Director · Actor · Writer · Producer

Mahesh Bhatt

38 credited titles on WatchWise

Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. A stand-out film from his earlier period is Saaransh (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. It became India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year.

Associated lifetime gross

₹85 cr

Combined reported budget

₹36 cr

Gross / budget

2.3x

Bankability Index

30 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — ₹ crore.

Thriller

₹49 cr · 2 films · 100% hit

Drama

₹36 cr · 3 films · 67% hit

Bankability assessment

30/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

Hit

Hit

Hit

Based on 5 of 32 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in ₹ crore. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.