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{{Infobox person
| name = Vijay Bhatt
| image = Vijay Bhatt (1907-1993).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Vrajlal Jagneshwar Bhatt
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1907|5|12}}

| birth_place = [[Palitana]], [[Gujarat]], British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1993|10|17|1907|5|12}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]]
| occupation = Film producer, film director, screenwriter
| yearsactive = 1929– 1977
| spouse = Rama Bhatt
| othername =
| awards = 1966: [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]]: ''[[Himalaya Ki God Mein]]'' (1965)
| website = [http://www.vijaybhatt.net/index.html Official website]}}

'''Vijay Bhatt''' (born '''Vrajlal Jagneshwar Bhatt'''; 12 May 1907 – 17 October 1993) was a producer-director-screenwriter of [[Hindi cinema]], who made such films as ''[[Ram Rajya]]'' (1943), ''[[Baiju Bawra (1952 film)|Baiju Bawra]]'' (1952), ''[[Goonj Uthi Shehnai]]'' (1959) and ''[[Himalaya Ki God Mein]]'' (1965).

He founded '''Prakash Pictures''', a film [[production company]] and '''Prakash Studios''' in [[Andheri|Andheri East]], [[Mumbai]], which produced 64 feature films.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Founder Members|url=http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/founders.html#vijaybhatt|access-date=6 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330062416/http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/founders.html#vijaybhatt|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Bhatt was a founding member of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India.<ref>[http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/ftv/index.php?page=founder&PHPSESSID=5145b6f4596 Founders], filmtvguildindia.org; accessed 30 July 2017. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006053648/http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/ftv/index.php?page=founder&PHPSESSID=5145b6f4596|date=6 October 2008}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=tehelka08>{{cite web|title=Romancing The Reel|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ws010308Romancing.asp|date=21 February 2008|publisher=Tehelka|access-date=10 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204132116/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ws010308Romancing.asp|archive-date=4 December 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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, Mumbai|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|date=July 2017}}

===Career===
After completing his education with an electrician's diploma, Bhatt started his career at [[Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company Limited]] (BEST), where he worked till he became the Drawing Office Superintendent.<ref name=tehelka08/> Although he had already written a few scripts for [[Gujarati theatre]], a meeting with [[Ardeshir Irani]] was the turning point in his career. Irani, who later produced ''[[Alam Ara]]'' India's first talkie, and also managed the Royal Film Company studio, introduced Bhatt to its owner Abu Husain.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

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)<ref name=tehelka08/> He eventually produced his first silent film, ''Delhi Ka Chhela'' in 1929, and went on to direct many notable films, in [[Hindi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Marathi cinema]].{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

His early film ''[[Ram Rajya]]'' (1942) was a big hit, and also made news, when it was shown to [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in 1942.<ref>[http://passionforcinema.com/gandhi-do-we-deserve-such-a-among-us/ Gandhi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720064310/http://passionforcinema.com/gandhi-do-we-deserve-such-a-among-us/ |date=20 July 2008 }} passionforcinema.com.</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Challenge of the Silver Screen: An Analysis of the Cinematic Portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad|author=Freek L. Bakker|publisher=BRILL|year=2009|isbn=9004168613 |page=91 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4KNSp-uEO18C&pg=PA96&dq=babubhai+mistri&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AxHLULblEYPIrQeh0IDAAw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=babubhai%20mistri&f=false |ref= Ba}}</ref> In 1947, he took the film to the USA, 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]].<ref>[http://www.vijaybhatt.net/honours.html Bhatt's official website/Honours], vijaybhatt.net; accessed 30 July 2017.</ref>

His film ''[[Baiju Bawra (1952 film)|Baiju Bawra]]'' (1952), which was based on the historical tiff between Emperor [[Akbar]]'s court musician [[Tansen]] and the talented singer, [[Baiju Bawra]], ran for a hundred weeks in Bombay, becoming a diamond jubilee hit, and also established its lead cast, [[Meena Kumari]] and [[Bharat Bhushan]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021173353/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-20/news-interviews/27152352_1_cash-registers-ring-remix-shah-rukh-khan Everyone adores a good love story], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 20 November 2004.
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[[Meena Kumari]], who won her first [[Filmfare Best Actress Award]] for the film, was launched by Vijay Bhatt in his film ''Leatherface'' (1939), as a child artist, "Baby Meena" (born Mahjabeen Bano),
a name that stayed with her for the rest of her career.<ref>[http://movies.indiainfo.com/tales/meena_kumari_0804.html Meena Kumari Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829164026/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tales/meena_kumari_0804.html|date=29 August 2008 }}</ref>

==Personal life==

Vijay Bhatt was married to Rama Bhatt, with whom he had two sons, [[Arun Bhatt]] and [[Pravin Bhatt]], and two daughters, and later six granddaughters and four grandsons. Arun Bhatt, his older son, was a film director in Gujarati and Hindi cinema. He was a producer/director of Gujarati films such as Mota Gharni Vahu, Paarki Thaapan and Lohi Ni Sagaai and a record of 9 films being jubilees out of the 14 he had produced. His younger son, [[Pravin Bhatt]], is a cinematographer in [[Hindi cinema]] (Masoom, Umrao Jaan), and his son, [[Vikram Bhatt]], is a noted film director(Ghulam, Raaz).<ref name=tehelka08/><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/bhatt-naturally/articleshow/1528491.cms Bhatt naturally] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 13 May 2006</ref> Arun Bhatt's son [[Chirantan Bhatt]] is a music director in Bollywood and Tollywood and has produced tracks such as BOSS, Gabbar Is Back, Haunted 3D and 1920 Evil Returns, EMI and Mission Istanbul.<ref>{{IMDB name|1042581|Arun Bhatt}}</ref>

==Filmography==
As Director
* ''[[Khwab Ki Duniya]]'' aka ''Dreamland'' (1937)
* ''[[State Express]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Leatherface (1939 film)|Leatherface]]'' aka ''Farzande Watan'' (1939)
* ''[[Narsi Bhagat]]'' (1940)<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:296675~T2 Vijay Bhatt data] {{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* ''[[Ek Hi Bhool (1940 film)|Ek Hi Bhool]] (1940)
* ''[[Bharat Milap]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Ram Rajya]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Vikramaditya (film)|Vikramaditya]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1947 film)|Samaj Ko Badal Dalo]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Rambaan]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Baiju Bawra (1952 film)|Baiju Bawra]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film)|Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Ramayan (1954 film)|Ramayan]] (1954)
* ''[[Patrani]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Goonj Uthi Shehnai]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Angulimaal (film)|Angulimaal]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Hariyali Aur Raasta]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Himalaya Ki God Mein]]'' (1965)<ref>[http://www.vijaybhatt.net/filmography.html Complete filmography of Vijay Bhatt].</ref>
* ''[[Ram Rajya (1967 film)|Ram Rajya]] (1967)
* ''[[Banphool]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Hira Aur Patthar]] (1977)

==Awards==
* 1966: [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]]: ''[[Himalaya Ki God Mein]]'' (1965)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080332/awards IMDb]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Nanabhai Bhatt]]
* [[Chirantan Bhatt]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.vijaybhatt.net/ Vijay Bhatt – Tribute website]
*{{IMDb name|id= 0080332|name=Vijay Bhatt}}
*[https://www.webcitation.org/6AaLwq9NS?url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ws010308Romancing.asp "Life and times of legendary director-producer Vijay Bhatt"]

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