She was my enemy: Pooja Bhatt on Mahesh Bhatt’s extra-marital affair with Soni Razdan

Bollywood actress and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt has always been redefining the image of women in Bollywood since the 90s. After producing a movie franchise like Jism, Pooja had expressed that she will never project women in a vulgar manner while celebrating their sensuality and beauty.

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Being one of the actors who never shy away from expressing their feelings a with uninhibited statements and undiplomatic revelations, Mahesh Bhatt’s eldest daughter Pooja Bhatt had opened up about her father’s affair with Soni Razdan, in a throwback interview.  She had spilled the beans on how she saw Soni as her enemy, and how she “used to hate Soni for snatching away dad” from her and her mother.

As quoted by International Business Times (IBT), in an old interview with Stardust, Pooja had said, “Initially, I did resent my dad for leaving my mother for another woman. I also used to hate Soni for snatching away dad from us. In fact, there used to be times when I used to flare-up at the very mention of her name. It was my mother who made me understand and think practically. She would tell me not to resent or hate my father for anything for basically he is a good man at heart.”

She had also opened up about how Mahesh Bhatt had woken her up in the middle of the night to tell her about their alleged affair, even before he told her mother and his then wife, Lorraine Bright. She revealed, “Once I was fast asleep and at around one-thirty in the morning he woke me up from my deep slumber and told me, 'Pooja I'm seeing another woman. I'm having an affair with her and I want you to know first'. This was even before my mom knew of it. So that shows how open and honest he is with me.”

Talking about how the 47-year-old actress accepted her father’s second wife into her life, Pooja had revealed, “In the beginning, like I said, we (Soni and I) were total strangers and she was my enemy. But they say na, that time heals all wounds. It healed my heartaches as well. We began by saying hi, hello and then onto making small talk. It took off from there and now we are good friends. It's just of late but mom too has started speaking to Soni. Dad and I didn't try to make them friends. It was on their own that they did so. Done mutually on their own. Now they get along fine.”

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Recently Bollywood actresses Pooja Bhatt, Alia Bhatt and Soni Razdan had taken to their official social media handle to wish filmmaker on his 71st birthday.

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Pooja Bhatt is not the first celebrity kid to open up about their father’s extra-marital affairs. In a throwback interview with Stardust even Rishi Kapoor had opened about Raj Kapoor’s affairs and how it affected their family, especially his mother greatly. 

On the work front, Pooja Bhatt will be seen returning to the big-screen with Sadak 2, a sequel to Sadak, after almost two decades. Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, the movie will see Sanjay Dutt and Pooja reprising their roles from the 1991 flick, along with Aditya Roy Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.

For the uninitiated, Sadak was based on the life of a young man who falls in love with a sex worker and the ordeals he faces while overcoming the social stigmas and other factors and Sadak 2 will pick up several years after the original.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Credits: International Business Times