The well-known prominent Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has given Bollywood blockbusters like Gangubai Kathiawadi, Gully Boy, Raazi, and RRR among others. However, there are still some facts about the actress which are lesser known among her fans and the audience.
For instance, only a small segment of Alia’s fans are aware of her distant relationship with Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi. Yes, this is right Jannat actor Emraan Hashmi is one of the distant cousins of Alia Bhatt, know how he’s related to the Gangubai actress and why did he turned down to do a romantic film with her, read to know more-
Alia Bhatt Is A Distant Cousin Of Emraan Hashmi
Alia Bhatt’s paternal grandfather Nanabhai Bhatt had eight kids, Mahesh, Robin, Mukesh Bhatt, and Heena Suri among four others. While Alia is the daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, meanwhile, on the other hand, Jannat actor Emraan Hashmi also belongs to the same bloodline being the son of Maherahh Hashmi (sister of Mahesh Bhatt). This means that actor Emraan Hashmi is the nephew of Mahesh Bhatt ultimately making him the cousin of Alia Bhatt.
Though many people know that the two are somehow related only a few are aware of ‘how’ they are connected. Emraan Hashmi is the grandson of actress Meherbano Mohammad Ali who is well known by her screen name Purnima Das Verma. She was an actress and married Bhagwan Dass Varma. She was also the sister of Shirin Mohammad Ali who is the mother of Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt.
When Emraan Hashmi Denied To Do Film With Alia Bhatt
As per an Etimes report, Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi once turned down the opportunity to work with his sister Alia Bhatt. Apparently, Emraan Hashmi was offered a film opposite Alia while without a second thought the actor turned down the proposal of the movie. Meanwhile, Emraan did not reject the movie because of any tension between him and Alia, but he refused to romance the actress because they are cousins.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Emraan Hashmi will soon be seen in the film Selfiee with Akshay Kumar, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Diana Penty. Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt on the other hand will be seen in her Hollywood debut film, ‘Heart Of Stone’, she also has Ayan Mukerji’s film Brahmastra among others in her kitty.
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