Niren Bhatt

Niren Bhatt is an Indian screenwriter and lyricist who works predominantly in Hindi films. He has written the films for the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, most notably Stree 2, which became one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time.

Early life Bhatt holds a Master in Engineering and Business Administration. Before working in the film industry, he worked as a business consultant. In 2011, he left his corporate job to pursue a career in screenwriting.

Career Bhatt initially wrote commercials and Gujarati plays. Later, he began writing for television and films but had mixed reception from audiences. His breakthrough came with writing for long running sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He wrote the script and penned the lyrics for the Gujarati film Bey Yaar (2014) which was a commercial success. He wrote several Gujarati films including Wrong Side Raju (2016) and Ventilator (2018) and wrote the lyrics for several songs including music albums in Hindi and Gujarati. He wrote Made in China (2019) for director Mikhil Musale and the Netflix production Serious Men (2020) adapting a novel of the same name. Following the success of 2019 Hindi film Bala, he made his breakthrough and began his long association with producer Amar Kaushik. He is credited as the co-creator of Maddock Supernatural Universe along with Amar Kaushik for which he wrote Bhediya (2022), Munjya (2024) and Stree 2 (2024).

He is also the screenwriter of web series' such as Asur (2020), Ray (2021) and Inside Edge (2017). He wrote two episodes; Spotlight and Hangama Hain Kyon Barpa, the latter being an Urdu episode; of Ray.

Filmography Films

Television

Accolades 65th Filmfare Awards

Best Dialogue – Nominated 68th Filmfare Awards

Best Story – Nominated