Nanabhai Bhatt

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

Nanabhai Bhatt (12 June 1915 – 24 April 1999) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in Hindi and Gujarati cinema. He is known for making over a hundred fantasy and mythological films, including the blockbuster Kangan (1959) starring Nirupa Roy and Ashok Kumar. 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.

Personal life

Bhatt was the patriarch of the Bhatt film family. He was in a relationship with Shia Muslim actress, Shirin Mohammad Ali since 1939. The couple had six children – Sheila Bhatt, Purnima Bhasin, Kumkum Saigal, Mahesh Bhatt, Heena Suri and Mukesh Bhatt. Later, Nanabhai married Hemlata Bhatt, with whom he had three children – Robin Bhatt, Parmesh Bhatt, Mamta Bhatt.

References

  1. ↑ "News: Limping at 75". Screen. 4 May 2007.[dead link]
  2. ↑ "'Dhollywood' at 75 finds few takers in urban Gujarat". Financial Express. 22 April 2007.
  3. ↑ "1959: Year that was". Indian Express. 29 May 1998.[dead link]
  4. ↑ "Quicktakes: Bhatts bereaved". Indian Express. 24 April 1999.
  5. ↑ "SPECIAL: Is Old Gold?". Screen. 26 March 2010.[dead link]
  6. ↑ "Mahesh Bhatt tours riot-ravaged Ahmedabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  7. ↑ "Mahesh Bhatt's father didn't abandon either of his two wives, his claims about being illegitimate are 'dishonest': Nephew Dharmesh Darshan".
  8. ↑ "The Saraansh of Mahesh Bhatt's life". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "ETimes BFFs: Did you know Faraaz producer Sahil Saigal is Alia Bhatt's cousin? Check out the long and complicated filmy lineage of the Bhatts!". The Times of India.
  10. ↑ "Age. 96 years Left for her heavenly abode on 18.9.2015 Robin Bhatt & Family". The Times of India.

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