Mumbai, Sept. 6 -- Director and producer Vikram Bhatt's mother, Varsha Bhatt, passed away at the age of 85 on Saturday.

She had reportedly been unwell for some time due to a prolonged illness.

Varsha Bhatt was the wife of well-known cinematographer Pravin Bhatt. Her cremation will take place at the Versova crematorium at 2:00 pm on Saturday in the presence of close family members.

Her son, Vikram Bhatt, entered the film industry as an assistant to director Mukul Anand on the latter's debut film, 'Kanoon Kya Karega'. He was 14 at the time. Bhatt later went on to direct several notable films, including 'Ghulam' starring Aamir Khan, which became a box-office success.

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