Vishesh Films is an Indian film company, founded in 1986. It is currently owned by

Mukesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt (born 5 June 1952) is an Indian people, Indian film producer and actor who has produced several Bollywood films. He is the younger brother of Mahesh Bhatt, and also the co-owner of the production company Vishesh Films, set up in 19 ...

and is named after his son Vishesh. Vishesh Films is one of the most successful Indian film production houses.

History

In 1987 Mukesh Bhatt turned producer when he set up his own banner, "Vishesh Films", naming it after his son Vishesh Bhatt. He went on to become one of the most recognised banners of the Indian film industry in the coming decade, giving both serious productions (along with his brother Mahesh who directed these films) – like '' Daddy'' (1989), launching his niece Pooja Bhatt as a movie actress, — as well as commercial romantic hits like ''Kabza'' (1987), '' Aashiqui'' (1990) and '' Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin'' (1991), in which he cast Pooja with actor

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. He next produced '' Sadak'' (1991) which remains his highest grossing work, which was also directed by his brother Mahesh Bhatt under the banner Vishesh Films. He won critical acclaim for ''

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'' (1993), which saw Pooja Bhatt act with Naseeruddin Shah along with the hit ''

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'' (1995). He went on to produce the film '' Tadipaar''. Following this, he produced dramas like '' Dastak'' (1996), the debut film of

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-turned-actress

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, and '' Tamanna'' (1997). In 1998 his brother Mahesh Bhatt directed his last directorial venture ''

Zakhm ''Zakhm'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Mahesh and Pooja Bhatt. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Kunal Khemu, Pooja Bhatt, Sonali Bendre and Nagarjuna. Zakhm was based on the life ...

'' (1998) returned to the censor board because of right-wing pressure critical of its references to the Mumbai riots of 1993 and joined Mukesh Bhatt's production house as a full-time creative head of "Vishesh Films". Thereafter, the Bhatt brothers joined hands and churned out stories and screenplays for over twenty films, many of which were box-office successes, like '' Dushman'', '' Raaz'', ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2006), '' Woh Lamhe'' (2006), ''

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'' (2011), '' Jism 2'' (2012) and '' Murder 3'' (2013). Vishesh Films is known for producing small-budgeted commercially successful films with great music. They produced thrillers like '' Raaz'' (2002), '' Jism'' (2003), ''

'' (2004), and ''Gangster '' (2006), all of which were major commercial successes. They further produced '' Zeher'' (2005), '' Awarapan'' (2007), and '' Jannat'' (2008), all starring Emraan Hashmi. While the first two were moderate successes, the latter emerged as a super hit. They then began producing quasi-sequels and have given the maximum number of franchises to Indian cinema. However, a common criticism of the films produced under the banner has been that the films are unofficial adaptations and rip-offs of many Hollywood and South Korean films. For 30 years, Mukesh along with his brother, Mahesh, produced films under the production house. However owing to differences between the brothers, Mukesh officially took over Vishesh Films and in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh Bhatt was no more associated with the production house.

Filmography

The following is a list of films produced under the banner Vishesh Films.

1986–2000

2001–present

Top-grossing films

References

{{Authority control Film production companies based in Mumbai Indian companies established in 1988 Hindi cinema Bhatt family