The Bhatts have been entertaining the Indian audiences for 4 generations. Proper from Balwant Bhatt and Nanabhai Bhatt to Alia Bhattand most just lately Shiv Darshan, the Bhatt lineage is ever so increasing within the leisure enterprise and may we are saying they’re right here to remain and slay. Within the first version of ETimes BFFs (Large Filmy Households), we take you thru the household tree of the Bhatts and share some lesser recognized aspects of their Bollywood careers.Get able to get your thoughts blown as we’re about to uncover some Bollywood relations you presumably by no means heard of earlier than!

Balwant Bhatt
It began with Balwant Bhatt, the elder brother of Mahesh Bhatt’s father Nanabhai Bhatt, who was a prolific director of motion oriented movies. He started his Movie profession as an assistant to director Pesi Karani at Imperial Movie Firm in 1930. His first movie as a director was a silent thriller Passing Present that launched in 1932. He then went on to make movies like Wrongdoer (1933), Alif-Laila(1933), Bambai Ki Mohini (1934), Sansar Leela (1934), Tope Ka Gola (1936), Problem (1937), His Highness (1937), Hero No 1 (1939), Nagin Aur Sapera (1966) amongst others. He turned producer in 1952 with Sinbad The Sailor, adopted by Son of Sinbad (1958), and Police Detective (1960). His final movie, Nagin Aur was launched posthumously in 1966.
Nanabhai Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt’s father Nanabhai Bhatt began his profession in movies as a sound recordist working beneath Balwant Bhatt. He was additionally recognized by the names Yeshwant Bhatt and Batuk Bhatt. He labored in each Hindi and Gujarati cinema and his directorial debut was as a co-director with Babubhai Mistri for Muqabala (1942) and Mauj (1943). These have been adopted by Hunterwali Ki Beti (1943) and Liberty Footage Sudhar (1949).Thereafter he began his personal manufacturing firm Deepak Footage in 1946. Nanabhai married Hemlata Bhatt, whereas Shirin Mohammad Ali was his accomplice.

Shirin Mohammad Ali
Shirin Mohammad Ali was an actress who performed roles like Pooja Bhatt’s grandmother in Mahesh Bhatt’s movie Zakhm amongst many others. Nanabhai by no means married Shirin, however he had six kids together with her – Sheila Bhatt, Purnima Bhasin, Kumkum Saigal, Mahesh Bhatt, Heena Suri and Mukesh Bhatt.
Hemlata Bhatt
Nanabhai had three kids along with his lawfully wedded spouse Hemlata – Robin Bhatt, Parmesh Bhatt and Mamta Bhatt. She had cordial relations with Shirin and her children known as her Shirin mumma. As Robin Bhatt instructed ETimes, the 2 women by no means fought and have been at all times on cordial phrases with one another.
Sheila Bhatt
Sheila acquired married to Darshan Sabharwal whose father was the top of a studio in Lahore. He was awarded for making the primary film in Pakistan after partition. Thereafter he migrated to India in 1952 and have become the authorized advisor to many high producers together with BR Chopra. That they had two children, filmmakers Suneel Darshan (Shakalaka Increase Increase, Ajay, Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha and so on) and Dharmesh Darshan (Raja Hindustani, Dhadkan, Lootere and so on). Whereas Dharmesh married Bindiya Darshan, Suneel Darshan has a son Shiv Darshan with spouse Sonia. Shiv is an actor who has appeared in movies like Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha and Karle Pyaar Karle.
Purnima Bhasin
Purnima was an air hostess, and acquired married to Rakesh Bhasin. That they had two children who selected careers outdoors the movie trade.
Kumkum Saigal
Kumkum acquired married to a household good friend Surender Saigal. He was part of the Gazebo group of eating places. They’ve two children – Neha Saigal and Sahil Saigal. Sahil just lately produced Hansal Mehta’s movie Faraaz.
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt made his directorial debut at an early age of 26 with Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain. Quickly he gave many award successful movies like Lahu Ke Do Rang, Aashiqui, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Raaz, Homicide to call a couple of. He ventured into tv with sequence like A Mouthful of Sky and Swabhimaan. Within the newest he wrote the movie 1920: Horrors of the Coronary heart that marked the directorial debut of Vikram Bhatt’s daughter Krishna Bhatt. For the uninitiated, Vikram Bhatt has no blood relation with this Bhatt household!
Mahesh Bhatt married Lorraine Vibrant in his early 20s. They’ve two children – Pooja Bhatt and Rahul Bhatt. Thereafter he married actress Soni Razdan and introduced up Shaheeh Bhatt and Alia Bhatt. Alia married Ranbir Kapoor final 12 months and has a daughter named Raha Kapoor.
Heena Suri
Heena, a chartered accountant within the 70s, married a distributor from Delhi – Daksh Suri. They’ve two kids – Smilie Suri and Mohit Suri. Smilie is an actress who married her dance trainer Vineet Bangera, later acquired divorced. Mohit Suri took up filmmaking as a profession and tied the knot with actress Udita Goswami. They’ve two children – a son and a daughter.
Mukesh Bhatt
Producer-actor Mukesh Bhatt’s first manufacturing was Vinod Khanna starrer Jurm in 1990. He’s the co-owner of Vishesh Movies and has delivered a number of superhit movies together with Aashiqui, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Sadak amongst others. He married Nilima and has two children – Sakshi Bhatt and filmmaker Vishesh Bhatt. Whereas Sakshi married her very long time boyfriend Mazahir Mandasaurwala, Vishesh tied the knot with faculty sweetheart Kanika Parab.
Robin Bhatt
Robin Bhatt is a author who made his debut with the movie Aashiqui. He’s finest recognized for his writing for Shah Rukh Khan starrer Baazigar. He has written over 66 movies in over 20 years of his Bollywood profession. He has additionally acted in movies like Chalte Chalte, Golmaal Returns, U Me Aur Hum amongst others. He’s presently the President of the Screenwriters’ Affiliation of India. He was married within the mid-60s, and has no kids.
Parmesh Bhatt
Parmesh had migrated to Japan and thereafter to US. He had two kids. He handed away in Japan two years in the past.
Mamta Bhatt
Mamta is married to a non-film background particular person known as Mahendra they usually have two kids.

Emraan Hashmi
In the event you’re questioning the place Alia’s distant cousin Emraan falls into the image, effectively he comes from his maternal relationships. He’s the grandson of Mahesh Bhatt’s mom Shirin’s sister, Meherbano Mohammad Ali whose display title was Purnima. Purnima’s first husband was Syed Shauqat Hashmi who had a son Anwar Hashmi. Anwar married Maherahh and had two children Calvin and Emraan. Emraan is married to Parveen Shahani and has a child Ayaan. Purnima later tied the knot with movie producer Bhagwan Das Varma.

Milan Luthria
Do you know filmmaker Milan Luthria can be Alia Bhatt’s cousin? Milan’s mother Rajni is Mahesh Bhatt’s cousin. She occurs to be the daughter of Shirin’s different sister Gulbano Mohammad Ali. Milan is married to Lianne and has a daughter Inaara. Milan began his Bollywood profession as assistant director to Dharmesh Darshan for Lootere in 1993. His directorial debut got here in 1999 with the Ajay Devgn starrer Kachche Dhaage. He has many extra movies like As soon as Upon a Time in Mumbaai and The Soiled Image to call a couple of.