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Mahesh Bhatt calls granddaughter Raha a ‘drop of divinity’, says she is ‘sharp, almost evolutionary’: ‘To speak to her is enough for a day’ | Bollywood News

Mahesh Bhatt calls granddaughter Raha a ‘drop of divinity’, says she is ‘sharp, almost evolutionary’: ‘To speak to her is enough for a day’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readChennaiApr 16, 2026 09:59 AM IST Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, much like any grandfather, has often expressed his love for his granddaughter Raha. In a recent conversation, Mahesh called her a “drop of divinity” and also shared about how the three-year-old brings immense joy into his family. He also reflected on observing his daughter Alia Bhatt’s journey—from being a top actor to embracing motherhood. While speaking to E-Times, Mahesh Bhatt discussed his “transformative emotional experience” after Alia and Ranbir Kapoor became parents to Raha. “Raha came into our lives like a drop of divinity,” he said. He also shared how he has closely absorbed Alia Bhatt’s journey in Bollywood and what she has become as she climbed the ladder of success. Along with Alia confidently handling her career, Mahesh also spoke about his feelings seeing her as a mother. He shared how Raha brings a smile to his ‘every pore’ whenever he sees her. He shared that his granddaughter is sharp and gives him a chance to reflect on the circle of life. …

Anupam Kher pays Mahesh Bhatt Rs 25,000 for every film he does, says it’s a ‘ritual’: ‘Started with Rs 250, he says there’s inflation’ | Bollywood News

Anupam Kher pays Mahesh Bhatt Rs 25,000 for every film he does, says it’s a ‘ritual’: ‘Started with Rs 250, he says there’s inflation’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readNew DelhiMar 25, 2026 08:00 PM IST Anupam Kher made his debut in the movies back in the 1980s with Mahesh Bhatt’s film Saaransh. And in a recent interview, Anupam revealed that he continues to pay his dues to the director for giving him his first break. Anupam shared that after every film that he does, he gives Rs 25,000 to Mahesh, and revealed that they started this ritual back in the day with just Rs 500, which has now increased to Rs 25,000. Anupam, in a chat with Pinkvilla, was also asked if he would want to work in a remake of any of his 550 films and the actor said that if given a choice, he would like to do an action version of Saaransh. “I want to do Saaransh 2 as an action actor. I spoke to Mahesh Bhatt a month ago. I told him Bhatt saab, ‘I really want to do action because I am working on myself’. I do display my body at the risk of being laughed …

Osho Rajneesh threatened to destroy Mahesh Bhatt, asked Vinod Khanna to relay the message: ‘I threw his mala in commode’ | Bollywood News

Osho Rajneesh threatened to destroy Mahesh Bhatt, asked Vinod Khanna to relay the message: ‘I threw his mala in commode’ | Bollywood News

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5 min readChennaiJan 29, 2026 08:31 PM IST It is well documented that late actor Vinod Khanna left his career at its peak and his family, wife and two sons, to follow spiritual leader Osho and become a sanyasi. But what many don’t know is that Khanna wasn’t the first Bollywood celebrity to follow the spiritual guru — it was filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. It was Bhatt who had introduced Khanna to Osho. However, Bhatt soon snapped out of his fascination with the spiritual leader. This, however, led to Khanna, who was still following Osho, bringing the spiritual leader’s threatening message to Bhatt. In an old interaction on Arbaaz Khan’s chat show, Bhatt spoke about his relationship with Rajneesh. “I was a normal guy. I made films such as Vishwasghaat and Manzilien Aur Bhi Hain that flopped. So, I was into the spiritual supermarket; I went to Osho Rajneesh, who was a charismatic guru from Pune. I went to him and devoted myself to him… ochre robes and meditation five times a day,” Bhatt said. Admitting …

Mahesh Bhatt says ‘some artists step away from noise’ after Arijit Singh announces retirement, recalls recording Aashiqui 2’s ‘Tum Hi Ho’ with singer: ‘A shy self-effacing young man…’ | Bollywood News

Mahesh Bhatt says ‘some artists step away from noise’ after Arijit Singh announces retirement, recalls recording Aashiqui 2’s ‘Tum Hi Ho’ with singer: ‘A shy self-effacing young man…’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readNew DelhiJan 29, 2026 11:32 AM IST Musician-singer Arijit Singh recently announced his decision to retire from playback singing, leaving the entire nation heartbroken. While several celebrities, like Shreya Ghoshal, Shilpa Rao and others praised him, others were too saddened by the sudden development. In a recent interview, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt reacted to the news. He also revisited the first time he met the singer for Aashiqui 2’s iconic song, Tum Hi Ho. During a conversation with The Telegraph Online, he opened up about his perspective towards Arijit’s decision, implying that certain artists choose the way of solace over noise. “At the height of their powers, some artists step away — not from art but from noise. They choose silence, solitude, and truth over constant performance,” he said. The filmmaker also recalled his first meeting with Arijit Singh during the making of Mohit Suri’s Aashiqui 2, in which Mahesh was the producer. “When I heard about Arijit’s decision to stop singing for others, I was unexpectedly taken back to an afternoon at Super …

‘Aamir Khan ka bhoot andar se nikalo’: Pooja Bhatt recalls Mithun Chakraborty yelling at her when she asked for another take | Bollywood News

‘Aamir Khan ka bhoot andar se nikalo’: Pooja Bhatt recalls Mithun Chakraborty yelling at her when she asked for another take | Bollywood News

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Pooja Bhatt was a popular actor in the 1990s and often collaborated with her filmmaker father, Mahesh Bhatt. In a recent chat, Pooja recalled one of the most important lessons about the economics of movie-making that she learnt on her father’s film set, which, perhaps, the current generation is completely unaware of. In a chat with Avtar Gill on her show, The Pooja Bhatt Show, she shared that she was once yelled at by Mithun Chakraborty in the middle of the street because she asked for another take. She shared, “We were shooting for Naaraaz in Malaysia, we were shooting on the road. You know my father, he doesn’t like crowds, he starts getting very agitated. So one take happens, second take happens, and then he was like, ‘Okay fine, let’s go.’ But I stopped.” Pooja shared that Mithun Chakraborty, who was her co-star here, asked her what happened. “I said, ‘No Mithun da, it was not a good shot’. In the middle of the road, he just said, ‘Eh, Aamir Khan ka bhoot tumhare …

‘Mahesh Bhatt is my god, thought only death could separate us’: Mukesh Bhatt on split with elder brother, calls Vikram Bhatt ‘chichora’ | Bollywood News

‘Mahesh Bhatt is my god, thought only death could separate us’: Mukesh Bhatt on split with elder brother, calls Vikram Bhatt ‘chichora’ | Bollywood News

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In 2021, the Hindi film industry was taken aback when Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, who had collaboratively produced films under the Vishesh Films banner for over three decades, announced their professional separation. In the 1990s and 2000s, they made films like Aashiqui, Sadak, Sir, Raaz, Murder, among many others. For the first time since the split, Mukesh Bhatt spoke candidly about the situation in an interview with Lehren Retro. Addressing the personal nature of their parting, Mukesh said, “I have no bitterness towards him. I don’t know what he feels about me, but there is none from my side.” Mukesh also took the opportunity to respond to claims made earlier by filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who alleged that Mahesh had accused Mukesh of exploiting him for years. Even though they have the same surname, Vikram is not related to Mahesh and Mukesh. Rejecting this characterisation, Mukesh stated, “He (Mahesh) is gullible, and people had vested interests in how these brothers could be separated.” He further commented on Vikram’s remarks: “Say what you want to say, …

Mahesh Bhatt did not invite his brother Mukesh to daughter Alia’s wedding, he hasn’t met Raha yet: ‘Aankhein taras gayi Raha ko dekhne ke liye’ | Bollywood News

Mahesh Bhatt did not invite his brother Mukesh to daughter Alia’s wedding, he hasn’t met Raha yet: ‘Aankhein taras gayi Raha ko dekhne ke liye’ | Bollywood News

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Back in the 1990s and 2000s, brothers Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt’s production banner Vishesh Films was one of the most renowned production houses of Bollywood. They made successful films like Aashiqui, Sadak, Murder, Raaz, among many others and established themselves as the banner that promised good music to the audience, and consistently delivered films that clicked with the masses. However, in 2021, the brothers had a falling out and Mahesh left the company. The relationship soured, and in a recent interview, Mukesh opened up about this separation impacted him. He also spoke about how he was hurt as he was not invited to his niece Alia Bhatt’s wedding with Ranbir Kapoor. Speaking to Lehren Retro, Mukesh said, “I will be a hypocrite if I say, I didn’t feel bad. Of course, I felt bad. I love Alia a lot and not just her, even Shaheen. So when she got married, I thought meri bachi ki shadi hai (my daughter is getting married). I was very much wanting to be there.” Mukesh also revealed that …

Mahesh Bhatt recalls what led to his break-up with Parveen Babi: ‘I could see her heading towards suicide’ | Bollywood News

Mahesh Bhatt recalls what led to his break-up with Parveen Babi: ‘I could see her heading towards suicide’ | Bollywood News

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Mahesh Bhatt has been very vocal about his relationship with late actor Parveen Babi and in a recent interview, the filmmaker opened up about the collapse of their relationship and why he decided to step away from her. Parveen was battling some mental health concerns at the time but since this was back in the 1970s, she was never diagnosed. Mahesh shared that his relationship was a “major turning point” in his life but it saw a “tragic end.” Talking to BBC News Hindi, the filmmaker said that she had a “mood disorder” and he saw her “collapse.” “I saw her go through her collapse. I went through it with her. And when you see someone breaking down in front of you… I saw her leave in the morning for her shoot with her make-up on but when I came back in the evening, she was shivering and sitting in a corner like an animal. She kept saying ‘someone is going to kill me.’ She was suffering from schizophrenia,” he said. Mahesh shared that he …

Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt’s kissing photo controversy didn’t rattle us, says son Rahul: ‘We know the truth’ | Bollywood News

Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt’s kissing photo controversy didn’t rattle us, says son Rahul: ‘We know the truth’ | Bollywood News

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Director Mahesh Bhatt and his daughter, actor Pooja Bhatt, once appeared in a film magazine where they were photographed kissing each other. As expected, this launched many controversies and over three decades later, members of the Bhatt family are still answering questions about that photograph. Recently, Mahesh’s son Rahul Bhatt was asked about the same picture and he recalled he was 14 when this picture came out. Talking to Hindi Rush, Rahul shared, “Kuch faraq nahi padhta hai. It’s like water off a duck’s back. Humko maloom hai sach kya hai… humne bachpan se dekha hai yaar” (It doesn’t make any difference. It’s like water off a duck’s back. We know the truth… we’ve seen it since childhood.)” He said that those who grow up in a film family are “immune” to such controversies. “Film parivar ke bache ya toh bohot messed up hota hai ya bohot mazboot. Logon ko lagta hai humein farq padhta hai, magar nahi (Kids from film families are either really messed up or really strong. People think we care, but we don’t),” …

Mahesh Bhatt’s son recalls being ridiculed for parents’ separation, says father was only ‘financially available’ during his childhood: ‘Film folks are hypocritical’ | Bollywood News

Mahesh Bhatt’s son recalls being ridiculed for parents’ separation, says father was only ‘financially available’ during his childhood: ‘Film folks are hypocritical’ | Bollywood News

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Despite belonging to the affluent Bhatt family, Rahul Bhatt did not choose cinema as a career. The son of renowned filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and his first wife Kiran Bhatt, Rahul recently spoke about the emotional toll his parents’ separation had on him. He also opened up about his struggles growing up in a film family. Mentioning that he was a loner growing up, Rahul also emphasised his disdain for industry insiders. “The scars are still very much there, although they have gotten lighter over the years. There was a lot of anger within me growing up, particularly because people kept making fun of me and my mother. Other kids used to ridicule me by saying that my father left my mother. Children can be very brutal,” a visibly emotional Rahul said with a lump in his throat during a chat with Hindi Rush. “I was always lonely. People didn’t want to associate with me. So, I was and continue to be a loner. But that anger never actually left. It has subsided, yes, but not …