Bhatt family
| Bhatt family | |
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| Current region | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Place of origin | Gujarat, India |
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| Traditions | Hinduism Islam |
The Bhatt family is a prominent Indian family associated with and involved in the Hindi film industry.[1][2] The family, spanning at least three generations, is involved in the films. Nanabhai Bhatt was in relationship with a 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.[3][4] And from the second relationship of Bhatt with Hemlata Mukherji had three children – Robin Bhatt, Parmesh Bhatt, and Mamta Bhatt.[5]
Later their children's have been Prominent personalities in Bollywood including, Suneel Darshan, Dharmesh Darshan, Emraan Hashmi, Vishesh Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Alia Bhatt, Mohit Suri, and Smilie Suri.[6]
Overview
[edit]The Bhatt family are Indian Gujarati Hindu Nagar Brahmin fluent in several Hindustani languages including (Gujarati and Hindi). Members of the family also respectively have English, Scottish, German, Kashmiri Pandit, Armenian, and Burmese ethnic roots through various maternal lines.
Thereafter, Bhatt brother (Mahesh and Mukesh) joined hands to establish Vishesh Films and then provided stories and screenplays for over fourty films, many of which were box-office successes.[7] 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.[8]
Members of the Nanabhai Bhatt family
[edit]First generation
[edit]- Nanabhai Bhatt - director and producer
- Balwant Bhatt - director
- Shirin Mohammad Ali - Shia Muslim actress and first wife of Nanabhai Bhatt
- Meherbhano Mohammad Ali - actress and sister of Shirin Mohammad Ali[9]
- Hemlata Bhatt - second wife of Nanabhai Bhatt
Second generation
[edit]- Sheila Bhatt - daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Mohammad Ali, married to Darshan Sabharwal
- Darshan Sabharwal - producer, married to Sheila Bhatt
- Purnima Bhatt - daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Mohammad Ali, married to Rakesh Bhasin
- Rakesh Bhasin - private investors, married to Purnima Bhatt
- Kumkum Bhatt - daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Mohammad Ali, married to Surrender Saigal
- Surrender Saigal - husband of Kumkum Bhatt
- Mahesh Bhatt - director and producer, son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Mohammad Ali, married to Kiran Bhatt and Soni Razdan
- Kiran Bhatt - actress, first wife of Mahesh Bhatt
- Soni Razdan - actress, second wife of Mahesh Bhatt
- Heena Bhatt - daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Mohammad Ali, married to Daksh Suri
- Daksh Suri - husband of Heena Bhatt
- Mukesh Bhatt - producer, son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Shirin Mohammad Ali, married to Nilima Bhatt
- Nilima Bhatt - wife of Mukesh Bhatt
- Robin Bhatt - screenwriter, son of Nanabhai Bhatt and Hemlata Bhatt
- Parmesh Bhatt - daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt and Hemlata Bhatt
- Mamta Bhatt - daughter of Nanabhai Bhatt and Hemlata Bhatt
Third generation
[edit]- Suneel Darshan - filmmaker, director, and writer, son of Darshan Sabharwal and Sheila Bhatt, he is married to Sonia Darshan
- Sonia Darshan - wife of Suneel Darshan
- Dharmesh Darshan - producer, director, and writer, son of Darshan Sabharwal and Sheila Bhatt, he is married to Bindiya Darshan
- Bindiya Darshan - wife of Dharmesh Darshan
- Neha Saigal - daughter of Kumkum Bhatt and Surrender Saigal
- Sahil Saigal - producer, son of Kumkum Bhatt and Surrender Saigal
- Emraan Hashmi - actor, grandchild of Meherbhano Mohammad Ali
- Vishesh Bhatt - filmmaker, son of Mukesh Bhatt and Nilima Bhatt, married to Kanika Parab[10]
- Kanika Parab - wife of Vishesh Bhatt
- Sakshi Bhatt - daughter of Mukesh Bhatt and Nilima Bhatt, married to Mazahir Mandasaurwala
- Mazahir Mandasaurwala - Husband of Sakshi Bhatt
- Pooja Bhatt - actress, producer, and director, Daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt
- Rahul Bhatt - Bollywood fitness trainer, son of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt
- Shaheen Bhatt - writer, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan
- Alia Bhatt - actress, producer, and Entrepreneur, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, married to Ranbir Kapoor
- Ranbir Kapoor - actor, husband of Alia Bhatt
- Mohit Suri - director, son of Heena Bhatt and Daksh Suri, married to Udita Goswami
- Udita Goswami - actress, wife of Mohit Suri[11]
- Smilie Suri - actress, daughter of Heena Bhatt and Daksh Suri
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bollywood Film Families: Nanabhai to Mahesh Bhatt, Alia Bhatt, camp full of brilliant Bhatts". Mid-day. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhatt tours riot-ravaged Ahmedabad". The Times of India. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhatt's father didn't abandon either of his two wives, his claims about being illegitimate are 'dishonest': Nephew Dharmesh Darshan". 25 October 2023.
- ^ Gurovar, Raj (2018). "8". The Legends of Bollywood: Tales of Madness, Mischief & Mayhem. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-9386867995. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Chandra, Anupama (31 October 1993). "Mahesh, Mukesh and Robin Bhatt: Bollywood's one-family film factory". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Smilie Suri reacts to nepotism debate; says she is not jealous of cousins Emraan Hashmi and Alia Bhatt". The Times of India. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (11 December 2019). "Mahesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films collaborates with Jio Studios for a web series based on a dramatic love story set in 70s Bollywood : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Emraan Hashmi on Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt's professional split: 'All good things come to an end'". The Indian Express. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Mahesh Bhatt [@MaheshNBhatt] (14 August 2013). "My aunt Poornima, the first star of our family & who happens to be Emraan Hashmi's grandmother has entered the sunset moments of her life" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Vishesh Bhatt to turn director". Businessofcinema.com. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Remember Udita Goswami from Zeher? Actress gave up Hollywood dream, married into big Bollywood family, now performs at." DNA India. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.