Mukesh Bhatt
Mukesh Bhatt (born 5 June 1952) is an 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 1986. He is the uncle of Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Shaheen Bhatt, Emraan Hashmi and Alia Bhatt. Personal life. Bhatt is the son of Nanabhai Bhatt (1915–1999), a Hindi film director and producer. His father was a Gujarati Brahmin and mother a Gujarati Muslim. Nanabhai's brother, Balwant Bhatt (1909–1965) was also a Hindi film director. He  is married to Nilima Bhatt. Bhatt has one daughter named Sakshi and a son Vishesh; Vishesh Films was named after him. For 30 years Mukesh along with his brother Mahesh produced movies under the banner of Vishesh films. However owing to differences between the brothers, Mukesh Bhatt took over Vishesh films and in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh Bhatt was no more associated with the firm. Career. Bhatt's first film as producer was "Jurm" (1990) with Vinod Khanna, however, the film was not very successful. Then he collaborated with Gulshan Kumar to produce the love story , "Aashiqui" (1990), starring debutantes Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal. The film was directed by his brother Mahesh Bhatt. The films that followed "Aashiqui" were all big hits. These included "Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin" (1991) and "Sadak" (1991) released under the banner of Vishesh Films. All of these films starred Pooja Bhatt along with prominent actors like Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Rahul Roy. Bhatt produced more films in the following years, such as, "Sir" (1993) starring Naseeruddin Shah, "Naajayaz" (1995), "Criminal" (1995), and "Fareb" (1996). The 1998 film "Ghulam", was yet another success for the producer. In 1999, "Sangharsh  starring Preity Zinta and Akshay Kumar was successful venture for the producer, while the horror films Raaz" (2002), and its sequel "Raaz – The Mystery Continues" (2009), both were received positively. In 2004, he introduced his nephew Emraan Hashmi on the big screen with the film "Footpath", also starring Bipasha Basu. His recent ventures as producer include, "Zeher" (2005), "Kalyug" (2005), "Gangster" (2006), "Woh Lamhe" (2006), "Jannat" (2008), "Tum Mile" (2009) and "Crook" (2010). He produced along with his brother Mahesh Bhatt "Hamari Adhuri Kahani" (2015) with Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan in leading roles. It is based on the love  story of Bhatt's parents, Nanabhai Bhatt, Shirin Mohammad Ali and his stepmother. References. https://www.thepersonality.info/2020/08/mukesh-bhatt-biography.html [https://www.thepersonality.info/2020/08/mukesh-bhatt-biography.html mukesh bhatt bio [हिंदी<nowiki>]</nowiki>]