Renowned filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt is blessed with four children, Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt. Let us tell you that Pooja and Rahul are his children from his first wife, Kiran Bhatt. While Alia and Shaheen are his daughters with his second wife, Soni Razdan. Although it is understood that Pooja and Alia are step-sisters, their bond is praised by many people. For those who don’t know, Pooja and Alia have an age gap of 21 years. Both the sisters are nevertheless close with their father, Mahesh. And now, we have stumbled upon an interview of both the sisters. In the conversation, Alia Bhatt accepted being extremely jealous of her step-sister, Pooja Bhatt. Revealing more about it, Alia said that her father, Mahesh Bhatt was the reason behind it.
Pooja Bhatt claims that she knows Mahesh better than her other siblings
Pooja Bhatt and Alia Bhatt recently opened up about the bond they share with each other. She also talked about her equation with Mahesh Bhatt. Responding to this, the actress claimed that she knows him way more better than Alia Bhatt. In her words:
“I think I had the privilege of knowing him in a manner that Alia, Shaheen, and Sunny never did. Because I knew him through a difficult phase—I saw him grapple with alcohol, I saw him give it up. And for me, that’s his greatest achievement. I think I have an edge over my siblings, not because I’ve worked with him, but I’ve seen him through the depths of despair, and I’ve seen him rise.”
Alia Bhatt acknowledged being extremely jealous of Pooja Bhatt
During the same interaction, the host asked Pooja Bhatt about the letters that her father, Mahesh Bhatt wrote to her when she was 21 years old. Elaborating more on it, Pooja confessed that those letters were written five years after she was born. The host also asked her if Alia was ever jealous of the fact that her step-sister received them. Responding to it, Pooja said:
“Five hours after I was born to be precise… you don’t know this story, Alia? Oh, you are jealous suddenly because you didn’t get a letter?”
Hearing Pooja’s revelation, Alia Bhatt accepted that she was very jealous. She mentioned how her father, Mahesh did something special for his first child. In her words:
“Yes, I’m very jealous.”
Mahesh Bhatt’s infamous letters to Pooja Bhatt right after she took birth
Continuing further about the letters, Pooja revealed that her father was drunk when he penned them. Since Pooja talked about how Mahesh wrote those letters to her, she even stated them. In addition, Pooja mentioned that she was born when her father was struggling as an individual. Pooja stated:
“Well, he wrote me a letter five hours after I was born, and he was drunk on a few beers and that’s all he could afford. ‘Be truthful and be fearless for your part of divinity and not of sin’. And he said, that ‘You were born at a time when I’m a struggling individual and some say your mother brought me luck, some say you will. You can be anything that you want in this universe and you’re the heartbeat of this unfathomed universe’… and he signed off—‘Call me Mahesh, Papa… call me what you want’.”