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Mahesh Bhatt Birthday Special
Famous director Mahesh Bhatt’s birthday is on September 20. Mahesh Bhatt has directed more than one such film in his career. These include films like Arth, Aashiqui, Saransh.
Mahesh Bhatt’s father was also a well-known filmmaker in the film industry. So from the very beginning, Mahesh Bhatt had an inclination towards films. He started his career with a documentary called Sankat in 1970. Today, we will know some special things on his birthday.
Mahesh Bhatt has directed more than 50 films in his three-decade career. Apart from films, Mahesh Bhatt was also in the news for his personal life. He was said to have an affair with a bold actress like Parveen Babi. An actress who was doing everything on screen in the 70s.
The love story of the two began in 1977. When Mahesh Bhatt was married but left his wife and daughter Pooja Bhatt and started living with Parveen Babi. This was the time when Parveen was at the forefront of her career and Mahesh Bhatt was a flop filmmaker. During Mahesh Bhatt’s affair, Parveen Babi suffered from mental illness, which Mahesh Bhatt described as bouts of madness in many of his interviews.
Mahesh Bhatt himself has admitted that he was in love with Parveen Babi. Mahesh Bhatt also made a film on her life. After Parveen’s death in 2005, Mahesh Bhatt made ‘Wo Lamhe’. In this film, Mahesh Bhatt showed the period of struggle of Parveen Babi. It is said that Mahesh had paid tribute to Parveen Babi through that film.
This film was made on a budget of 8 crores but the film earned only 7 crores. In ‘Wo Lamhe’, Kangana Ranaut played the role of Parveen Babi, while Shiney Ahuja played the role of Mahesh Bhatt. It is said that Mahesh Bhatt’s first directorial film ‘Arth’ is the life story of Parveen Babi.
In an interview with the famous magazine ‘Filmfare’, Mahesh Bhatt had revealed many secrets about his relationship with Parveen. He also expressed his grief over her death. Mahesh Bhatt had said- One day when I went home, I saw Parveen sitting in a corner of the house wearing a film costume. She had a knife in her hand. Seeing me, Parveen warned me to be quiet. She was saying something like, “Close the door, someone will kill us.” At that time, I realized that I had lost her.
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