Vishesh Films Explained
Vishesh Films |
Owner: | Mukesh Bhatt |
Foundation: | 1986 |
Location City: | Mumbai |
Location Country: | India |
Key People: | Vishesh Bhatt (CEO) |
Industry: | Motion pictures |
Products: | Motion pictures |
Vishesh Films is an Indian film company founded in 1986 and currently owned by Mukesh Bhatt. Vishesh Films is one of the most successful Indian film production houses.[1] The production company is named after Vishesh Bhatt, the son of Mukesh Bhatt.[2]
History
In 1987 Mukesh Bhatt turned producer when he set up his own banner, "Vishesh Films", naming it after his son Vishesh Bhatt. He went on to become one of the most recognised banners of the Indian film industry in the coming decade, giving both serious productions (along with his brother Mahesh who directed these films) – like Daddy (1989), launching his niece Pooja Bhatt as a movie actress, — as well as commercial romantic hits like Kabza (1987), Aashiqui (1990) and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991), in which he cast Pooja with actor Aamir Khan. He next produced Sadak (1991) which remains his highest grossing work, which was also directed by his brother Mahesh Bhatt under the banner Vishesh Films. He won critical acclaim for Sir (1993), which saw Pooja Bhatt act with Naseeruddin Shah along with the hit Criminal (1995).
He went on to produce the film Tadipaar. Following this, he produced dramas like Dastak (1996), the debut film of Miss Universe 1994-turned-actress Sushmita Sen, and Tamanna (1997). In 1998 his brother Mahesh Bhatt directed his last directorial venture Zakhm (1998) returned to the censor board because of right-wing pressure critical of its references to the Mumbai riots of 1993 and joined Mukesh Bhatt's production house as a full-time creative head of "Vishesh Films". Thereafter, the Bhatt brothers joined hands and churned out stories and screenplays for over twenty films, many of which were box-office successes, like Dushman, Raaz, Murder (2004), Gangster (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), Murder 2 (2011), Jism 2 (2012) and Murder 3 (2013).
Vishesh Films is known for producing small-budgeted commercially successful films with great music.[3] They produced thrillers like Raaz (2002), Jism (2003), Murder (2004), and Gangster (2006), all of which were major commercial successes.
They further produced Zeher (2005), Awarapan (2007), and Jannat (2008), all starring Emraan Hashmi. While the first two were moderate successes, the latter emerged as a super hit. They then began producing quasi-sequels and have given the maximum number of franchises to Indian cinema.[4] However, a common criticism of the films produced under the banner has been that the films are unofficial adaptations and rip-offs of many Hollywood and South Korean films.
For 30 years, Mukesh along with his brother, Mahesh, produced films under the production house. However owing to differences between the brothers, Mukesh officially took over Vishesh Films and in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh Bhatt was no more associated with the production house.[5]
Filmography
The following is a list of films produced under the banner Vishesh Films.
1986–2000
Release date | Title | CBFC rating | Director | Writer | Composer | Lyricist | Cast |
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1988 | May | 20 | Kabzaa | U | Mahesh Bhatt | Salim Khan | Rajesh Roshan | Anand Bakshi | Amrita SinghRaj BabbarSanjay Dutt |
1989 | February | 08 | Daddy | U | Suraj Sanim | | Anupam KherPooja BhattManohar SinghRaj Zutshi |
1990 | July | 13 | Jurm | A | Salim Khan | IndeevarPayam Sayeedi | Meenakshi SheshadriSangeeta BijlaniVinod Khanna |
August | 17 | Aashiqui | U | Akash KhuranaRobin Bhatt | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer, Rani Malik & Madan Pal | Rahul RoyAnu AggarwalDeepak Tijori |
1991 | July | 3 | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | U | | Faiz Anwar | Aamir KhanAnupam KherPooja BhattTiku Talsania |
December | 3 | Sadak | A | Robin Bhatt | Sameer, Surinder Saathi, Rani Malik | Pooja BhattSanjay Dutt |
1992 | September | 18 | | A | Robin Bhatt | Sameer, Surinder Saathi, Rani Malik and Santosh Anand | Avinash WadhawanPooja BhattRahul Roy |
1993 | | | Jaanam | U | Vikram Bhatt | | Anu Malik | Faaiz AnwarIndeevar Qateel ShifaiRahat Indori | Paresh RawalPooja BhattRahul Roy |
July | 9 | | U/A | Mahesh Bhatt | Jay Dixit | Qateel ShifaiRahat Indori | Atul AgnihotriNaseeruddin ShahPooja Bhatt |
December | 17 | Tadipaar | U | | Nadeem–Shravan | Sameer | Anupam KherGulshan GroverJuhi ChawlaMithun ChakrabortyPooja Bhatt |
1994 | August | 19 | | A | Jay Dixit | Anu Malik | Dev KohliMaya GovindQateel ShifaiRahat IndoriZameer Qazmi | Atul AgnihotriGulshan GroverMithun ChakrabortyPooja BhattSonali Bendre |
1995 | March | 17 | Naajayaz | U/A | Jay Dixit | Sudarshan FaakirIndeewarRahat IndoriMaya GovindPushpa Verma | Ajay DevgnJuhi ChawlaNaseeruddin Shah |
July | 21 | | A | | M. M. Keeravani | VennelakantiSirivennela Sitaramasastri | Manisha KoiralaNagarjuna AkkineniRamya Krishnan |
1996 | June | 28 | | A | Vikram Bhatt | Iqbal Durrani | Jatin–Lalit | Neeraj Indeevar | Kundan singhMilind GunajiSuman Ranganathan |
November | 29 | | A | Mahesh Bhatt | Vikram Bhatt | Rajesh Roshan | | Bhavna DattaManoj BajpaiMukul DevSharad KapoorSushmita SenTiku TalsaniaVishwajeet Pradhan |
1997 | May | 8 | Dil Kitna Nadan Hai | U | Ravi Rai | Vikram Bhatt | Anu Malik | Faiz Anwar, Hasrat Jaipuri, Rahat Indori | Raja Bherwani, Raageshwari, Kiran Kumar |
1998 | May | 29 | | A | Tanuja Chandra | Sachin Bhowmick | Aadesh ShrivastavaUttam Singh | Anand Bakshi | Ashutosh RanaKajolSanjay Dutt |
June | 19 | | A | Vikram Bhatt | | Anjum Rajabali | Indeevar, Nitin Raikwar, Sameer, Vinod Mahendra | Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Deepak Tijori, Sharat Saxena Pooja Bhatt |
1999 | September | 3 | | A | Tanuja Chandra | Girish DhamijaMahesh Bhatt | Jatin–Lalit | | Akshay KumarAshutosh RanaPreity Zinta |
December | 10 | Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan | U | Mahesh Bhatt | Girish Dhamija | Indeevar, Nitin Raikwar, Sameer, Faaiz Anwar | Saif Ali Khan, Twinkle Khanna, Chunky Pandey, Akshay Anand | |
001–present
Release date | Title | CBFC rating | Director | Writer | Composer | Lyricist | Cast |
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2001 | February | 2 | Kasoor | A | Vikram Bhatt | Girish DhamijaMahesh Bhatt | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer | Aftab ShivdasaniApurva AgnihotriAshutosh RanaDivya DuttaIrrfan KhanLisa Ray |
November | 16 | Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar | U/A | Tanuja Chandra | Mahesh Bhatt | Daboo MalikSajid–Wajid | | Ameesha PatelGulshan GroverJimmy ShergillNafisa Ali |
2002 | February | 1 | | A | Vikram Bhatt | Girish DhamijaMahesh Bhatt | Nadeem-Shravan | Sameer | Ashutosh RanaBipasha BasuDino MoreaMalini Sharma |
September | 20 | | A | Amol Shetge | Mahesh Bhatt | Anand Raj AnandSajid–Wajid | | Bipasha BasuDino MoreaIrrfan Khan |
2003 | July | 4 | | U/A | Anurag Basu | Amol Shetge | Anu MalikM. M. Keeravani | | John AbrahamMahima ChaudhryTara Sharma |
August | 15 | | A | Vikram Bhatt | Mahesh Bhatt | Himesh ReshammiyaNadeem-Shravan | Sameer | Aftab ShivdasaniBipasha BasuEmraan HashmiRahul Dev |
October | 24 | | A | Vikram Bhatt | Mahesh Bhatt | Anu Malik | Rahat Indori, Praveen Bhardwaj and Dev Kohli | Ashmit PatelNauheed CyrusiVidya Malvade |
2004 | April | 2 | | A | Anurag Basu | Anurag Basu | Rahat IndoriSayeed Quadri | Ashmit PatelEmraan HashmiMallika Sherawat |
2005 | | | | | Tanuja Chandra | | | Mahima ChaudhryPriyanshu ChatterjeeVasundhara Das |
March | 25 | Zeher | A | Mohit Suri | Mahesh Bhatt | Anu MalikRoop Kumar Rathod | Sayeed Quadri | Emraan HashmiSameer KochharShamita ShettyUdita Goswami |
May | 20 | | A | Soni Razdan | Mahesh Bhatt | Anu Malik | | Aly KhanAshmit PatelMeeraRupak Mann |
December | 9 | | A | Mohit Suri | Mohit Suri | Sayeed Quadri | Amrita SinghEmraan HashmiKunal Khemu |
2006 | April | 28 | | A | Anurag Basu | Mahesh Bhatt | Pritam | Mayur PuriNeelesh MisraSayeed Quadri | Emraan HashmiKangana RanautShiney Ahuja |
July | 21 | | A | Hasnain Hydrabadwala, Raksha Mistry | Mahendra Lakhan | Sajid–Wajid | Sayeed Quadri | Emraan HashmiIrfan KhanNisha Kothari |
September | 29 | Woh Lamhe | A | Mohit Suri | Mahesh Bhatt | Pritam | Sayeed Quadri | Kangana RanautShiney Ahuja |
2007 | June | 29 | Awarapan | U/A | | Shagufta Rafique | Asif Ali BaigAnnie KhalidSayeed Quadri | Emraan HashmiMrinalini SharmaShriya Saran |
August | 31 | Dhokha | U/A | Pooja Bhatt | Shagufta Rafique | M. M. Keeravani | Shagufta Rafique | Ashutosh RanaAushima SawhneyMuzammil IbrahimTulip Joshi |
December | 28 | | U | Raju Khan | Shagufta Rafique | Lalit Pandit | | Tushar JalotaGulshan Grover Mrinalini Sharma Sushant Singh
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2008 | May | 16 | | U/A | Kunal Deshmukh | Vishesh Bhatt | Pritam | Kamran AhmedNeelesh MisraSayeed Quadri | Emraan HashmiJaved SheikhSonal ChauhanSameer KochharVishal Malhotra |
2009 | January | 23 | Raaz – The Mystery Continues | A | Mohit Suri | Shagufta Rafique | Gourov DasguptaPranay M RijiaRaju SinghSharib SabriToshi Sabri | KumaarSayeed Quadri | Adhyayan SumanEmraan HashmiKangana Ranaut |
July | 17 | Jashnn | U/A | Hasnain HyderabadwalaRaksha Mistry | | Nouman JavaidSandesh ShandilyaSharib SabriToshi Sabri | KumaarNeelesh MisraNouman Javaid | Adhyayan SumanAnjana SukhaniHumayun SaeedShahana Goswami |
November | 13 | Tum Mile | U/A | Kunal Deshmukh | | Pritam | KumaarSayeed Quadri | Emraan HashmiSoha Ali Khan |
2010 | October | 8 | Crook | A | Mohit Suri | Ankur Tewari | Kumaar | Arjan BajwaEmraan HashmiNeha Sharma |
2011 | July | 8 | Murder 2 | A | Mohit Suri | Mahesh BhattShagufta Rafique | Harshit SaxenaMithoonSangeet HaldipurSiddharth Haldipur | KumaarMithoonSayeed Quadri | Emraan HashmiJacqueline FernandezPrashant NarayananSudhanshu Pandey |
2012 | March | 30 | Blood Money | A | Vishal Mahadkar | Upendra Sidhye | Jeet GannguliPranay M RijiaSangeet HaldipurSiddharth Haldipur | KumaarSayeed Quadri | Amrita PuriKunal Khemu |
May | 4 | Jannat 2 | A | Kunal Deshmukh | Shagufta Rafique | Pritam | Sayeed Quadri | Emraan HashmiEsha GuptaRandeep Hooda |
September | 7 | Raaz 3 | A | Vikram Bhatt | Shagufta Rafique | Jeet GannguliMithoonRashid | | Bipasha BasuEmraan HashmiEsha Gupta |
2013 | February | 15 | Murder 3 | U/A | Vishesh Bhatt | Mahesh Bhatt | PritamRoxen (band) | Sayeed Quadri | Randeep HoodaAditi Rao HydariSara Loren |
April | 26 | Aashiqui 2 | U | Mohit Suri | Shagufta Rafique | Jeet GannguliMithoonAnkit Tiwari | | Aditya Roy KapoorShraddha Kapoor |
2014 | May | 30 | CityLights | A | Hansal Mehta | | | | Patraleka Rajkummar Rao |
2015 | January | 30 | Khamoshiyan | A | Karan Darra | | Jeet Gannguli Bobby-Imran Ankit Tiwari Naved Zafar | | Sapna Pabbi Ali Fazal Gurmeet Choudhary |
April | 17 | Mr. X | U/A | Vikram Bhatt | | Jeet Gannguli Mithoon Ami Mishra | | Emraan Hashmi Amyra Dastur |
June | 12 | Hamari Adhuri Kahani | U | Mohit Suri | | Jeet Gannguli Ankit Tiwari | | Emraan Hashmi Vidya Balan Rajkummar Rao |
2016 | April | 8 | Love Games | A | Vikram Bhatt | Vikram Bhatt | | Kausar Munir, Vikram Bhatt | Patraleka Tara Alisha Berry Gaurav Arora |
September | 16 | | A | Vikram Bhatt Girish Dhamija | | Jeet Gannguli Sangeet Haldipur Sidharth Haldipur | | Emraan Hashmi Kriti Kharbanda Gaurav Arora |
2017 | April | 14 | Begum Jaan | A | Srijit Mukherji | Sumair Malik | | | Vidya Balan Ila Arun Naseeruddin Shah Rajit Kapoor Ashish Vidyarthi Gauahar Khan Chunky Pandey Pallavi Sharda Mishti |
2018 | October | 12 | Jalebi | U/A | Pushpadeep Bharadwaj | Kausar Munir, Pushpdeep Bhardwaj | Jeet Gannguli, Tanishk Bagchi, Javed-Mohsin, Abhishekh Mishra, Samuel-Akanksha | Rashmi Virag, Prashant Ingole, Manoj Kumarnath, Arafat Mehmood and Kunaal Vermaa | Rhea Chakraborty Varun Mitra Digangana Suryavanshi |
2020 | August | 28 | Sadak 2[6] | V/UA | Mahesh Bhatt | Mahesh Bhatt, Sumitra Sengupta | Jeet Gannguli, Ankit Tiwari, Samidh Mukherjee, Urvi, Suniljeet | Jeet Gannguli, Rashmi Virag, Vijay Vijawatt, Shabbir Ahmed, Suniljeet and Shalu Vaish | Sanjay Dutt Pooja Bhatt Aditya Roy Kapoor Alia Bhatt |
2024 | May | 31 | Savi[7] | UA | | Parveez Shaikh, Aseem Arora | Vishal Mishra, Javed-Mohsin, Piyush Shanker, Arkadeep Karmakar | Raj Shekhar, Rashmi Virag, Ritajaya Banerjee | Anil Kapoor Divya Khosla Kumar Harshvardhan Rane | |
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Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120108230407/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/type/view/id/38653 Vishesh Films
- Web site: Hungama. Bollywood. 2019-12-11. Mahesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films collaborates with Jio Studios for a web series based on a dramatic love story set in 70s Bollywood : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama. . 2021-04-10. en.
- Web site: Vishesh Films: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Vishesh Films | Times of India. The Times of India.
- Web site: News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18. News18.
- Web site: 2021-05-16 . Emraan Hashmi on Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt's professional split: 'All good things come to an end' . 2022-04-20 . The Indian Express . en.
- Web site: 'Sadak 2' review: Mahesh Bhatt's comeback film has a bad '90s hangover. 2021-04-10. WION. en.
- Web site: 'Savi succeeds in her mission! The Divya Khossla starrer becomes a hit globally, collects Rs 17.81 crores' . 2024-06-15. Firstpost. en.