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Mahesh Bhatt

Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has received a number of accolades, including four National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. A notable film from his earlier period is ''Saaransh'' (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. It became India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. The 1986 film ''Naam'' was his first piece of commercial cinema. In 1987, he turned producer with the film ''Kabzaa'' under the banner, Vishesh Films, with his brother Mukesh Bhatt.

Mahesh went on to become one of the most recognized directors of the Indian film industry in the next decade, giving both art-house works such as ''Daddy'' (1989) and ''Swayam'' (1991), as well as commercial romantic hits, such as ''Aashiqui'' (1990) and ''Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin'' (1991), in which he cast Pooja Bhatt with actor Aamir Khan. He next directed ''Sadak'' (1991) which was a hit and it remains his highest grossing either directed or produced by Vishesh Films.

During the 1990s Mahesh won critical acclaim for ''Sir'' (1993), along with other hits such as ''Gumraah'' (1993) and ''Criminal'' (1994). In 1994 he won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award for directing ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993). In 1996, he directed ''Tamanna'', which won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. In 1999, he directed the autobiographical Zakhm, which has garnered the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Thereafter, Bhatt and his brother joined hands to establish Vishesh Films and then provided stories and screenplays for over twenty films, many of which were box-office successes. Bhatt has produced multiple contemporary films such as ''Raaz'' (2002), ''Jism'' (2003), ''Murder'' (2004), ''Gangster'' (2006), ''Woh Lamhe'' (2006), ''Jannat'' (2008), ''Murder 2'' (2011), and ''Aashiqui 2'' (2013). Owing to differences between the brothers, Mukesh took over Vishesh Films and, in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh was no longer associated with the firm. Provided by Wikipedia