Mahesh Bhatt filmography

Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt with Suresh Sharma
Born	Bombay, Bombay State, India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Occupations	Film director producer
Organization	Vishesh Films
Family	See Bhatt family

Mahesh Bhatt is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema in addition to few Urdu and Telugu films. ^[1] He has produced and directed nearly eighty films in a variety of genres and addressed social issues such as discrimination, casteism, corruption and injustice. ^{[2] [3]} His directorial works such as Saaransh (1984) was India's official entry to the 57th Academy Awards, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) won him National Film Award – Special Mention, Sardari Begum (1996), won the Best Feature Film in Urdu. The 1998 drama Zakhm won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, and Filmfare Award for Best Story. ^{[4] [5]}

Bhatt and his brother Mukesh Bhatt joined hands to establish Vishesh Films and then provided stories and screenplays for over twenty films, many of which were box-office successes. Raaz (2002), Jism (2003), Murder (2004), Gangster (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), Jannat (2008), Murder 2 (2011), and Aashiqui 2 (2013). ^{[6] [7]}

Filmography

Films	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain	Yes			Directorial debut
Vishwasghaat	Yes
Naya Daur	Yes
Lahu Ke Do Rang	Yes
Abhimanyu	Yes
Arth	Yes		Yes
Saaransh	Yes		Yes
Janam	Yes		Yes
Aashiana	Yes
Naam	Yes
Aaj	Yes
Kaash	Yes		Yes
Thikaana	Yes
Siyaasat	Yes
Kabzaa	Yes			Based on On the Waterfront
Daddy	Yes
Awaargi	Yes
Jurm	Yes
Aashiqui	Yes
Haque		Yes	Yes	Also actor
Swayam	Yes
Saathi	Yes
Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin	Yes			Based on It Happened One Night Remade in Tamil Kadhal Rojavae
Sadak	Yes
Saatwan Aasmaan	Yes
Junoon	Yes			Based on An American Werewolf in London
Maarg	Yes			Originally titled Prem Dharam when launched in 1988. Released straight on video
Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee	Yes			TV movie (Zee TV)
Gunaah	Yes
Sir	Yes			Based on Bulundi Remade as Gangmaster
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke	Yes			Based on Houseboat
Gumrah	Yes
Tadipaar	Yes
The Gentleman	Yes		Yes	Remake of Tamil movie Gentleman
Naaraaz	Yes
Milan	Yes
Naajayaz	Yes
Criminal	Yes			Telugu–Hindi bilingual based on The Fugitive
Papa Kehte Hai	Yes	Yes
Sardari Begum		Yes
Chaahat	Yes			Remake of Bengali film Aamar Shapath
Dastak	Yes
Tamanna	Yes		Yes
Duplicate	Yes			Based on The Whole Town's Talking
Angaaray	Yes			Based on State of Grace
Dushman [8]			Yes	Based on Eye for an Eye
Zakhm	Yes		Yes
Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan	Yes			Originally titled Mr. Aashiq, audio released under that name as well
Kartoos	Yes			Based on Point of No Return/ French movie La Femme Nikita
Sangharsh			Yes	Based on The Silence of the Lambs
Kasoor			Yes	Based on Jagged Edge
Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar			Yes
Raaz		Yes	Yes	Based on What Lies Beneath
Gunaah			Yes
Saaya		Yes		Based on Dragonfly
Footpath		Yes	Yes	Based on State of Grace
Jism			Yes	Based on Body Heat which itself was based on Double Indemnity
Inteha			Yes	Based on Fear
Murder		Yes		Based on Unfaithful which itself was based on the French movie The Unfaithful Wife
Rog			Yes	Based on Laura
Zeher		Yes	Yes	Based on Out of Time
Nazar			Yes
Kalyug		Yes
Gangster		Yes	Yes
The Killer		Yes
Woh Lamhe		Yes	Yes
Awarapan		Yes	Yes
Showbiz		Yes
Jannat		Yes
Raaz - The Mystery Continues		Yes
Tum Mile		Yes
Crook		Yes
Kajraare			Yes
Murder 2		Yes	Yes	Based on The Chaser
Blood Money		Yes
Jannat 2		Yes	Yes
Jism 2			Yes
Raaz 3D		Yes
Murder 3		Yes	Yes	Remake of The Hidden Face
Aashiqui 2		Yes		Highest box office grossing film of Vishesh Films
CityLights		Yes
Khamoshiyan		Yes
Mr. X		Yes		Also singer of title song "Mr. X"
Hamari Adhuri Kahani		Yes	Yes
Siddhartha: Love, Lust, Peace
Love Games		Yes
Raaz Reboot		Yes
Begum Jaan		Yes
Jalebi		Yes
The Dark Side of Life: Mumbai City				Acting debut, Post production
Sadak 2	Yes		Yes
Judaa Hoke Bhi			Yes
1920: Horrors of the Heart			Yes

Television

Year	Show	Director	Producer	Notes
1995–1997	Swabhimaan	Yes	No
1995	A Mouthful of Sky	Yes	No
1997	Kabhie Kabhie	Yes	No
2014	CEO's Got Talent	No	No	Judge [9]
2014–2019	Udaan	No	Yes
2015	Khwaabon Ka Safar with Mahesh Bhatt	No	Yes	Host
2016–2018	Naamkaran	Yes	Yes	[10] [11] [12]
2017–2018	Tu Aashiqui	No	Yes	[13]
2020	Dil Jaise Dhadke... Dhadakne Do	No	No	Creator [14]
2022	Pehchaan	No	Yes	Also host [15]

Web series

Year	Title	Platform	Note
2019	Yours Truly	ZEE5

References

1. "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 29 January 2012.
2. "The Saraansh of Mahesh Bhatt's life". 18 January 2003 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
3. "30th National Film Awards – 1983". Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
4. "List of Indian Submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". Film Federation of India . Retrieved 29 March 2013.
5. FC, Team. "7 Great Films Directed by Mahesh Bhatt". www.filmcompanion.in.
6. Gavankar, Vaishnavi (20 September 2024). "FROM ARTH TO RAAZ: 10 ICONIC MOVIES OF MAHESH BHATT". www.moneycontrol.com.
7. India, G. Q. (20 September 2022). "Mahesh Bhatt's 7 critically acclaimed and controversial movies that every cinema lover must watch at least once on Amazon Prime Video, MX Player and more". GQ India.
8. India (9 October 2015). "'Dushman' will bring Indians, Pakistanis closer: Mahesh Bhatt". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
9. "Raveena Tandon, Mahesh Bhatt become judges of 'CEOs got Talent' | PINKVILLA". www.pinkvilla.com. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
10. "Viraf Patel and Barkha Bisht to star in Mahesh Bhatt s show Namkaran". mid-day. 28 July 2016.
11. "Noted TV actress set to make comeback with Star Plus!". ABP News Bureau. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
12. "CineTalkers". Cine Talkers. 30 August 2016.
13. Mahesh, Shweta. "Mahesh Bhatt brings Aashiqui 2 on Colors as Tu Aashiquii - watch promo" . Retrieved 27 August 2017.
14. "Mahesh Bhatt: Dil Jaise Dhadke…Dhadakne Do is not anti-God". The Indian Express. 11 February 2020.
15. etimes.in (30 March 2022). "Mahesh Bhatt to make his OTT debut as he turns host for a reality series Pehchaan". Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

External links

• Mahesh Bhatt filmography at IMDb