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Indian director and producer

For the educationist, see Nanabhai Bhatt (educationist).

Nanabhai Bhatt (12 June 1915 – 24 April 1999) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in Hindi and Gujarati cinema.^[1][2] He is known for making over a hundred fantasy and mythological films,^[3] including Mr.

X (1957), Zimbo Comes to Town (1960), Lal Qila (1960) and the blockbuster Kangan (1959) starring Nirupa Roy and Ashok Kumar.^[4][5] 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.^[6]

Early life and career

Bhatt, called Yeshwant Bhatt, was born in a Nagar Brahmin family^[7] on 12 June 1915 in Porbandar, British India.^{[citation needed][8]}