Vikram Bhatt (Hindi: विक्रम भट्ट, born 27 January 1969) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He has more than 21 films to his credit. He is also the creative head of a conglomerate called ASA Productions.

Early life[link]

Vikram is the grandson of Vijay Bhatt{Malik}, one of the pioneer of Indian films, and the son of cinematographer Pravin Bhatt.^[1]

Career[link]

Bhatt started his career in 1982, at the age of 14, with the late director Mukul Anand in Anand's first film, Kanoon Kya Karega, working with him for six and a half months. Bhatt's last film with Mukul was the Indian cinema classic Agneepath, for which he was a Chief Assistant.

Subsequently, Bhatt worked with director Shekhar Kapur for two and a half years and later with director Mahesh Bhatt for two years, on films including Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke and Junoon.

His career as a director began with the film Jaanam, which was produced by Mukesh Bhatt. His first four films did not do well at the box office, his first success coming with the film Fareb. Following this, he had a string of successful films such as Ghulam, Kasoor, Raaz and Awara Paagal Deewana . After Awara Paagal Deewana , he entered a phase where his films did not do particularly well except for the odd Deewane Huye Paagal and the semi-biopic Ankahee.

In 2008, he came back with the success of his horror film, 1920. Shaapit followed in 2010, completing his successful horror trilogy.

In 2010, Bhatt pioneered in the field of stereoscopic 3D for the first time in India and his film Haunted – 3D is the first stereoscopic 3D Hindi film. Haunted, released in May 2011, went on to become the highest grossing Hindi horror film of all time, making Rs. 270 million at the box office.

[edit] Dangerous Ishq

Currently in pre-production, Bhatt's next slated film will be a 3D supernatural thriller entitled Dangerous Ishq. As of June 2011, actress Karisma Kapoor was undertaking martial arts training to prepare for her role in the film, in which she will play five different characters covering historical and spiritual events, spanning from ancient times to the partition of India, to the assassination of Indira Gandhi and through to present day politics. Kapoor will have five different leading men, each sharing an event with one of her characters.^[2][3] As one of her characters is a supermodel, the film is considered to be an ideal comeback vehicle for Kapoor.^[4]

Selected filmography[link]

Director[link]

• Jaanam (1992)
• Madhosh (1994)
• Guneghar (1995)
• Fareb (1996)
• Bambai Ka Babu (1996)
• Ghulam (1998)
• Kasoor (2001) (Also rendered his voice for Aftab Shivdasani)
• Raaz (2002)
• Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002)
• Awara Paagal Deewana (2002)
• Inteha (2002)
• Footpath (2003)
• Aetbaar (2004)
• Elaan (2005)
• Jurm (2005)
• Deewane Huye Pagal (2005)
• Ankahee (2006)
• Red: The Dark Side (2007)
• Fear (2007)
• Speed (2007)
• Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee (2007)
• 1920 (2008)
• Shaapit (2009)
• Haunted – 3D (2011)
• Dangerous Ishq (2012)
• Raaz 3D (2012)

Writer[link]

• Dastak (1996)
• Aetbaar (2004)
• Bardaasht (2005)
• Yakeen (2005)
• Ankahee (2006)
• Hate Story (2012)
• 1920: Evil Returns (2012)

Producer[link]

• Apna Sa (2010)
• Who Done It Uljhan (TV serial)
• Muthirai - (Tamil)
• Mumbai Salsa (2007)
• 1920 (2008)
• Bhaag Johny
• Phhir (2011)
• Lanka (2011)
• Hate Story (2012)
• Three (in production)
• 1920: Evil Returns (2012)
• Dangerous Ishq (2012)

Awards and nominations[link]

Filmfare Awards

• 1999: Nominated, Best Director: Ghulam
• 2003: Nominated, Best Director: Raaz

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Vikram Bhatt at the Internet Movie Database

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Emraan Anwar Hashmi (Hindi: इमरान हाशमी Urdu: عمران انور ہاشمی; (born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. His successful films include Murder, Gangster (2006), Jannat, Raaz – The Mystery Continues,Awarapan,Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai,Murder 2,The Dirty Picture and Jannat 2. He has established himself as one of the industry's successful actors,^[1] and one of the most popular Indian film actors in Pakistan.^[2] He was chosen as the brand ambassador of LG mobile company in Pakistan.^[3]

Early life[link]

Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherah Hashmi.^[4] After briefly changing his first name to Farhan, he decided to keep his original name but later he changed his name as Emraan Hashmi .^[4]

Career[link]

Debut & Breakthrough (2003-2009)[link]

Hashmi entered Bollywood at the age of 18, as an assistant director on Raaz.^[5] He made his film debut in 2003 with the film Footpath, opposite Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu and Rahul Dev. Footpath did not do well at the box office.^[6]

In 2004, he and his co-star Mallika Sherawat shot to fame with the thriller Murder, which became a super hit at the box office. It was Hashmi's first release of the year and his second film. It became the tenth-highest grossing movie of the year.^[7]

In 2005, Hashmi appeared in several films such as Zeher, Kalyug,^[8] which did moderately well at the box office.^[9] He became notable as the "Serial Kisser" for his sex scenes in films.

In 2006, his film Gangster, opposite Shiney Ahuja and debutant Kangana Ranaut, was a semi-hit at the box office.^[10] His performance in it earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 2007.

In 2007, Hashmi had three back-to-back releases: Good Boy Bad Boy, Awarapan and The Train. All failed at the box office.

In 2008, Hashmi had only one release, Jannat, opposite debutant Sonal Chauhan, which had a 100% opening, making it a critical and commercial success.^[11][12]

His first release in 2009, Raaz – The Mystery Continues, opened well and became the first box-office success of the year.^[13] His second film of the year, Tum Mile opposite Soha Ali Khan, opened to mixed reviews and was rated a box office failure.^[14]

Success (2010–present)[link]

In 2010, he appeared in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, which opened to positive reviews and was declared a hit at the box office.^[15][16] He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2011, he starred in Mohit Suri's Murder 2, a sequel to the 2004 thriller Murder. The film opened well and was declared a blockbuster.^[17] His next film The Dirty Picture was released on 2 December 2011. The film received positive reviews from critics and was also a blockbuster worldwide, making it Hashmi's second success in a row.^[18][19]

His latest film, Jannat 2, has received mixed to negative review but nevertheless performed well at box office.^[20] The film gave Emraan Hashmi a triple success hattrick in a row. He is currently working on Shanghai, Rush and Raaz 3D^[21].^[22].Emraan Hashmi has also starred in the C.I.D (T.V.Serial) as Abraham.The Episode is named as "Raaz Khooni Awaaz Ka".It was broadcasted on 2 December 2011.

Personal life[link]

Hashmi graduated from Sydenham College in Mumbai, India.^[23] Pooja Bhatt, an actress turned writer and director, and director Mohit Suri are his cousins, while producers Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt are his uncles.^[24] Hashmi married his long-time girlfriend Parveen Shahani on 14 December 2006.^[25] He became father to a baby boy on 4 February 2010 and named him Ayaan.^[26]

Awards and nominations[link]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Emraan Hashmi at the Internet Movie Database
• Emraan Hashmi Short Bio

Mahesh Bhatt
Born	(1948-09-20) September 20, 1948 (age 63) Mumbai, India
Occupation	Director, producer, screenwriter
Spouse	Kiran Bhatt 1970−90 Soni Razdan−Present
Children	Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Shaheen Bhatt & Alia Bhatt

Mahesh Bhatt (born on 20 September 1948), is a prominent Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Bhatt's early directional career consisted of acclaimed films, such as Arth, Saaransh, Janam, Naam,Sadak and Zakhm. He was later the writer of numerous commercial films in a range of film genres, from dramas like Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke and comedies like Duplicate, though he was mostly recognised for thrillers like Inteha, Jism, Murder and Woh Lamhe.

Biography[link]

Early life and family[link]

Mahesh Bhatt was born to Nanabhai Bhatt, a Hindu and Shirin Mohammed Ali, a Muslim on 20 September 1948.^[1] Nanabhai Bhatt was a film director and producer of Hindi and Gujarati films. Mahesh Bhatt was raised by his mother alone as his parents were not married and his father also had another family. He has five siblings, four sisters and one brother Mukesh Bhatt, who is a film producer.

Bhatt did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga. While still in school, Bhatt started summer jobs to earn money.^[1] He also made advertisements for various products. He was introduced to film director Raj Khosla through acquaintances. Bhatt thus started as assistant director to Khosla.

Career[link]

At the age 21 Bhatt made his debut as a director, with the film Sakat (1970) which was then followed by Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain in 1974. His 1979 film, Lahu Ke Do Rang, starring Shabana Azmi and Vinod Khanna in lead roles, bagged two Filmfare Awards in 1980.^[2] Helen received her first Filmfare as Best Supporting Actress and Madhukar Shinde won it for Best Art Direction. The film was rated "average" at the Box Office.^[3]

Though his first major hit came with Arth (1982), when he turned to his personal life for inspiration.^{[citation needed]}

Later, he made many more films taking insights from his personal life, where he highlighted personal narratives,^{[citation needed]} ranging from illegitimate birth to extramarital affair and created critically acclaimed films such as Janam (1985) and Naam (1986).

A stand-out film from his earlier period is Saaransh (1984), an exploration of an old couple's anxieties in a universe governed by arbitrary violence, and dramatic films like Kaash (1987), which dealt with real-life family situations with a tragic end.

In 1987 he turned producer, when he set up his own banner "Vishesh Films", with his brother Mukesh Bhatt. He went on to become one of the most recognised film directors of the Indian film industry in the coming decade, giving both serious films like Daddy (1989), launching his daughter Pooja Bhatt as a film actress, and Swayam (1991); as well as commercial romantic hits like Awaargi (1990), Aashiqui (1990) and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991), in which he cast Pooja with actor Aamir Khan. He next directed Sadak (1991) which remains his highest grossing film to date either directed or produced under his vishesh films and won critical acclaim for the films Sir (1993), which saw Pooja Bhatt acting along with Naseeruddin Shah along with the hit Gumraah and Criminal (1994). In 1994 he won the National Film Award - Special Jury Award for his film, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993)

In 1995 he moved to television, then a newly opening up medium in India. He made two TV series in 1995, the English language "A Mouthful of Sky" written by Ashok Banker and the popular Hindi language serial "Swabhimaan" scripted by writer Shobha De. He directed another TV series Kabhie Kabhie in 1997 which was written by Anurag Kashyap.

Following this, he directed drama films like Dastak (1996), the debut film of Miss Universe 1994 turned actress Sushmita Sen, and Tamanna (1997), and tried his hand at comedy with Duplicate in 1998. His film, Zakhm (1998), was returned to the censor board because of right-wing pressure critical of its references to the Mumbai riots of 1993.^{[citation needed]}

His last film as director was Kartoos (1999). Thereafter, Bhatt retired a director, and took to screenwriting, churning out stories and screenplays for over twenty films, many of which were box-office successes, like Dushman, Raaz, Murder (2004), Gangster (2006) and lastly Woh Lamhe (2006), based on the life of actress Parveen Babi, and on whom he has also scripted the 1982 film Arth.^{[citation needed]}

Recently Mahesh Bhatt also produced a play "The Last Salute" directed by Arvind Gaur, based on Muntadhar al-Zaidi's Book, starring Imran Zahid. Pooja Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt announced^[when?] a film on this play.^{[citation needed]}

Cinematic style[link]

Bhatt's films show an unusual engagement with the psychological damage arising from infringement of social norms, situations which are characteristic deep mental/emotion damage and trauma.^{[citation needed]} These films provided challenges of characterization to their actors, who included both parallel and mainstream stars.^{[citation needed]} Bhatt himself is known for making both art films with realistic topics and commercial films which include a wide division of action, comedy and thriller films.

His serious films demanded strong performances from the performers, and actors who worked under Bhatt's hand have won awards for their performances in his films, like National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. Whatever the concept may be his movies always contain a relationship of friendship.^{[citation needed]} That can be marked in his Zeher, Woh Lamhe, Paap, Jism, etc.

In most of his films, Bhatt portrays timid female characters who go strong towards the end of the films.^{[citation needed]} Case in point: Dushman, Dastak and Kasoor, where the female protagonists bump off the villains in the climax.

Bhatt is co-owner of film production house, Vishesh Films, with Mukesh Bhatt. He is also a member of the advisory board of U.S. nonprofit TeachAIDS.^[4]

Personal life[link]

Bhatt fell in love with Lorraine Bright and got married while he was still 20. Bright then changed her name to Kiran Bhatt.^[1] The couple has two children, a daughter Pooja Bhatt, a former actress, now a producer, and a son Rahul Bhatt, an aspiring actor. The marriage broke up when Bhatt had an intimate affair with the glamorous actress of 1970s, Parveen Babi.^[1] The affair did not last long. Bhatt later converted to Islam and married Soni Razdan^[1], a film actress and director.^[5] The couple has two daughters, Shaheen Bhatt and Alia Bhatt. Alia will be launched as an actor in Karan Johar's film Student Of The Year.

Emraan Hashmi a Hindi film actor is his nephew.^{[citation needed]}

In 1970s, he became a follower of Osho, and later found spiritual companionship and guidance with philosopher, U.G. Krishnamurti. Bhatt calls Krishnamurthy as his lifeline and says "Take him away, and I am empty".^[1] Bhatt in 1992 wrote Krishnamurti's biography titled U.G. Krishnamurti, A Life.^[6] Apart from this he has edited several books based on conversations with U.G. Krishnamurti. Mahesh Bhatt's latest book A Taste of Life: The Last Days of U.G. Krishnamurti was published in June 2009.^[7]

Politics[link]

He is a supporter of Indian National Congress party. He came out openly in support of the party in Indian general election, 2009 and Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012. He specifically appealed to Muslim community to vote for Congress. ^[8]

Awards[link]

Bhatt has received awards in various categories.

Filmography[link]

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1970	Sakat	Y
1974	Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain	Y
1977	Vishwasghaat	Y
1978	Naya Daur	Y
1979	Lahu Ke Do Rang	Y
1980	Abhimanyu	Y
1982	Arth	Y	Y
1984	Saaransh	Y	Y
1985	Janam	Y	Y		TV Movie
1986	Aashiana	Y
1986	Naam	Y
1987	Aaj	Y
1987	Kaash	Y	Y
1987	Thikana	Y
1988	Siyasat	Y
1988	Kabzaa	Y
1989	Daddy	Y			TV movie
1990	Awaargi	Y
1990	Jurm	Y
1990	Aashiqui	Y
1991	Swayam	Y
1991	Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin	Y
1991	Saathi	Y
1991	Sadak	Y
1991	Haque		Y	Y
1992	Maarg	Y
1992	Saatwan Aasman	Y
1992	Junoon	Y
1993	Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee	Y
1993	Gunaah	Y
1993	Sir	Y
1993	Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke	Y
1993	Gumrah	Y
1993	Tadipaar	Y
1994	The Gentleman	Y
1994	Naaraaz	Y
1995	Swabhimaan	Y			TV Serial
1995	A Mouthful of Sky	Y			TV Serial
1995	Milan	Y
1995	Naajayaz	Y
1995	Criminal	Y
1996	Papa Kahte Hain	Y	Y
1996	Chaahat	Y
1996	Dastak	Y
1997	Kabhie Kabhie	Y
1997	Dil Kitna Nadan Hai		Y
1998	Tamanna	Y	Y
1998	Duplicate	Y
1998	Angaaray	Y
1998	Zakhm	Y	Y
1998	Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan	Y
1998	Dushman		Y
1999	Kartoos	Y
1999	Sangharsh		Y
2001	Kasoor		Y
2002	Raaz		Y	Y
2002	Gunaah		Y
2003	Jism		Y
2003	Footpath		Y	Y
2003	Inteha		Y
2003	Paap		Y
2004	Murder		Y
2005	Rog		Y
2005	Zeher		Y
2005	Nazar		Y
2006	Gangster		Y	Y
2006	Woh Lamhe		Y
2010	Kajraare		Y
2011	Murder 2		Y	Y

References[link]

• Real stories behind Mahesh Bhatt's movies by Paromita

External links[link]

• Mahesh Bhatt at the Internet Movie Database

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Aftab Shivdasani
Born	(1978-25-06) January 6, 1978 (age 33)[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–1990, 1994, 1999–present

Aftab Shivadasani (Hindi: आफ़ताब शिवदसानी, born 25 June 1978) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He started as a child actor in commercials and has performed in over 40 films. He also co-wrote and helped produce the film Aao Wish Karein. He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India.

Early life and background[link]

Shivdasani was born in Mumbai to Prem and Putli Shivdasani.^[1] His father is a Hindu Sindhi-Baloch while his mother is a Parsi. He has an older sister named Afsana Shivdasani.^[1] He studied at St. Xavier's High School, (Fort) located at Lokamanya Tilak Marg in Mumbai. He then graduated from H. R.College of Commerce in Mumbai.^[1]

Career[link]

Child artist[link]

Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby (Baby food brand) at age 14 months and from that point on he appeared in many TV commercials. He made his Bollywood debut as a child actor in Mr. India (Jugal)(1987), then appearing in films such as Shahenshah, ChaalBaaz and Insaniyat.

1990s[link]

Shivdasani continued appearing in commercials till the age of 19 when he was offered a lead role in director Ram Gopal Varma's Mast opposite Urmila Matondkar while still studying at H.R. College. Shivdasani made his debut as an adult opposite Matondkar in Mast. The film became an instant hit. In 2000, Shivdasani won the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut and the Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his performance in Mast.

2000s[link]

After a break in 2000, Shivdasani made his comeback to acting with his second film, Vikram Bhatt’s Kasoor opposite the debutant Lisa Ray in 2001. Shivdasani played a negative role and shot to instant fame with his portrayal of Shekhar Saxena, a well-known journalist, who murders his wife. His performance in the film earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Best Villain Award and a Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. His next release of that year was Ram Gopal Varma's Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, in which Shivdasani starred in a supporting role opposite Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Twinkle Khanna and Sonali Bendre. His third and last release of 2001 was Rajiv Rai's Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, in which Shivdasani played Taj Bharadwaj, one of the three lead roles with the debutant Arjun Rampal and Suniel Shetty opposite Kirti Reddy. The movie was a failure at the box office.

In 2002, Shivdasani's first two films Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe opposite debutant Esha Deol and Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai opposite Ameesha Patel were failures at the box office. His third release of that year was Rajkumar Kohli's multi-starrer supernatural horror Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani that was his third consecutive flop. His fourth film of 2002 was the multi-starrer action comedy Awara Paagal Deewana proved to be a successful movie and became the seventh highest grosser movie of that year. It was his only hit movie of 2002. His final release of that year Pyaasa opposite debutant Yukta Mookhey was a flop.

After an unsuccessful year of 2002, Shivdasani had some success in 2003 with the multi-starrer Darna Mana Hai, which was a critical success. His role of Purab, a young college student who has the ability to stop and move people, was critically praised. His next release was Priyadarshan's comedy film Hungama opposite Akshaye Khanna and the debutant Rimi Sen, which was his second success of that year. His third and final release of that year was Footpath opposite Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dev and debutant Emraan Hashmi, which failed to do well at the box office.

Shivdasani's first two releases of 2004 were Suno Sasurjee opposite Ameesha Patel, and Muskaan opposite Gracy Singh. Both films flopped at the box office. His third release of that year was Indra Kumar's comedy film Masti, in which he starred opposite Vivek Oberoi, Ritesh Deshmukh, Amrita Rao, Genelia D'Souza, Tara Sharma, Lara Dutta and Ajay Devgan. The film became a semi-hit. His last release of that year Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart opposite Anupam Kher and Shriya Saran, which failed at the box office.

In 2005, Shivdasani's films Mr Ya Miss opposite Antara Mali and Koi Aap Sa opposite Natassha flopped at the box office. All of Shivdasani's films were failures in 2006. Shivdasani found some success with multi-starrer films in 2007 and 2008.

In 2009, Shivdasani appeared in Acid Factory. Later, he worked in Aao Wish Karein, the first film produced under his production company, Rising Sun Entertainment. He helped co-write the script and also played the lead character, Mickey.

2010s[link]

In 2011, Shivdasani played the lead role in the comedy film Bin Bulaye Baraati opposite Priyanka Kothari. The film was a failure.

Awards and nominations[link]

Wins

• 2000: Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut for Mast
• 2000: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for Mast
• 2002: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Kasoor

Nominations

• 2002: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Kasoor

Filmography[link]