Vijay Bhatt
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Vijay Bhatt (born Vrajlal Jagneshwar Bhatt; 12 May 1907 – 17 October 1993) was a producer-director-screenwriter of
He founded Prakash Pictures, a film production company and Prakash Studios in Andheri East, Mumbai, which produced 64 feature films.[1] Bhatt was a founding member of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India.[2]
Biography
Early life and education
Vijay Jagneshwar Bhatt was born on 12 May 1907, into the household of Benkunwar Bhatt and Jagneshwar Bhatt, who was a railway guard at Palitana, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.[3]
He moved to Bombay in his twenties, along with his elder brother, Shankarbhai Bhatt, who took up a job, and went on to become a producer; Vijay enrolled in St. Xavier's College, and completed Intermediate from the Science stream, and later received a diploma in 'Electrical Lighting and Traction' through a correspondence course from London.[citation needed]
Career
After completing his education with an electrician's diploma, Bhatt started his career at
When Husain liked one of his scripts, it allowed for his debut in Indian film industry as a screenwriter, for director K P Bhave's silent film, Vidhi Ka Vidhan. Irani produced two more of his scripts, Pani Mein Aag and Ghulam (1929)[3] He eventually produced his first silent film, Delhi Ka Chhela in 1929, and went on to direct many notable films, in Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi cinema.[citation needed]
His early film Ram Rajya (1942) was a big hit, and also made news, when it was shown to Mahatma Gandhi in 1942.[4][5] In 1947, he took the film to the US, where it was first shown at Museum of Modern Art, New York on 5 May 1947, later he also met noted Hollywood director, Cecil B. DeMille.[6]
His film
Personal life
Vijay Bhatt was married to Rama Bhatt, with whom he had two sons,
Filmography
As Director
- Khwab Ki Duniya aka Dreamland (1937)
- State Express (1938)
- Leatherfaceaka Farzande Watan (1939)
- Narsi Bhagat (1940)[11]
- Ek Hi Bhool (1940)
- Bharat Milap (1942)
- Ram Rajya (1943)
- Vikramaditya (1945)
- Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1947)
- Rambaan (1948)
- Baiju Bawra(1952)
- Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1953)
- Ramayan (1954)
- Patrani (1956)
- Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959)
- Angulimaal (1960)
- Hariyali Aur Raasta(1962)
- Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965)[12]
- Ram Rajya (1967)
- Banphool (1971)
- Hira Aur Patthar (1977)
Awards
- 1966: Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965)[13]
See also
- Nanabhai Bhatt
- Chirantan Bhatt
References
- ^ "About Founder Members". Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ^ Founders, filmtvguildindia.org; accessed 30 July 2017. Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Romancing The Reel". Tehelka. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Gandhi Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine passionforcinema.com.
- ISBN 978-9004168619.
- ^ Bhatt's official website/Honours, vijaybhatt.net; accessed 30 July 2017.
- ^ Everyone adores a good love story, The Times of India, 20 November 2004.
- ^ Meena Kumari Profile Archived 29 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bhatt naturally The Times of India, 13 May 2006
- IMDb
- ^ Vijay Bhatt data [dead link]
- ^ Complete filmography of Vijay Bhatt.
- ^ IMDb