Happy Birthday Mahesh Bhatt!

Comments [ 1 ] By Gurprit K. | 20 September 2014 | 11:51am

Today, BollyCurry gathers its readers to celebrate the birthday of a bold and intelligent film director, screenwriter and producer, Mahesh Bhatt.

Bhatt was born in the year 1949 to Gujarati Nanabhai Bhatt and actress Shirin Mohammad Ali. Bhatt started to work for Raj Khosla as an assistant director, and it was during this period that he meet his first wife, Kiran Bhatt. He later married actress Soni Razdan.

Bhatt debuted as a director with Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain (1974), but his first major break came with the film Arth (1982), which was inspired by his personal life. After that, he successfully directed several critically acclaimed films, including Saaransh (1984), Janam (1985) and Kaash (1987). In 1987, Bhatt turned producer by setting up his own production house "Vishesh Films", along with his brother Mukesh Bhatt. Under this banner, he launched his daughter Pooja Bhatt with Daddy (1989), and produced commercially successful films such as Awaargi (1990) and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991). He went back to direction in 1993 for Sir, that starred Pooja Bhatt alongside Naseeruddin Shah, and the film won him strong critical acclaim. The year 1994 marked Bhatt winning the National Film Award-Special Jury Award for Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993). Further in 1995, Bhatt turned to television and churned out several successful shows such as A Mouthful of Sky and Swabhimaan. After that, Bhatt took up screenwriting and dished out screenplays for over twenty movies, most notably Raaz (2004), Murder (2004), Gangster (2006), Murder 2 (2011) and Murder 3 (2013). Bhatt has inevitably taken Bollywood to a different level, a genre which does not only focus on love and romance alone but also goes to the depths of various horror adventures and historic mysteries.

On his birthday, here is a playlist of some popular songs from movies that Bhatt has been a part of:

"Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe" - Arth
"Tu Meri Zindagi" - Aashiqui
"Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin" - Dil Hai Ki Manta Nah
"Band Hoton Se" - Sir
"Tu Mile Dil Khile" - Criminal
" Aapke Pyaar Mein" - Raaz
" Dil Ko Hazar Bar" -Murder
"Hum Jee Lenge" - Murder 3

Did You Know?

Bhatt claims to be an atheist;
Bhatt's movies always have friendship as an underlying theme;
Bhatt serves as a member of the advisory board of the U.S. based non-profit organization, TeachAIDS;
Bhatt has penned U.G. Krishnamurti's biography;
Stunning actresses Pooja Bhatt and Alia Bhatt are Bhatt's daughters; and
Suave actor Emraan Hashmi is Bhatt's nephew, it was Bhatt who identified the talent of acting in him and forced him to join the Bollywood industry, only to reach the level of success he is at today.

On behalf of BollyCurry and it's entire team, here's wishing this self-made man, Mahesh Bhatt a very happy birthday!

Writer: Nisha M.

Editor(s): Tanisha N. and Sonia R.

Graphics: Virina R.

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