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Vikram Bhatt | |
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| Born | Mumbai,Maharashtra, India |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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| Children | 3 |
| Father | Pravin Bhatt |
| Relatives | Vijay Bhatt (grandfather) Arun Bhatt (uncle) Chirantan Bhatt (first cousin) |
| Family | Bhatt family (of Vijay Bhatt) |
Vikram Bhatt is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing theRaaz film series, an Indian horror series produced byMahesh Bhatt andMukesh Bhatt and for directingGhulam (1998) starringAamir Khan andRani Mukherji, which was also produced byMukesh Bhatt. For both of these films, he was nominated for theFilmfare Award for Best Director.
Formerly, he was the creative head of ASA Productions and Enterprises until 2014, when he resigned from the company.[1] Many of his films were produced under Loneranger Productions, which he co-founded.[2]
Bhatt is the grandson ofVijay Bhatt from (Gujarat, Palitana), one of the pioneers of the Indian film industry, and the son of cinematographerPravin Bhatt.[3][4]
At the age of 14,[5] in 1982, Bhatt started his career with directorMukul Anand in Anand's first film,Kanoon Kya Karega.[citation needed]
In 2008, Bhatt came back with the horror genre and he delivered three films that were successful at the box office; these include1920.Shaapit andHaunted – 3D. In 2010, Bhatt introduced stereoscopic 3D for the first time in India with his filmHaunted – 3D;[6] the film was released in May 2011 and it then set the record of the highest grossingHindi horror film of all time, makingRs. 270 million at the box office.[citation needed]
In 2012, Bhatt'sRaaz 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.[7] Riding high with the success, Bhatt is writing another horror-thriller for Bipasha in the central role, with a more shocking image thanRaaz 3.[8] Following the success of Raaz 3, Vikram Bhatt's written Hindi horror film1920: 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.[9] 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'.[10] 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.[11]
In early 2013, Bhatt announced his upcoming projects,Creature 3D, India's First 3D Monster Movie with Bipasha Basu in the lead role[12] and 1920 London, third in the 1920 series.[13]
Starting from 16 February 2014, he would be seen hosting the TV ShowIshq Kills based on Real Life Romances onStar Plus.[14]
Bhatt was married to his childhood sweetheart, Aditi Bhatt (div. 1998), and they have a daughter, Krishna Bhatt.[15] Bhatt shares a great bond with his daughter and she has been assisting him on his sets.[16]
Bhatt reportedly datedAmeesha Patel for five years and had also reportedly datedSushmita Sen sometime in the mid-1990s, after she becameMiss Universe 1994.[5] He married art connoisseur Shwetambari Soni in 2020.[17]
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| 2015 | Bhaag Johnny | Jinn |
| Khamoshiyan | Book Editor | |
| 2018 | 1921 | Mr. Wadia |
| 2019 | Khamoshi | Dev's Father |
| Ghost | Doctor Singh |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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| 1999 | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Ghulam | Nominated |
| 2003 | Raaz | Nominated |
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