Mahesh Bhatt (was born on September 20, 1949 in Bombay, India) is a prominent Indian film director, producer and writer, and is the father of film actress Pooja Bhatt. is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt (born February 24, 1972) is an Indian film actress, producer and director. ...

Biography

His father is Hindu Brahmin and mother a Shia Muslim. His daughter Pooja is married to Munish Makhija alias Udham Singh. His nephew is another film director Vikram Bhatt. His wife's name is Soni Razdan, an actress herself in her own right. Vikram Bhatt is a Bollywood director. ...

Bhatt began his career as an assistant to Hindi director Raj Khosla. He often took inspiration for his films from his own personal life and experience, like highlighting personal narratives of illegitimate birth and extra-marital romance in critically acclaimed films such as Arth (1982), Janam (1985) and Naam (1986). 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. These films provided challenges of characterization to their actors, who included both parallel and mainstream stars. 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. Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... Raj Khosla (born: 1925) was one of the top directors in Hindi films from the 1950s to the 1980s. ... Arth is a municipality in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, situated at the southern shores of Lake Zug, consisting of three villages, Arth, Oberarth and Goldau. ... Parallel Cinema also known as New Wave Cinema is that class of Indian movies which are based on real life situations. ...

He has directed serious films like the stand-out film of his earlier period 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. 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. He is the author of U.G. Krishnamurti: A Life. On the other hand, his commercial films include drama films like Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, comedies like Duplicate, and thrillers like Inteha and Jism. Zakhm (Devnagari: ज़ख़्म, meaning wound) is a 1998 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Ajay Devgan, Pooja Bhatt, Sonali Bendre and Kunal Khemu. ... The Central Board of Film Certification or CBFC is the regulatory film body and censor board of India. ... Although numerous riots have occurred in the City of Mumbai, India (Bombay) since Independence, the Bombay Riots usually refers to the riots in Mumbai, in December 1992 and January 1993, in which 900 people died. ... Hum Hain Rahin Pyaar Ke (English: We Are Travellers on the Path of Love) is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, produced by Tahir Hussain and with a musical score by Nadeem Shravan. ... Duplicate is an Indian Bollywood movie released on May 8, 1998. ... Inteha is a Bollywood film released in 2003. ... Jism may refer to: A slang term for semen, a fluid secreted by the gonads of male animals; A term in Hindi meaning body; Jism (film), a 2003 Bollywood film; The Jordan Institution for Standards & Metrology; The Joint Initiative Synergy Movement; A song by Tindersticks; Category: ...

Bhatt is also a well known film writer. He wrote the story and screenplay for over twenty famous films such as Dushman, Raaz, Murder and Gangster. Dushman is a Bollywood film released in 1998 directed by Tanuja Chandra. ... Raaz is the name of three Indian films: a 1967 film directed by Ravindra Dave a 1981 film directed by Harmesh Malhotra a 2002 fantasy thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt. ... Gangster (Hindi: गैंग्स्टर, Urdu: گینگسٹیر) is a 2006 Bollywood film that premiered on April 28. ...

His serious films demanded strong performances from the performers, and actors who worked under Bhatt's hand have frequently won prestigious awards for their performances in his films, like National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. Bhatt has also won national and international awards for his films. The National Film Awards, commonly known as the National Awards, are arguably the most prestigious and prominent film awards in India. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ...