Arun Bhatt

Arun Bhatt (1934–2001) was an Indian film director and producer active in Hindi and Gujarati cinema during the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography Arun Bhatt was born on 26 September 1934. He was the eldest son of the movie producer and director Vijay Bhatt, the founder of Prakash Pictures.

Career Bhatt started his career as an assistant to his father. In the early 1960s he made short films and documentaries as "Vijay Films", a production company started by Bhatt and his brother-in-law Kishore Vyas. He produced several documentary films for the Government of Gujarat.

In 1971, he founded Vijay Films International. His first film was Verno Vaaras, a dramatization of a folk tale in Gujarati, starring Arvind Joshi and Usha Solanki. Later, he made Vardaan in Hindi with Vinod Mehra, Reena Roy and Mehmood. Mehmood received a Filmfare Award for his role as a Gujarati businessman.

In May 1977, the Gujarati film Maa Baap was released, and ran for more than 25 weeks in cinemas, a so-called "Silver Jubilee". Throughout the 1980s, Bhatt produced several Gujarati films, including Mota Ghar Ni Vahu which was also a Silver Jubilee, Lohi Ni Sagaai, Ghar Ghar Ni Vaat, and Hiro Ghoghe Jai Aavyo.

In Hindi, Bhatt directed Ghar Jamai for producer Rajkumar Shahbadi which starred Mithun Chakraborty, Varsha Usgaonkar and Kadar Khan, and Jawani Zindabad for Jay Mehta starring Aamir Khan, Farha and Kadar Khan.

Bhatt worked with music directors, such as Avinash Vyas, and his son Gaurang Vyas to write songs for his films.

Awards The documentaries Poet Saints of Gujarat and Industries in Gujarat, produced for the Government of Gujarat, won awards as Best Documentary Film 1962–63 and Second best Documentary Film 1962–63 respectively, from the Government of Gujarat.

Bhatt also won several awards from the Government of Gujarat for Best Director: for Pooja Na Phool, Sona Ni Jaal, Ghar Ghar Ni Vaat, Shetal Tara Oonda Pani and Lakhtar Ni Laadi Ne Vilayat No Var.

His last completed film Lakhtar Ni Laadi won 11 Gujarat State Awards including the Best Screenplay and Second Best Director Award.

Death Bhatt died on 17 April 2001, leaving his last Gujarati film, Rangaai Jaane Rangma, incomplete.

Family Bhatt's son, Chirantan Bhatt is a music composer working in Bollywood and in Telugu cinema.

Filmography

Year Title Language Category Role Producer 1962 Poet Saints of Gujarat English Documentary Script, Direction Govt. of Gujarat 1963 Industries in Gujarat English Documentary Script, Direction Govt. of Gujarat 1964 Land and People of Gujarat English Documentary Script, Direction Govt. of Gujarat 1975 Vardaan Hindi Feature film Producer, director, Story, Screenplay Vijay Films International 1976 Verno Waaras Gujarati Feature film Producer, director, Story, Screenplay Vijay Films International 1977 Maa Baap Gujarati(released in Hindi in 1978) Feature film Producer, Story Vijay Films International 1978 Mota Gharni Vahu Gujarati Feature film Producer, director, Story Vijay Films International 1979 Paarki Thaapan Gujarati Feature film Director, Story Bharat Films 1979 Navrang Chundadi Gujarati Feature film Producer Vijay Films International 1980 Lohini Saagai Gujarati Feature film Producer, director, Story Vijay Films International 1980 Via Viram Gaam Gujarati Feature film Director, Story Ninoo Films 1980 Saachu Sagpan Gujarati Feature film Director, Story Shilpika 1980 Sau Dada Sasuna To Ek Dado Vahu No Gujarati Feature film Producer Vijay Films International 1981 Hiro Ghoghe Jai Aavyo Gujarati Feature film Producer, director Vijay Films International 1981 Pankhi No Maalo Gujarati Feature film Director, Story Bharat Films 1982 Jugal Jodi Gujarati Feature film Director, Story Durga Pictures 1982 Mai Baap Marathi Feature film Story 1982 Dholi Gujarati Feature film Story 1983 Ghar Gharni Vaat Gujarati Feature film Producer, director Vijay Films International 1984 Pooja Na Phool Gujarati Feature film Director, Story Bharat Films 1984 Tejal Garasni Gujarati Feature film Producer Vijay Films International 1985 Sonani Jaal Gujarati Feature film Director, Story D.K.Films 1985 Odhun To Odhun Taari Chundadi Gujarati Feature film Director, Story Bharat Films 1986 Shetal Tara Oonda Paani Gujarati Feature film Producer, director, Story Vijay Films International 1987 Paaras Padamani Gujarati Feature film Director Bharat Films 1990 Jawani Zindabad Hindi Feature film Director Pranlal Mehta 1992 Ghar Jamai Hindi Feature film Director B.P.Shahbadi1994Katha SaritaGujaratiTele-serialScreenplay, DirectorAdmore Films 1998 Lakhtar Ni Laadi Ne Vilaayat No Var Gujarati Feature film Director, Story, Screenplay Ram Rishi Productions