From a musical family; his parents were Manmohan Bhatt and Chandrakala Bhatt. Elder siblings were brothers sitarist Shashi Mohan Bhatt (1930 ? -1997) & violinist Ravi Mohan Bhatt, and sister sitarist Manju Mehta. Shashi's son Krishna Bhatt is his nephew (sometimes mistakenly referred to as his brother due to their similar ages). He also has musician sons of his own, Salil Bhatt & Saurabh Bhatt.
