Mahesh Bhatt turns 70 today. The filmmaker has been in the field of Indian cinema since long and the list of movies that he gave to this industry is quite long. However, the director gave his actors as well as the fans, some of the gems which are simply unforgettable. He never shied away from trying his hands on subjects that were considered as 'less massy' during that era and still experiments with the story telling with the same dash of boldness.

There are many popular films credited to him as director but there are these few ones which have written in the pages of Bollywood history forever. Check out 7 of his unmissable films that are a must-watch if you are a fan of good cinema.

Arth: The film has a stellar cast including Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran and Rohini Hattangadi. The cinema itself was a brave attempt made by him to apparently show his own extra marital affair with late Bollywood sensation Parveen Babi.

Saaransh: The critically acclaimed film stars Anupam Kher, Rohini Hattangadi, Madan Jain, Nilu Phule, Suhas Bhalekar and Soni Razdan. The film revolves around a elderly couple who strives hard to cope up with their young son's sudden death and the hardships they face.

Aashiqui: The mention of this movie is a must with stars  Rahul Roy, Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori in it. The lovestory won hearts of the youngsters back then making the film and the album super-duper hit.

Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahi: The light hearted romantic comedy starring Pooja Bhatt and Aamir Khan is still the favourite of the youngsters. This movie broke the 'serious' stereotype of the director and proved that he can pull off a commercial film equally well.

Sadak: While Sadak 2 is on the way, this cult film starring Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt is like the trademark film. The cinema also gave us the ultimate villain in the role of Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Maharani.

These films have carved path in the forest of B-town with its uniqueness. There will be hardly any filmy fan here who might have not cherished atleast three of this bunch. We thank the director for giving us these masterpieces and we wish him a prosperous year ahead.

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