Vijay Bhatt
Vijay Bhatt | |
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Bhatt in 1942 | |
| Born | Vrajlal Jagneshwar Bhatt 12 May 1907 |
| Died | 17 October 1993 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1929– 1977 |
| Spouse | Rama Bhatt |
| Children | Pravin Bhatt Arun Bhatt |
| Relatives | Vikram Bhatt (grandson) Chirantan Bhatt (grandson) |
| Awards | 1966: Filmfare Best Movie Award: Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965) |
| Website | vijaybhatt |
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), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965).
He founded Prakash Pictures, a film production company and Prakash Studios in Andheri East, Mumbai, which produced 64 feature films. Bhatt was a founding member of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India.