- By Piyali Bhadra
- Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:25 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pooja Bhatt was recently seen in the controversial show ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’, hosted by superstar Salman Khan. The actress has broken her silence over the controversial magazine cover shoot with her father-director Mahesh Bhatt in 1990. The cover photo raised questions on the relationship of the duo and continues to spur headlines even today. In the viral cover image, Pooja Bhatt can be seen kissing Mahesh Bhatt which raised speculations across the nation.
During a recent interview, Pooja Bhatt finally opened up about her viral kissing picture and also disclosed whether she regretted doing the cover issue. According to a report in News18, Pooja Bhatt said, “No, because I see it very simple, and I think that unfortunately jo hota hai, a frozen moment can be represented and misrepresented in anyway. Aur mujhe yaad hai Shah Rukh ne mujhe yeh kaha tha when you have daughters, jab hi aapke bacche chote hai, how often child just say, ‘Mummy papa give me a kiss’. And they go this way. Mai ab bhi is umer mein bhi wahi 10 pound ki bacchi hoon for my father. Vo jindagi bher wahi rahege for me.”
She continued, “So it was a moment that was absolutely innocent which was captured. Aur uske conotation jo hai, jinko padhna hai vo padhge, jinko dekhna hai vo dekhege. Aur mai is cheej ko defend karne nahi baithi. Agr log baap aur beti ke rishte ko alag najariye se dekh sakte hai toh vo kuch bhi kar skte hai. Fir hum baat karte hai family values ki. Bahut kamal ka joke hai."
Mahesh Bhatt addressed a press conference regarding the same photoshoot at the time of its release and expressed his wish to marry Pooja Bhatt, if she wasn’t her daughter. Pooja Bhatt is Mahesh Bhatt’s eldest daughter from his first wife Kiran Bhatt. The couple also have a son Rahul Bhatt.
However, the filmmaker then married actress Soni Razdan and has two daughters with her, Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt.