At the age of 14, in 1982, Bhatt started his career with director
Mukul Anand in Anand's first film,
Kanoon Kya Karega. 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. In 2012, Bhatt's
Raaz 3: The Third Dimension recorded domestic box office collection of Rs. 729 million after the 3rd weekend and the overseas collection was at 46 million. Riding high with the success, Bhatt is writing another horror-thriller for Bipasha in the central role, with a more shocking image than
Raaz 3. Following the success of Raaz 3, Vikram Bhatt's written Hindi horror film
1920: Evil Returns which has been directed by debutant Bhushan Patel topped the first weekend collection chart at the box office and the approximate collection was Rs 124.3 million nett. The movie further collected approx Rs 37.5 million nett in the second Weekend, taking the total to Rs 228.6 million nett. The film has been declared a 'hit'. Soon after, Bhatt signed a deal with Bhushan Kumar's T-Series to produce 5 films of sci-fi, thriller and horror genre. Two of the films will be directed by Bhatt himself. In early 2013, Bhatt announced his upcoming projects,
Creature 3D, India's First 3D Monster Movie with Bipasha Basu in the lead role and 1920 London, third in the 1920 series. Starting from 16 February 2014, he would be seen hosting the TV Show
Ishq Kills based on Real Life Romances on
Star Plus. ==Personal life==