his directed his first film "jaanam", which was produced by mukesh bhatt. his first four films did not fare well at the box office; his first successful directorial venture was "fareb". following this, he had multiple successful films such as "ghulam", "kasoor", "raaz" and "awara paagal deewana". after "awara paagal deewana", he gave flops like "aap mujhe achche lagne lage", "deewane huye paagal" and ankahee. humko tumse pyaar hai was another flop although bobby deol's and ameesha patel's performances were well-received. in 2008, bhatt came back with the horror genre and he delivered three films that were successful at the box office; these include "1920," "shaapit," and "haunted – 3d". in 2010, bhatt introduced stereoscopic 3d for the first time in india with his film haunted – 3d; the film was released in may 2011 and it then set the record of the highest grossing hindi horror film of all time, making rs. 270 million at the box office.