Mahesh Bhatt, a prominent Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, has been involved in several controversies throughout his career. His personal life has been a subject of media scrutiny. Recently, he came under the target of trolls when he was asked about his daughter, Pooja Bhatt, and he gave the opposite answer.
It so happened that Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan were spotted at a special screening of his daughter Alia Bhatt’s ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’. After the screening, paparazzi caught the filmmaker exiting the venue and asked about Pooja Bhatt, who is currently inside the Bigg Boss OTT 2 house. However, he refused the question and instead chose to comment on Alia Bhatt’s performance in the film.
A pap asked him, “Pooja accha khel rahi hai? He asked, Who? The pap said, “Pooja Bhatt.” He further replied, “Mein abhi Alia Bhatt ka fan hu.” When he asked about the film, he replied, “Bahut kamaal ki hai.”
As soon as the video went viral on the internet, netizens started taking digs at him. One wrote, “Dat is why pooja bhatt aisi h ..jab father itna difference karnge to bache irritating ho hi jaynge.” The second user wrote, “Shabash what a great father. Such a role model. He doesn’t know how to talk about his daughters even.” The third user wrote, “Pooja bhi toh h iske beti hai keh rha hai Aliya ka fan hu.”
To note, Pooja Bhatt is Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter from his first wife, Kiran Bhatt, and Alia Bhatt is his daughter from his current wife, Soni.