Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian movie director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for his works in Hindi cinema. One of his best early movies is "Saaransh" (1984). It was shown at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. The movie was India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. The 1986 movie "Naam" was his first commercial movie. In 1987, he produced the movie "Kabzaa" under the banner, "Vishesh Films", with his brother Mukesh Bhatt.