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Niren Bhatt

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Niren Bhatt
Born
Occupations
  • Lyricist
  • screenwriter
Years active2008–present

Niren Bhatt is an Indian screenwriter and lyricist who works predominantly in Hindi films. He has written the films for the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, most notably Stree 2 (2024), which became one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time.[1]

Early life

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Bhatt holds a Master in Engineering and Business Administration.[2] Before working in the film industry, he worked as a business consultant. In 2011, he left his corporate job to pursue a career in screenwriting.[3]

Career

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Bhatt initially wrote commercials and Gujarati plays. Later, he began writing for television and films but had mixed reception from audiences. His breakthrough came with writing for long running sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He wrote the script and penned the lyrics for the Gujarati film Bey Yaar (2014) which was a commercial success. He wrote several Gujarati films including Wrong Side Raju (2016) and Ventilator (2018) and wrote the lyrics for several songs including music albums in Hindi and Gujarati. He wrote Made in China (2019) for director Mikhil Musale and the Netflix production Serious Men (2020) adapting a novel of the same name. Following the success of 2019 Hindi film Bala, he made his breakthrough and began his long association with producer Amar Kaushik.[4][5][6] He is credited as the co-creator of Maddock Supernatural Universe along with Amar Kaushik for which he wrote Bhediya (2022), Munjya (2024) and Stree 2 (2024).

He is also the screenwriter of web series' such as Asur (2020), Ray (2021) and Inside Edge (2017). He wrote two episodes; Spotlight and Hangama Hain Kyon Barpa, the latter being an Urdu episode; of Ray.[2]

Filmography

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Films

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List of Niren Bhatt film credits
Year Title Lyricist Screenwriter Language
2014 Fugly Yes No Hindi
Gollu Aur Pappu Yes No
Bey Yaar Yes No Gujarati
2015 All is well Yes No Hindi
2016 Wrong Side Raju Yes Yes Gujarati
Daav Thai Gayo Yes No
Tuu To Gayo Yes No
2017 Duniyadari Yes No
Chor Bani Thangaat Kare Yes No
Tamburo Yes No
Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay Yes No
Best of Luck Laalu Yes No
Love Ni Bhavai Yes No
2018 Gujjubhai Most Wanted Yes No
Ventilator Yes Yes
Loveyatri Yes Yes Hindi
Sharato Lagu Yes No Gujarati
2019 Chaal Jeevi Laiye! Yes No
Saheb Yes No
Dhunki Yes No
Luv Ni Love Storys Yes No
Made in China Yes Yes Hindi
Bala Yes No
2020 Serious Men No Additional screenplay
2022 Gajab Thai Gayo! Yes No Gujarati
Prem Prakaran Yes No
Vickida No Varghodo Yes No
Hey Kem Chho London Yes No
Chabutro Yes No
Aum Mangalam Singlem Yes No
Bhediya No Yes Hindi
2024 Munjya No Yes
Stree 2 No Yes
The Buckingham Murders Yes No
2025 Sky Force No Yes
Thamma No Yes

Television

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List of Niran Bhatt television credits
Year Series Name Credited as Language Platform
2008-2019 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (3163 episodes) Screenwriter Hindi Sony SAB
2012-present Savdhaan India Life OK
2012 Bhai Bhaiya Aur Brother Sony SAB
2012-2014 Jeannie Aur Juju (406 episodes)
2019 Inside Edge (10 episodes) Amazon Prime Video
2020 Asur: Welcome to your dark side (8 episodes) Voot
2021 Ray (2 episodes) Screenwriter, actor Netflix


Accolades

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65th Filmfare Awards

68th Filmfare Awards

References

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  1. ^ "Stree 2 writer Niren Bhatt slams remake culture in Bollywood: 'Out of 25 remakes post-pandemic, 23 are flops'". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "How Niren Bhatt connected 'Stree' and 'Bhediya' in the universe of Indian cinema – Exclusive Interview". Financialexpress. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Did You Know Stree 2 writer Niren Bhatt also worked as a writer for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah?". The Times of India. 30 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "'Bhediya' writer Niren Bhatt: We'd like to make a sequel, 100 per cent". 14 December 2022.
  5. ^ "'Bhediya' writer Niren Bhatt: Elicit laughter, but make it meaningful". 1 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Ray Writer Niren Bhatt Had Irrfan Khan In His Mind Before Manoj Bajpayee Stepped In As Musafir". 12 July 2021.
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