Krishna Bhatt is an Indian director and producer. She is the daughter of the popular cinematographer Vikram Bhatt. She is known for directing and producing several Bollywood horror films.
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Krishna Bhatt was born on Tuesday, 19 December 1995 (age 27 years; as of 2022) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She completed her schooling at Jasudben M.L. School Khar, Mumbai. From 2010 to 2012, she attended Mumbai’s Ryan Global School. Since a tender age, Krishna wanted to become a director.
A childhood picture of Krishna Bhatt with her parents
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Hair Colour: Dark Brown (with highlights in Dark Blonde)
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Krishna’s father, Vikram Bhatt, is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Her mother’s name is Aditi Bhatt. Krishna’s parents parted ways in 1998. Krishna is an only child of her parents.
Vikram Bhatt and Aditi Bhatt
Vikram Bhatt with his daughter Krishna Bhatt
After her parents got separated, Krishna’s father got married to Shwetambari Soni, an Indian art connoisseur, in September 2021. The private ceremony took place amid the Covid-19 lockdown and stayed under wraps for about one year. In an interview, while talking about her father and step-mother, Krishna said,
I haven’t interacted with her and since I don’t live with him, I have spent a lot of time away from him, especially during the lockdown. The bond between my father and me matters, and I am glad that remains unchanged.”
A picture of Shwetambari Soni and Vikram Bhatt
Husband
On 4 December 2022, Krishna got engaged to Vedant Sarda, a businessman. On 11 June 2023, the couple tied the knot in South Mumbai in the presence of family and friends.
Krishna Bhatt and Vedant Sarda
In an interview, while talking about how the two met, Krishna said,
It was love at first sight for both of us. We met six months back via a common friend and exactly six months later, on the same date, we got engaged. When we first met, we knew in that moment that we wanted to be together. It took us 24 hours to realise this ourselves, a week to tell each other and another week to tell our parents. We told our parents that we had found each other, and we don’t want to look for anything or anyone after that.”
Krishna Bhatt and Vedant Sarda on their engagement day
Other relatives
Krishna’s grandfather, Pravin Bhatt, is a renowned cinematographer, director, and screenwriter. He is known for his cinematography in the films Umrao Jaan (1981) and Agneepath (1990). Krishna Bhatt’s grandmother’s name is Varsha Bhatt. Since Vikram Bhatt was an only child, Krishna does not have any first cousins.
Krishna Bhatt’s father with his parents
Krishna Bhatt’s great-grandfather, Vijay Bhatt, one of the pioneers of the Hindi film industry, hailed from Palitana, Gujarat. Vijay Bhatt was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who is well known for directing popular Bollywood films Ram Rajya (1943), Baiju Bawra (1952), and Himalay Ki God Mein (1965). Krishna Bhatt’s great-grandmother’s name was Rama Bhatt.
Vijay Bhatt with Rama Bhatt
Career
Director
Bhatt worked as an assistant director under ASA Productions for the films Haunted 3D (2012) and Creature 3D (2014). She worked as an assistant director under Vishesh Films, an Indian film company founded by Mahesh Bhatt, for the Bollywood films Mr. X (2015), Khamoshiyan (2015), Love Games (2016), and Raaz Reboot (2016). In 2016, Krishna made her directorial debut with a series titled Once Upon a Time with Vikram Bhatt, which premiered on SonyLIV. She directed several mini-TV series including Untouchables (2018), Maaya 2 (2018), Maaya 3 (2019), and Sanak Ek Junoon (2021).
A poster of the series Sanak Ek Junoon (2021), directed by Krishna Bhatt
Producer
In 2020, she produced her first film titled Hacked, starring Hina Khan and Rohan Shah. She produced several TV series including Naked (2020), Bisaat (2020), and Anamika (2022).
Other works
She worked as an assistant writer for the films Ankur Arora Murder Case (2013) and Hate Story 2 (2014). In June 2016, she became the director of Loneranger Productions, a production house.
Director Krishna Bhatt at work
Controversy
On 14 March 2023, a case was filed against Krishna Bhatt and her father, Vikram Bhatt, by K Sera Sera Box Office Productions Limited at a magistrate court in Mumbai. The production company claimed that Vikram and Krishna promised them that they would give a cut of Rs 1.40 crore for a joint production, which they did not. K Sera Sera Productions entered a contract with Vikram Bhatt Studios in March 2022. As stated by the contract, they decided that they would share all the profits of their collaborative projects for which the production house had invested Rs 1,39,30,999. K Sera Sera Productions claimed that the father-daughter duo utilised the money in some other project. Amidst all this, Vikram Bhatt’s advocate Rizwan Siddiquee denied all the accusations and said,
The FIR against my clients is absolutely baseless and untenable, and I shall therefore be challenging the same before the Bombay high court, on merits. The same shall soon be challenged under a quashing petition before the HC. On the contrary, my client Vikram Bhatt has a strong case of forgery and cheating against Satish Ramswroop Panchariya and others, who appear to have misused their dominant position in two different companies, which are jointly co-owned by both Satish Ramswroop Panchariya and my client Vikram Bhatt, in equal ratio. Panchariya has on record, failed and neglected to give inspection of any documents concerning the said co-owned companies to my client, and was instead desperately making efforts to settle the matter, out of court. Panchariya even sent his representatives to my office to settle the said matter on April 14, 2023. The said matter shall be now be fought on merits.”
Awards
- In 2021, Krishna Bhatt won the best director award from Talentrack, a talent-hiring platform for the Media & Entertainment industry, for the thriller drama series Twisted- Season 3.
- In 2020, Krishna Bhatt won the best director award from Talentrack for the series Maaya- Season 3 (2019).
Krishna Bhatt after winning the best director award in 2020
Facts/Trivia
- She also goes by the name Krishna Vikram Bhatt.
- Krishna loves drinking coffee.
- In an interview, Krishna said that she would have loved to work as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt, who she often refers to as ‘Mahesh uncle.’
- Before venturing as a director, Krishna assisted her father, Vikram Bhatt, in five films.
- She is a pet lover and owns a dog named Rudy Bhatt.
Krishna Bhatt with her dog
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