Vikram Bhatt

Formerly, he was the creative head of ASA Productions and Enterprises until 2014, when he resigned from the company. Many of his films were produced under Loneranger Productions, which he co-founded.

• Name — Vikram Bhatt • Occupation — * Director • actor • screenwriter • producer • Children — 3 • Father — Pravin Bhatt • Years Active — 1982–present • Relatives — Vijay Bhatt (grandfather) Arun Bhatt (uncle) Chirantan Bhatt (first cousin) • Family — Bhatt family (of Vijay Bhatt)

Bhatt is the grandson of Vijay Bhatt from (Gujarat, Palitana), one of the pioneers of the Indian film industry, and the son of cinematographer Pravin Bhatt.

At the age of 14, in 1982, Bhatt started his career with director Mukul Anand in Anand's first film, Kanoon Kya Karega. In 2008, Bhatt came back with the horror genre and he delivered three films that were successful at the box office; these include 1920. Shaapit and Haunted – 3D. In 2010, Bhatt introduced stereoscopic 3D for the first time in India with his film Haunted – 3D; the film was released in May 2011 and it then set the record of the highest grossing Hindi horror film of all time, making Rs. 270 million at the box office. In 2012, Bhatt's Raaz 3: The Third Dimension recorded domestic box office collection of Rs. 729 million after the 3rd weekend and the overseas collection was at 46 million. Riding high with the success, Bhatt is writing another horror-thriller for Bipasha in the central role, with a more shocking image than Raaz 3. Following the success of Raaz 3, Vikram Bhatt's written Hindi horror film 1920: Evil Returns which has been directed by debutant Bhushan Patel topped the first weekend collection chart at the box office and the approximate collection was Rs 124.3 million nett. The movie further collected approx Rs 37.5 million nett in the second Weekend, taking the total to Rs 228.6 million nett. The film has been declared a 'hit'. Soon after, Bhatt signed a deal with Bhushan Kumar's T-Series to produce 5 films of sci-fi, thriller and horror genre. Two of the films will be directed by Bhatt himself. In early 2013, Bhatt announced his upcoming projects, Creature 3D, India's First 3D Monster Movie with Bipasha Basu in the lead role and 1920 London, third in the 1920 series. Starting from 16 February 2014, he would be seen hosting the TV Show Ishq Kills based on Real Life Romances on Star Plus.

Bhatt was married to his childhood sweetheart, Aditi Bhatt (div. 1998), and they have a daughter, Krishna Bhatt. Bhatt shares a great bond with his daughter and she has been assisting him on his sets. Bhatt reportedly dated Ameesha Patel for five years and had also reportedly dated Sushmita Sen sometime in the mid-1990s, after she became Miss Universe 1994. He married art connoisseur Shwetambari Soni in 2020.

• Year — Film — Note • 1993 — Jaanam • 1994 — Madhosh • 1995 — Gunehgar • 1996 — Fareb — Based on Unlawful Entry • Bambai Ka Babu • 1998 — Ghulam — Based on On the Waterfront and Kabzaa Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Director • 2001 — Kasoor — Based on Jagged Edge Dubbed for Aftab Shivdasani • 2002 — Raaz — Based on What Lies Beneath Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Director Partially dubbed for Dino Morea • Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage • Awara Paagal Deewana — Based on The Whole Nine Yards; director only • 2003 — Inteha — Based on Fear Dubbed for Ashmit Patel • Footpath — Based on State of Grace (1990) Dubbed for Emraan Hashmi • 2004 — Aetbaar — Based on Fear • 2005 — Elaan • Jurm — Based on Double Jeopardy Dubbed for Milind Soman • Deewane Huye Paagal — Based on There's Something About Mary • 2006 — Ankahee — Dubbed for Aftab Shivdasani • 2007 — Red: The Dark Side • Fear • Speed — Based on Cellular • Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee • 2008 — 1920 — Inspired by The Exorcist Dubbed for Indraneil Sengupta • 2010 — Shaapit • 2011 — Haunted – 3D — Dubbed for Mahaakshay Chakraborty • 2012 — Dangerous Ishhq • Raaz 3D • 2014 — Creature 3D • 2015 — Mr. X — Remake of Mr. X in Bombay (1964) and Mr. India (1987) • 2016 — Love Games • Raaz Reboot • 2018 — 1921 • 2019 — Ghost • 2020 — Hacked • 2022 — Judaa Hoke Bhi • 2025 — Tumko Meri Kasam • 2026 — Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past — Co-directed with Manish P. Chavan

• Muthirai (2009) • 1920 (2008) • Three- Love, Lies and Betrayal (2009) • Lanka (2011) • Hate Story (2012) • 1920: Evil Returns (2012) • Dangerous Ishq (2012) • Horror Story (2013) • Hate Story 2 (2014) • Bhaag Johnny (2014) • Hate Story 3 (2015) • Dangerous (2020) • 1920 Horrors of the Heart (2023)

• Year — Film — Role • 2015 — Bhaag Johnny — Jinn • Khamoshiyan — Book Editor • 2018 — 1921 — Mr. Wadia • 2019 — Khamoshi — Dev's Father • Ghost — Doctor Singh