Vishesh Bhatt
{{Short description|Indian film director}}
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| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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| occupation = Filmmaker
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Vishesh Bhatt is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. He is the namesake of the film production company Vishesh Films, run by his father Mukesh Bhatt and uncle Mahesh Bhatt, noted Bollywood film director.
Career
He studied filmmaking at the Tisch School of Arts, NYU & USC. Currently{{when|date=July 2024}} at age 32, he heads strategy, content development, creatives, marketing, and is responsible for all digital initiatives (including one of the first and largest online partnerships with Amazon) at Vishesh Films.{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-16/news-interviews/30631684_1_mahesh-bhatt-film-production-vishesh-films | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213034557/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-16/news-interviews/30631684_1_mahesh-bhatt-film-production-vishesh-films | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 December 2013 | title=The Vishesh Bhatt takeover | work=The Times of India | date=16 January 2012 | access-date=9 May 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/506826/vishesh-challenged-our-content-mahesh-bhatt/ | title=Vishesh challenged our content: Mahesh Bhatt | work=The Express Tribune | date=13 February 2013 | access-date=9 May 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Never-wanted-to-start-my-journey-with-sequels-Vishesh-Bhatt/Article1-1017537.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227143337/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Never-wanted-to-start-my-journey-with-sequels-Vishesh-Bhatt/Article1-1017537.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 February 2013 | title=Never wanted to start my journey with sequels: Vishesh Bhatt | work=Hindustan Times | date=26 February 2013 | access-date=9 May 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://www.koimoi.com/director/vishesh-bhatt/ | title=Vishesh Bhatt | work=Koimoi | access-date=9 May 2013}}
In his capacity as a writer, filmmaker and producer, Vishesh has created several blockbuster franchises with fresh talent. At the age of 21, he wrote and produced "Jannat", the first film on the dark side of India's most revered sport, cricket, which went on to become a huge blockbuster and a big franchise. He also directed for the superhit franchise Murder{{cite web | url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/movies/vishesh-bhatts-murder-3-with-randeep-hooda.html| title=In This House, Don't Fixate on the Views | work=The New York Times | date=15 February 2013 | access-date=9 May 2013}} at age 27, which was selected for several local awards and the Shanghai Film Festival. He was recently invited to Harvard Business School to speak on the changing landscape of Bollywood & Bollywood beyond India.
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