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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Nanabhai Bhatt <br />
| alt = <br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1915|06|12}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Porbandar]], [[Porbandar State]], [[Kathiawar Agency]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Gujarat]], [[India]])<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1999|04|24|1915|06|12}}<br />
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| other_names = Yeshwant Bhatt<br/>Batuk Bhatt<br />
| years_active = 1942-1988<br />
| known_for = <br />
| spouse = Hemlata Bhatt<br />
|partner = Shirin Mohammad Ali<br />
| children = 9, including [[Mahesh Bhatt]]<br/>[[Mukesh Bhatt]]<br/>[[Robin Bhatt]]<br />
| relatives = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Bhatt family|Bhatt family]]<br />
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[film producer]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Namabhai Bhatt''' (12 June 1915 – 24 April 1999) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] and [[Gujarati cinema]].<ref>{{cite news |title=News: Limping at 75 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=15692 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |date=4 May 2007 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Dhollywood' at 75 finds few takers in urban Gujarat|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/printer/news/104966/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|date=22 April 2007}}</ref> He is known for making over a hundred fantasy and mythological films,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080604145605/http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/nanabhai-bhatt/8824 Nanbhat Bhatt] chapak.com.</ref> including ''Mr. X'' (1957), ''Zimbo Comes to Town'' (1960), ''Lal Qila'' (1960) and the blockbuster ''Kangan'' (1959) starring [[Nirupa Roy]] and [[Ashok Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=1959: Year that was |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980529/14950594.html |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=29 May 1998 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Quicktakes: Bhatts bereaved |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990425/ige25057.html |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=24 April 1999}}</ref> 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 film]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=SPECIAL: Is Old Gold?|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/print.php?content_id=4594|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|date=26 March 2010}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
Bhatt, called Yeshwant Bhatt, was born on 12 June 1915 in [[Porbandar]], [[British India]].{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Mahesh-Bhatt-tours-riot-ravaged-Ahmedabad/articleshow/7610716.cms|title=Mahesh Bhatt tours riot-ravaged Ahmedabad - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-02-25}}</ref> He started his early career in films as a sound recordist with Prakash Pictures, working under his brother Balwant Bhatt, and then by writing "scripts and stories" using the name Batuk Bhatt.<ref name="Narwekar1994">{{cite book|author=Sanjit Narwekar|title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYUjAQAAIAAJ|access-date=24 January 2015|year=1994|publisher=Flicks Books|page=49|chapter=Bhatt, Nanabhai |isbn=9780948911408}}</ref> He began his directorial venture when he joined Homi Wadia's team at Basant Pictures<ref name="DwyerDwyer2006">{{cite book|author1=Rachel Dwyer|author2=Senior Lecturer in Indian Studies Rachel Dwyer|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&pg=PA44|access-date=25 January 2015|date=27 September 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-38070-1|pages=44–}}</ref> by co-directing two films with [[Babubhai Mistri]], ''[[Muqabala]]'' (1942) and ''Mauj'' (1943), under the same name.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|access-date=24 January 2015|date=26 June 1999|publisher=British Film Institute|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/63 63]|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He directed two more films as Batuk Bhatt, [[Homi Wadia]]'s ''[[Hunterwali Ki Beti]]'' (1943) and Liberty Pictures ''[[Sudhar]]'' (1949).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/batuk-bhatt-movies-list-filmography/3181|title=Batuk Bhatt Filmography|publisher=Gomolo.com|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132116/http://www.gomolo.com/batuk-bhatt-movies-list-filmography/3181|archive-date=28 January 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Bhatt left Basant Pictures and started his own production company "Deepak Pictures" in 1946.<ref name=DwyerDwyer2006 /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Bhatt was the patriarch of the [[List of Hindi film clans#Bhatt family|Bhatt film family]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Mahesh-Bhatt-tours-riot-ravaged-Ahmedabad/articleshow/7610716.cms|title=Mahesh Bhatt tours riot-ravaged Ahmedabad |website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-02-25}}</ref> He had five daughters and four sons, including film director and producer [[Mahesh Bhatt]], [[Mukesh Bhatt]], and [[Robin Bhatt]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dynamic Dynasties: What would the world of films be without them? |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000922/50.htm |date=22 September 2000 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210044146/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000922/50.htm |archive-date=10 February 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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Bhatt died at Nanavati hospital in Mumbai from heart failure on 24 April 1999.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/apr/23nana.htm | publisher=Rediff | title=Filmmaker Nanabhai Bhatt dead | date=23 April 1999 | access-date=3 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329200417/http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/apr/23nana.htm | archive-date=29 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr25/nation.htm#10 | title=Nanabhai Bhatt dead | newspaper=The Tribune | date=24 April 1999 | access-date=3 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306143456/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr25/nation.htm#10 | archive-date=6 March 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Producer===<br />
*''[[Kabzaa]]'' (1985)<br />
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===Director===<br />
*''[[Jaya Parvati Vrat]]'' ([[Gujarati film]]) (1982)<br />
*''[[Gajara Maru]]'' ([[Gujarati film]]) (1981)<br />
*''[[Dharti Mata]]'' (1976)<br />
*''[[Balak Aur Janwar]]'' (1975)<br />
*''[[Jeevan Rekha]]'' (1974)<br />
*''[[Jung Aur Aman]]'' (1968)<br />
*''[[Baghdad Ki Raatein]]'' (1967)<br />
*''[[Shankar Khan]]'' (1966)<br />
*''[[Bekhabar]]'' (1965)<br />
*''[[Aadhi Raat Ke Baad]]'' (1965)<br />
*''[[Samson (1964 film)|Samson]]'' (1964)<br />
*''[[Alapiranthavan]]'' (1963)<br />
*''[[Bhootnath]]'' (1963)<br />
*''[[Naag Rani]]'' (1963)<br />
*''[[Rocket Girl]]'' (1962)<br />
*''[[Baghdad Ki Raaten]]'' (1962)<br />
*''[[Teen Ustad]]'' (1961)<br />
*''[[Police Detective]]'' (1960)<br />
*''Lal Quila'' (1960)<br />
*''[[Zimbo Shaher Mein]]'' (1960)<br />
*''[[Daaka]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Baazigar]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Kangan (1959 film)|Kangan]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Naya Sansar]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Madam XYZ]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Son of Sinbad]]'' (1958)<br />
*''[[Chaalbaaz (1958 film)|Chaalbaaz]]'' (1958)<br />
*''[[Mr. X (1957 film)|Mr. X]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[Ustad]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[Kismet (1956 film)|Kismet]]'' (1956)<br />
*''[[Watan (1954 film)|Watan]]'' (1954)<br />
*''[[Toote Khilone]]'' (1954)<br />
*''[[Sinbad Jahazi]]'' (1952)<br />
*''[[Apni Izzat]]'' (1952)<br />
*''[[Baghdad]]'' (1952)<br />
*''[[Lakshmi Narayan (1951 film)|Lakshmi Narayan]]'' (1951)<br />
*''[[Ram Janma]]'' (1951)<br />
*''[[Daman (1951 film)|Daman]]'' (1951)<br />
*''[[Lav Kush]]'' (1951)<br />
*''[[Janmashtami]]'' (1950)<br />
*''[[Veer Babruwahan]]'' (1950)<br />
*''[[Hamara Ghar (1950 film)|Hamara Ghar]]'' (1950)<br />
*''[[Veer Ghatotkach]]'' (1949)<br />
*''[[Shaukeen]]'' (1949)<br />
*''[[Maa Baap Ki Laaj]]'' (1946)<br />
*''[[Chalis Karod]]'' (1946)<br />
*''[[Mauj]]'' (1943)<br />
*''[[Muqabala]]'' (1942)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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