Arun Bhatt (1934–2001) was an Indian film director and producer active in Hindi and Gujarati cinema during the 1970s and 1980s.[1]

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.Shahbadi
1994 Katha Sarita Gujarati Tele-serial Screenplay, Director Admore Films
1998 Lakhtar Ni Laadi Ne Vilaayat No Var Gujarati Feature film Director, Story, Screenplay Ram Rishi Productions

References

  1. ↑ K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
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