Vijay Bhatt

Veteran Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff paid a heartfelt tribute to the late filmmaker-actor Manoj Kumar on his death anniversary, remembering him as the iconic 'Bharat Kumar' of Indian cinema.

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Ram Rajya was the only movie seen by Mahatma Gandhi, it was directed by Vikram Bhatt's father Vijay Bhatt. In those days mythological films had a huge draw at the box office.

Filmmaker Vijay Bhatt, grandfather of Bollywood director Vikram Bhatt, crafted three films depicting the timeless epic of Lord Rama. Among them, the film 'Ram Rajya' holds a unique distinction as it was screened for Mahatma Gandhi. Bhatt's cinematic journey with the Ramayana saga began with 'Bharat Milap' in 1942, followed by 'Rambaan', and continued in 1954 with 'Ramayan'. He later remade the film in color, with Bina Rai instead of Shobhna Samarth as Sita.

Bapunagar police on Tuesday booked Raju Panchal, Vijay Bhatt, and his wife Meena Bhatt — all residents of New Naroda — for torturing Praveen Jadav Patel, 61. Patel had borrowed Rs 9.15 lakh from the accused.

To mark the 92nd anniversary of the Tiladi massacre of 1930 in which 18 people were shot by soldiers en masse in Tehri somewhat akin to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, prominent Uttarakhand activists, including Kamla Pant, Ravi Chopra, Vijay Bhatt and others, took part in demonstrations,

Cash worth Rs 12.6 lakh was stolen from the car of an advocate on Tuesday night when he was having dinner with his family at a restaurant near Munjka on the new ring road.

Five persons including a man aged 81 from Chandkheda and another aged 60 from Naranpura committed suicide on Saturday. Bechar Prajapati, 81, from New Ranchhodrainagar in Jagatpur of Chandkheda, hanged himself as he was fed up with age-related problems.

Not many would remem ber Reshmi Rumal but for Manoj Kumar it was a significant film. After its director Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt showed some rushes to his older brother, producer-director Vijay Bhatt invited the actor home and signed him for a two-film contract. The first film was Hariyali Aur Rasta (1962) for which he was paid Rs 11,000.

History has it that Mahatma Gandhi watched only one Indian film in his lifetime, and the person who holds the credit for this was filmmaker Vijay Bhatt from Palitana.

Vikram Bhatt's grandfather Vijay Bhatt first made the film ‘Baiju Bawra’ with actor Bharat Bhushan and Meena Kumari in 1952. Today there is buzz that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is planning a film on the same subject.

Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan caught flak when it was shown first but is now deemed a popular classic. Critique all you like but remember a ban will diminish the very culture you claim to ‘protect’

My grandfather, Vijay Bhatt, told me that Dilip Kumar was the first choice but things didn't work out. That's when my granduncle Shankar Bhatt and his co-producer suggested they go with newcomers and the film launched the careers of Bharat Bhushan and Meena Kumari,“ reminisces filmmaker Vikram Bhatt.

Bollywood director Vikram Bhatt was left stunned when valuables started disappearing from his Versova residence over the past few months.

After 'Hariyali Aur Rasta's jubilee run, Manoj Kumar received a post card reminding him of his promise to do another film with the production house, Prakash Pictures, as part of his two-film deal with them.

Veteran actor Asha Parekh has said all the major filmmakers during her time wanted to work with her and cash in on her stardom to make their films a box office success.

In a candid chat with ETimes, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt recalled the time when his grandfather Vijay Bhatt had made Ramrajya in 1943, amid the backlash faced by Adipurush.

Officials of Larsen and Toubro (L&T ) on Saturday visited their three employees who were admitted to Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar following the accident at monorail project site in Chembur on Friday . The company is also taking care of their medical expenses and treatment .

Today, on the account of yesteryear actress Meena Kumari's 85th birth anniversary, google dedicated a special google doodle featuring the actress.

Seven men, including a laboratory assistant who had tipped them off for a cut in the loot, were nabbed by the city crime branch unit 8 on Wednesday in connection with a recent robbery at a Jogeshwari doctor’s house

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has denied that their upcoming production venture "Mr X", starring Emraan Hashmi as an invisible man, is inspired by "Mr India".

Bollywood's love for costume drama has been reasserted with 'Mughal-e-Azam'. A look at some classics we want recoloured.

The legend holds the Guinness record for singing over 11,000 songs across the world in 20 languages since 1947... and still counting

Task Force police on Thursday busted a fake passport racket and arrested three persons, including a woman from Gujarat, in Nampally.