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Robin Bhatt

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Robin Bhatt
Born (1946-03-10) 10 March 1946 (age 78)[1]
India
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1990–present
Parents
RelativesSee Bhatt family

Robin Bhatt is an Indian screenwriter active in Bollywood. He is the half-brother of Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and son of Nanabhai Bhatt.[2] He has written many films and was nominated thrice and won an award for Baazigar. He is honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at Jaipur International Film Festival-JIFF in 2019. His debut film as writer was Aashiqui, which proved to be a hit film. He has written many films for Bhatt Productions.[3]

Besides writing, he has also worked as an actor and an assistant. In his 20-year-long career he has written about 66 films and also acted in more than 10 Hindi Films such as Chalte Chalte, Golmaal Returns, U Me Aur Hum etc. He has worked with some of the greatest filmmakers in his career. Many of his films have gone on to become high grossers at the box office, such as Aatish, Sadak, Aashiqui and many more. He was nominated for Omkara, Koi Mil Gaya and Krrish and won an award for Baazigar for best screenplay.[4]

Personal life

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Bhatt was born to film director Nanabhai Bhatt and Hemlata Bhatt,[5] Nagar Brahmins,[6][7][8] in India.

Among his half-siblings are producer Mukesh Bhatt and director Mahesh Bhatt. Actresses Alia Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt are his nieces and actors Rahul Bhatt, Emraan Hashmi and Mohit Suri are his nephews.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Journey of Robin Bhatt".
  2. ^ Chandra, Anupama (31 October 1993). "Mahesh, Mukesh and Robin Bhatt: Bollywood's one-family film factory". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Featured Bollywood Movie News | Featured Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ "My Fundays". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ "My wife and my audience, both took time to understand me: Emraan Hashmi". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "I have great reverence for women: Mahesh Bhatt". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Mahesh Bhatt's article about Ramzan, Ramadan". 20 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Mahesh Bhatt tours riot-ravaged Ahmedabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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