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'''Nanabhai Bhatt''' (12 June 1915 – 23 April 1999) was a well-known Indian film director and producer of [[Bollywood]] and [[Gujarati cinema]],<ref>{{cite news |title=NEWS: Limping at 75 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=15692 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |date=4 May 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=‘Dhollywood’ at 75 finds few takers in urban Gujarat|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/printer/news/104966/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|date=22 April 2007}}</ref> known for making over a hundred fantasy and mythological films,<ref>[http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/nanabhai-bhatt/8824 Nanbhat Bhatt] chapak.com.</ref> including ''Mr. X'' (1957), ''Zimbo Comes to Town'' (1960), ''Lal Qila'' (1960) and the blockbuster ''Kangan'' (1959) starring [[Nirupa Roy]] and [[Ashok Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=1959: Year that was |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980529/14950594.html |publisher= [[Indian Express]] |date=29 May 1998 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Quicktakes: Bhatts bereaved |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990425/ige25057.html |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=25 April 1999}}</ref> 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 film]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=SPECIAL: Is Old Gold?|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/print.php?content_id=4594 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|date=26 March 2010 }}</ref>

Bhatt, a Gujarati [[Brahmin]],<ref>{{cite news |title=The Saraansh of Mahesh Bhatt's life|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/The-Saraansh-of-Mahesh-Bhatts-life/articleshow/34774326.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=18 Jan 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=THE DYNAMIC DYNASTIES: What would the world of films be without them? |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000922/50.htm |date=22 September 2000 |publisher= [[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210044146/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000922/50.htm |archivedate=10 February 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> was the patriarch of the [[List of Hindi film clans#Bhatt family|Bhatt film family]]. He had five daughters and four sons, including noted film director and producer [[Mahesh Bhatt]], [[Mukesh Bhatt]], and [[Robin Bhatt]].