Vikram Bhatt

Vikram Bhatt is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing '' Ghulam'' (1998) starring Aamir Khan and Rani Mukherji, which was also produced by Mukesh Bhatt. For both of these films, he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.

Formerly, he was the creative head of ASA Productions and Enterprises until 2014, when he resigned from the company. Many of his films were produced under Loneranger Productions, which he co-founded.

Early life

Bhatt is the grandson of Vijay Bhatt from (Gujarat, Palitana), one of the pioneers of the Indian film industry, and the son of cinematographer Pravin Bhatt.

Career

At the age of 14, in 1982, Bhatt started his career with director Mukul Anand in Anand's first film, ''Kanoon Kya Karega''.

In 2008, Bhatt came back with the horror genre and he delivered three films that were successful at the box office; these include '' 1920''. '' Shaapit'' and '' Haunted – 3D''. In 2010, Bhatt introduced stereoscopic 3D for the first time in India with his film ''Haunted – 3D''; the film was released in May 2011 and it then set the record of the highest grossing Hindi horror film of all time, making Rs. 270 million at the box office.

In 2012, Bhatt's '' Raaz 3: The Third Dimension'' recorded domestic box office collection of Rs. 729 million after the 3rd weekend and the overseas collection was at 46 million. Riding high with the success, Bhatt is writing another horror-thriller for Bipasha in the central role, with a more shocking image than ''Raaz 3''. Following the success of Raaz 3, Vikram Bhatt's written Hindi horror film '' 1920: Evil Returns'' which has been directed by debutant Bhushan Patel topped the first weekend collection chart at the box office and the approximate collection was Rs 124.3 million nett. The movie further collected approx Rs 37.5 million nett in the second Weekend, taking the total to Rs 228.6 million nett. The film has been declared a 'hit'. Soon after, Bhatt signed a deal with Bhushan Kumar's T-Series to produce 5 films of sci-fi, thriller and horror genre. Two of the films will be directed by Bhatt himself.

In early 2013, Bhatt announced his upcoming projects, '' Creature 3D'', India's First 3D Monster Movie with Bipasha Basu in the lead role and 1920 London, third in the 1920 series.

Starting from 16 February 2014, he would be seen hosting the TV Show ''Ishq Kills'' based on Real Life Romances on Star Plus.

Personal life

Bhatt was married to his childhood sweetheart, Aditi Bhatt (div. 1998), and they have a daughter, Krishna Bhatt. Bhatt shares a great bond with his daughter and she has been assisting him on his sets.

Bhatt reportedly dated Ameesha Patel for five years and had also reportedly dated Sushmita Sen sometime in the mid 1990s, after she became Miss Universe 1994. He married art connoisseur Shwetambari Soni in 2020.

Filmography

As a director

Writer

* '' Dastak'' (1996)
* '' Aetbaar'' (2004)
* '' Bardaasht'' (2004)
* '' Yakeen'' (2005)
* '' Ankahee'' (2006)
* '' Three- Love, Lies and Betrayal'' (2009)
* '' Hate Story'' (2012)
* '' 1920: Evil Returns'' (2012)
* '' Horror Story (film)'' (2013)
* '' Ankur Arora Murder Case'' (2013)
* '' Khamoshiyan'' (2015)
* '' 1920 London'' (2016)
* ''Ghost'' (2019)

Producer

*'' Muthirai'' (2009)
*'' 1920'' (2008)
*'' Three- Love, Lies and Betrayal'' (2009)
*''Lanka'' (2011)
*'' Hate Story'' (2012)
*'' 1920: Evil Returns'' (2012)
*'' Dangerous Ishq'' (2012)
*''Horror Story'' (2013)
*'' Hate Story 2'' (2014)
*'' Bhaag Johnny'' (2014)
*'' Hate Story 3'' (2015)
*'' 1920 Horrors of the Heart'' (2023)

Actor

Awards and nominations

References

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Living people
Hindi film producers
Indian male screenwriters
Hindi-language film directors
Film directors from Mumbai
Film producers from Mumbai
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20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
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20th-century Indian male writers
21st-century Indian male writers
Gujarati people
Indian horror film directors
Indian male voice actors