The Bhatts have been entertaining Indian audiences for four generations, starting with Balwant Bhatt and Nanabhai Bhatt. Balwant was a director of action films, while Nanabhai started as a sound recordist and later became a director. Nanabhai had children with both his wife Hemlata and his partner Shirin Mohammad Ali, with whom he never married. The Bhatts have made significant contributions to Bollywood and their lineage continues to expand in the industry.