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Nanabhai Bhatt
Indian film director and producer (1915-1999) · India · On the map · Directors · Died at 83
Nanabhai Bhatt was an Indian film director and producer who worked in Hindi and Gujarati cinema. He is known for making over a hundred fantasy and mythological films, including Mr. X (1957), Zimbo Comes to Town (1960), Lal Qila (1960) and the blockbuster Kangan (1959) starring Nirupa Roy and Ashok Kumar.
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Aadhi Raat Ke BaadFilm, Director
BekhabarFilm, 1965Director1964
SamsonFilm, Director1963
BhootnathFilm, Director1960
Lal QuilaFilm, Director
Zimbo Comes To TownFilm, 1960Director1959
KanganFilm, Director1957
Mr. XFilm, Director1951
DamanFilm, Director
Lakshmi NarayanFilm, 1951Director1950
Hamara GharFilm, Director
JanmashtamiFilm, 1950Director1949
Veer GhatotkachFilm, Director1942
MuqabalaFilm, Director1915Born12 June 1915People around Nanabhai
Fearless Nadia Nanabhai directed Hunterwali Ki Beti (1943)
Meena Kumari Nanabhai directed Veer Ghatotkach (1949)
Agha Nanabhai directed Muqabala (1942)
Sanjay Dutt Nanabhai produced Kabzaa (1988)
Ashok Kumar Nanabhai directed Aadhi Raat Ke Baad (1965)- Nirupa Roy Nanabhai directed Meerabai (1947)
Ameeta Nanabhai directed Teen Ustad (1961)- Jagdish Raj Nanabhai directed Teen Ustad (1961)
Kishore Sahu Produced Hamara Ghar (1950)
Nirmala Devi Nanabhai directed Chalis Karod (1946)- Darshan Sabharwal Produced Samson (1964)
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His first film, Muqabala (1942), was the first to feature the double-role or "twins" phenomenon in Indian cinema, wherein lead actress Fearless Nadia alternated between the good sister and the gangster's moll. The formula was subsequently emulated in numerous Hindi films.
