Nanabhai Bhatt

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Nanabhai Bhatt
Born(1915-06-12)12 June 1915
Porbandar, Porbandar State, Kathiawar Agency, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present-day Gujarat, India)
Died24 April 1999(1999-04-24) (aged 83)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
NationalityIndian
Other namesYeshwant Bhatt
Batuk Bhatt
Occupation
Years active1942–1988
Spouse(s)Hemlata Bhatt
Partner(s)Shirin Mohammad Ali
Children9 (including Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt & Robin Bhatt)
RelativesSee Bhatt family

Namabhai Bhatt (12 June 1915 – 24 April 1999) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in Hindi and Gujarati cinema.[1][2] He is known for making over a hundred fantasy and mythological films,[3] including Mr. X (1957), Zimbo Comes to Town (1960), Lal Qila (1960) and the blockbuster Kangan (1959) starring Nirupa Roy and Ashok Kumar.[4][5] His first film, Muqabala (1942), was the first to feature the double-role or "twins" phenomenon in Indian cinema, wherein lead actress Fearless Nadia alternated between the good sister and the gangster's moll. The formula was subsequently emulated in numerous Hindi films.[6]

Early life and career[]

Bhatt, called Yeshwant Bhatt, was born on 12 June 1915 in Porbandar, British India.[citation needed] [7] He started his early career in films as a sound recordist with Prakash Pictures, working under his brother Balwant Bhatt, and then by writing "scripts and stories" using the name Batuk Bhatt.[8] He began his directorial venture when he joined Homi Wadia's team at Basant Pictures[9] by co-directing two films with Babubhai Mistri, Muqabala (1942) and Mauj (1943), under the same name.[10] He directed two more films as Batuk Bhatt, Homi Wadia's Hunterwali Ki Beti (1943) and Liberty Pictures Sudhar (1949).[11] Bhatt left Basant Pictures and started his own production company "Deepak Pictures" in 1946.[9]

Personal life[]

Bhatt was the patriarch of the Bhatt film family.[12] He had five daughters and four sons, including film director and producer Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, and Robin Bhatt.[13]

Bhatt died at Nanavati hospital in Mumbai from heart failure on 24 April 1999.[14][15]

Filmography[]

Producer[]

Director[]

References[]

  1. ^ "News: Limping at 75". Screen. 4 May 2007.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "'Dhollywood' at 75 finds few takers in urban Gujarat". Financial Express. 22 April 2007.
  3. ^ Nanbhat Bhatt chapak.com.
  4. ^ "1959: Year that was". Indian Express. 29 May 1998.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Quicktakes: Bhatts bereaved". Indian Express. 24 April 1999.
  6. ^ "SPECIAL: Is Old Gold?". Screen. 26 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Mahesh Bhatt tours riot-ravaged Ahmedabad - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (1994). "Bhatt, Nanabhai". Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 49. ISBN 9780948911408. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Rachel Dwyer; Senior Lecturer in Indian Studies Rachel Dwyer (27 September 2006). Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-134-38070-1. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (26 June 1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 63. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Batuk Bhatt Filmography". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Mahesh Bhatt tours riot-ravaged Ahmedabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  13. ^ "The Dynamic Dynasties: What would the world of films be without them?". Screen. 22 September 2000. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010.
  14. ^ "Filmmaker Nanabhai Bhatt dead". Rediff. 23 April 1999. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Nanabhai Bhatt dead". The Tribune. 24 April 1999. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

External links[]

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