbuster in 1995 and Ajay Devgan was nominated for best actor at Filmfare for his role in this film.-Plot:...
(1995), Criminal
Criminal (film)
Criminal is a 2004 American film based upon the Argentine film Nine Queens. Directed by Gregory Jacobs, it stars John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Maeve Quinlan and is a production of Section Eight, the production company of Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney.-Plot:John C. Reilly...
(1995), and Fareb
Fareb (1996 film)
Fareb is a 1996 Bollywood thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film marks the debut of actors Faraaz Khan and Suman Ranganathan and also stars Milind Gunaji. It was released on 28 June 1996. The film is a remake of the 1992 thriller Unlawful Entry. The film was successful at the box office...
(1996). The 1998 film Ghulam
Ghulam
Ghulam is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Vikram Bhatt and starring Aamir Khan. The film was inspired by Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront . It is the second remake of On the Waterfront after Kabzaa starring Sanjay Dutt...
, was yet another success for the producer. In 1999, Sangharsh starring Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...
and Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
was another successful venture for the producer, while the horror films Raaz
Raaz (2002 film)
Raaz , is a 2002 Indian ghost movie directed by Vikram Bhatt starring Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu as a couple who have moved to Ooty to save their failing marriage. However, what they find in their new home is more than they expected when a ghost starts haunting the place...
(2002), and its sequel Raaz – The Mystery Continues (2009), both were received positively. In 2004, he introduced his nephew, Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Anwar Hashmi is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.- Early life :Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherahh Hashmi. His father is a Muslim while his mother a Roman Catholic. After briefly changing his first name to Farhan, he decided to keep his...
, on the big screen, with the film, Murder
Murder (film)
Murder is a 2004 Bollywood erotic thriller film directed by Anurag Basu and written by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Mallika Sherawat, Emraan Hashmi and Ashmit Patel and is set in Bangkok, Thailand. The film's soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik. The film draws inspiration from the 2002 Hollywood...
, also starring Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat is a former Indian model, now working as an actress in mainly Bollywood films. Known for her bold onscreen attitude, Sherawat has been frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol...
. His recent ventures as producer include, Zeher
Zeher
Zeher is a 2005 Hindi language Indian film directed by Mohit Suri. It is copy of the Hollywood movie Out of Time starring Denzel Washington and Eva Mendes released in 2003.-Plot:...
(2005), Kalyug (2005), Gangster
Gangster (film)
Gangster is a 2006 Hindi film that premiered on 28 April. The film stars Shiney Ahuja, Emraan Hashmi and Kangna Ranaut. The plot is that of a bar girl who falls in love with two people, one a layman and the other a gangster...
(2006), Woh Lamhe
Woh Lamhe
Woh Lamhe... is a 2006 film starring Shiney Ahuja and Kangna Ranaut and directed by Mohit Suri. The film is a based on the true story of Parveen Babi's life, her battle with schizophrenia and her relationship with Mahesh Bhatt to whom she was a lover as well as a mentor in his struggling days.Bhatt...
(2006), Jannat
Jannat (film)
Jannat is a 2008 Bollywood film directed by Kunal Deshmukh and starring Emraan Hashmi, Sonal Chauhan, Sameer Kochhar and Javed Shaikh...
(2008), Tum Mile
Tum Mile
Tum Mile is a 2009 Hindi film directed by Kunal Deshmukh of Jannat fame. The film stars Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan in lead roles. It is a love story set against the backdrop of the infamous July 2005 Mumbai floods. The film was released on 13 November 2009.- Plot :The movie is narrated in 2...
(2009) and Crook
Crook (film)
-India:Reception of the film in India has been mixed. One critic writes praises the music, writing: "this along with its already popular songs makes Crook a full on entertainment package that should not be missed when it releases all over on 8 October"...
(2010).
His upcoming films as producer include Suicide Bomber (2010).
Awards
- 1992: Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Movie - Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
- 1999: Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Movie - GhulamGhulamGhulam is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Vikram Bhatt and starring Aamir Khan. The film was inspired by Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront . It is the second remake of On the Waterfront after Kabzaa starring Sanjay Dutt...
- 2003: Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Movie - RaazRaaz (2002 film)Raaz , is a 2002 Indian ghost movie directed by Vikram Bhatt starring Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu as a couple who have moved to Ooty to save their failing marriage. However, what they find in their new home is more than they expected when a ghost starts haunting the place...
- 2005: Nominated, Zee Cine AwardsZee Cine AwardsThe Zee Cine Awards or "ZCA" for short is an awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. It was first held in 1998 in Mumbai. Since then, it has gained substantial popularity as a notable awards ceremony to the Indian population as well as to the viewers of Zee Network.In 2004, the ZCA went...
- Popular Award for Best Producer of the Year - MurderMurder (film)Murder is a 2004 Bollywood erotic thriller film directed by Anurag Basu and written by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Mallika Sherawat, Emraan Hashmi and Ashmit Patel and is set in Bangkok, Thailand. The film's soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik. The film draws inspiration from the 2002 Hollywood...
External links
- Mukesh Bhatt Profile and Filmography at Bollywood HungamaBollywood HungamaBollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....
- Technology Blog