Vishesh Films
Industry | Motion pictures |
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Founded | 1986 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Vishesh Bhatt (CEO) |
Products | Motion pictures |
Owner | Mahesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt |
Website | www |
Vishesh Films is an Indian film company founded in 1986 and currently owned by Mukesh Bhatt. Vishesh Films is one of the most successful Indian film production houses.[1] The production company is named after Vishesh Bhatt, the son of Mukesh Bhatt.[2]
History
In 1987 Mukesh Bhatt turned producer when he set up his own banner, "Vishesh Films", naming it after his son Vishesh Bhatt. He went on to become one of the most recognised banners of the Indian film industry in the coming decade, giving both serious productions (along with his brother Mahesh who directed these films) – like
He went on to produce the film (2013).
Vishesh Films is known for producing small-budgeted commercially successful films with great music.[3] They produced thrillers like Raaz (2002), Jism (2003), Murder (2004), and Gangster (2006), all of which were major commercial successes.
They further produced Zeher (2005), Awarapan (2007), and Jannat (2008), all starring Emraan Hashmi. While the first two were moderate successes, the latter emerged as a super hit. They then began producing quasi-sequels and have given the maximum number of franchises to Indian cinema.[4] However, a common criticism of the films produced under the banner has been that the films are unofficial adaptations and rip-offs of many Hollywood and South Korean films.
For 30 years, Mukesh along with his brother, Mahesh, produced films under the production house. However owing to differences between the brothers, Mukesh officially took over Vishesh Films and in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh Bhatt was no more associated with the production house.[5]
Filmography
The following is a list of films produced under the banner Vishesh Films.
Timeline 1986–2000
Release date | Title | CBFC rating | Director | Writer | Composer | Lyricist | Cast | ||
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1988 | May | 20 | Kabzaa | U | Mahesh Bhatt | Salim Khan | Rajesh Roshan | Anand Bakshi | Amrita Singh |
1989 | February | 08 | Daddy | U | Suraj Sanim | Anupam Kher | |||
1990 | July | 13 | Jurm | A | Salim Khan | Indeevar | Meenakshi Sheshadri
| ||
August | 17 | Aashiqui | U | Akash Khurana | Nadeem-Shravan
|
Sameer , Rani Malik & Madan Pal
|
Rahul Roy | ||
1991 | July | 3 | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | U | Robin Bhatt | Nadeem-Shravan
|
Faiz Anwar
|
Aamir Khan | |
December | 3 | Sadak | A | Robin Bhatt | Nadeem-Shravan
|
Sameer , Surinder Saathi, Rani Malik
|
Pooja Bhatt | ||
1992 | September | 18 | Junoon | A | Robin Bhatt | Sameer, Surinder Saathi, Rani Malik and Santosh Anand
|
Avinash Wadhawan | ||
1993 | Jaanam | U | Vikram Bhatt | Anu Malik | Faaiz Anwar | Paresh Rawal | |||
July | 9 | Sir | U/A | Mahesh Bhatt | Jay Dixit | Anu Malik | Qateel Shifai | Atul Agnihotri | |
December | 17 | Tadipaar | U | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer
|
Anupam Kher | |||
1994 | August | 19 | Naaraaz |
A | Jay Dixit | Anu Malik | Dev Kohli | Atul Agnihotri | |
1995 | March | 17 | Naajayaz | U/A | Jay Dixit | Anu Malik | Sudarshan Faakir
Indeewar
Rahat Indori
Maya Govind
Pushpa Verma
|
Ajay Devgn | |
July | 21 | Criminal |
A | M. M. Keeravani | Vennelakanti
Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
|
Manisha Koirala
Nagarjuna Akkineni
Ramya Krishnan
| |||
1996 | June | 28 | Fareb | A | Vikram Bhatt | Iqbal Durrani | Jatin–Lalit | Neeraj | Kundan singh |
November | 29 | Dastak | A | Mahesh Bhatt | Vikram Bhatt | Rajesh Roshan | Javed Akhtar | Bhavna Datta
Manoj Bajpai
Mukul Dev
Sharad Kapoor
Sushmita Sen
Tiku Talsania
Vishwajeet Pradhan
| |
1997 | May | 8 | Dil Kitna Nadan Hai | U | Ravi Rai | Vikram Bhatt | Anu Malik | Faiz Anwar, Hasrat Jaipuri, Rahat Indori
|
Raja Bherwani, Raageshwari, Kiran Kumar |
1998 | May | 29 | Dushman | A | Tanuja Chandra | Sachin Bhowmick | Aadesh Shrivastava | Anand Bakshi | Ashutosh Rana |
June | 19 | Ghulam | A | Vikram Bhatt | Jatin–Lalit | Anjum Rajabali | Indeevar, Nitin Raikwar, Sameer, Vinod Mahendra | Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Deepak Tijori, Sharat Saxena Pooja Bhatt | |
1999 | September | 3 | Sangharsh | A | Tanuja Chandra | Girish Dhamija | Jatin–Lalit | Akshay Kumar | |
December | 10 | Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan | U | Mahesh Bhatt | Girish Dhamija | Jatin–Lalit | Indeevar, Nitin Raikwar, Sameer, Faaiz Anwar | Chunky Pandey, Akshay Anand
|
Timeline 2001–present
Top-grossing films
Rank | Name | Year | Domestic Gross | Starring |
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1 | Aashiqui 2 | 2013 | ₹854.0 million (US$11 million) | Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor
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2 | Raaz 3 |
2012 | ₹729.0 million (US$9.1 million) | Bipasha Basu, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta |
3 | Murder 2 | 2011 | ₹500.3 million (US$6.3 million) | Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez |
4 | Jannat 2 | 2012 | ₹420 million (US$5.3 million) | Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Randeep Hooda |
5 | Jism 2 | 2012 | ₹349.7 million (US$4.4 million) | Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda, Arunoday Singh |
References
- ^ Vishesh Films at Bollywood Hungama
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vishesh Films: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Vishesh Films | Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18". News18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Sadak 2' review: Mahesh Bhatt's comeback film has a bad '90s hangover". WION. Retrieved 10 April 2021.