Vishesh Bhatt is an Indian filmmaker who works in

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Career

He studied filmmaking at the

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, NYU & USC. Currently 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

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) at

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. 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 "

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", the first film on the dark side of India's most revered sport,

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, which went on to become a huge blockbuster and a big franchise. He also directed for the superhit franchise

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at age 27, which was selected for several local awards and the Shanghai Film Festival. He was recently invited to

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to speak on the changing landscape of

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& Bollywood beyond India.

References

Film directors from Mumbai Living people Vishesh Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-director-stub