Mumbai : Bollywood’s famous film director and producer Mahesh Bhatt has turned 75 today, Wednesday. He was born on September 20, 1948 in Mumbai. Mahesh Bhatt’s name has often been in controversies, hence he is also called Controversy King. Mahesh Bhatt started doing part time jobs during his schooling itself. The producer started writing articles for ads at the age of 20. After which, at the age of 26, he made his debut as a director with the Bollywood film ‘Manjilein Aur Bhi Hain’.
After which he directed many films. Which includes many films like ‘Lahu Ke Do Rang’, ‘Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi’ and ‘Naya Daur’. Mahesh Bhatt is also known for directing sensitive films. Mahesh Bhatt debuted as a producer in 1996 with the film ‘Papa Kehte Hain’. After which he has produced many films like ‘Raj’ and ‘Saya’.
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Let us tell you that Mahesh Bhatt has married twice. The producer is first married to Lauren Bright. Who changed her name to Kiran Bhatt after marriage. Mahesh Bhatt has two children from Kiran Bhatt, daughter Pooja Bhatt and son Rahul Bhatt. After the rift in his relationship with Kiran Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt married actress Soni Razdan for the second time. Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan have two daughters, Shaheen Bhatt and Alia Bhatt.
Mahesh Bhatt also became a victim of controversy when Mahesh and Pooja did a lip-locking photoshoot for a magazine. In this photoshoot, daughter Pooja was seen sitting on Mahesh’s lap and lip-kissing. After years, recently Pooja Bhatt broke her silence on lip-locking her father Mahesh in an interview. Pooja said that I am still the same child for my father. He will always be like this for me. It was a very innocent moment which was captured on camera. He further said that whoever wants to interpret this, I am not sitting to defend this thing. Pooja Bhatt was recently seen in ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’. It is noteworthy that Mahesh Bhatt had also been the secretary of late veteran actress Smita Patil and Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna during his struggling days.
