Niren Bhatt

Niren Bhatt
Occupations
  • Lyricist
  • screenwriter
Years active2008–present

Niren Bhatt is a screenwriter and lyricist from Mumbai, India. After leaving his corporate job, he initially wrote commercials and Gujarati plays. He later expanded writing career in Hindi TV series and Gujarati cinema. He eventually has success in Hindi film industry with writing films for Maddock Supernatural Universe, most notably Stree 2, which became one of the highest-grossing Hindi film of all time.

Early life

Bhatt has studied Masters in Engineering and Masters in Business Administration.[1] He worked as a business consultant and started writing.[2][1] In 2011, he left his corporate job to pursue career in writing.[1]

Career

Bhatt initially wrote commercials and Gujarati plays. Later he started writing for television and films but had mixed reception. His breakthrough came with writing for long running sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He wrote script and lyrics of 2014 Gujarati film Bey Yaar which became a major hit. He wrote several Gujarati films including hit Wrong Side Raju (2016) and Ventilator (2018) and wrote lyrics of many songs including around 35 music albums in Hindi and Gujarati. He wrote Made in China (2019) for director Mikhil Musale and the Netflix production Serious Men (2020) adapting a novel of the same name. With success of 2019 Hindi film Bala, he had breakthrough in Hindi film industry and began his long association with producer Amar Kaushik.[1][3][4][5] He is credited as the co-creator of Maddock Supernatural Universe along with Amar Kaushik for which he wrote Bhediya (2022), Munjya (2024) and Stree 2 (2024).[3][4][5]

He is also the writer of Hindi TV web series like Asur (2020), Ray (2021) and Inside Edge (2017).[1][3][4][5] He wrote two episodes; Spotlight and Hangama Hain Kyon Barpa, the later being an Urdu episode; of Ray.[1]

His upcoming Hindi films include Pooja Meri Jaan, Sky Force and Vampires of Vijay Nagar.[1][6]

Filmography

Films

Bhatt has contributed in the following films & Web series/TV Series in various departments:

List of film credits
Year Title Language Contribution
2014 Fugly Hindi Lyrics
Gollu Aur Pappu
Bey Yaar Gujarati Writer, lyrics
2015 All is well Hindi Dialogue
2016 Wrong Side Raju Gujarati Co-writer, Lyrics
Daav Thai Gayo Lyrics
Tuu To Gayo
2017 Duniyadari
Chor Bani Thangaat Kare
Tamburo
Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay
Best of Luck Laalu
Love Ni Bhavai
2018 Gujjubhai Most Wanted
Ventilator Writer, screenplay, lyrics
Loveyatri Hindi Writer, lyrics
Sharato Lagu Gujarati Lyrics
2019 Chaal Jeevi Laiye!
Saheb
Dhunki
Luv Ni Love Storys
Made in China Hindi Writer, lyrics
Bala Writer
2020 Serious Men Additional screenplay
2022 Gajab Thai Gayo! Gujarati Lyrics
Prem Prakaran
Vickida No Varghodo
Hey Kem Chho London
Chabutro
Aum Mangalam Singlem
Bhediya Hindi Writer
2024 Munjya
Stree 2
The Buckingham Murders Lyrics

TV series/Web Series

List of television and web series credits
Year Series Name Language Platform Contribution
2008 to 2019 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (3163 episodes) Hindi SAB TV Writer
Savdhaan India Hindi Writer[2]
2012 Bhai Bhaiya Aur Brother Hindi Sab TV Writer
2012 to 2014 Jeannie Aur Juju (406 episodes) Hindi SAB TV Dialogue
2019 Inside Edge (10 episodes) Hindi Amazon Prime Video Writer, Story
2020 Asur: Welcome to your dark side (8 episodes) Hindi Voot Writer
2021 Ray (2 episodes) Hindi Netflix Writer, actor

Accolades

65th Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue – Nominated

68th Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Story – Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "How Niren Bhatt connected 'Stree' and 'Bhediya' in the universe of Indian cinema – Exclusive Interview". Financialexpress. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Did You Know Stree 2 writer Niren Bhatt also worked as a writer for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah?". The Times of India. 30 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "'Bhediya' writer Niren Bhatt: We'd like to make a sequel, 100 per cent". 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "'Bhediya' writer Niren Bhatt: Elicit laughter, but make it meaningful". 1 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Ray Writer Niren Bhatt Had Irrfan Khan In His Mind Before Manoj Bajpayee Stepped In As Musafir". 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Vampires of Vijay Nagar Exclusive: Stree 2 writer Niren Bhatt gives a major update on Ayushmann Khurrana starrer". Bollywood Life. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

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