Mahesh Bhatt will not work with Alia

The director speaks about the downside of success and how to cope with it.


News Desk/ians September 13, 2014



Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has never been hesitant in investing in newcomers and fresh talent but when it comes to working with his own daughter, Alia, he has his reservations.


Bhatt calls his youngest daughter a “star”. Asked if he would ever work with his daughter, the 64-year-old director replied with an emphatic “No”.

“She is a star in her own world, and I don’t work with stars,” said the film veteran.

With over four decades of experience in showbiz, he has given a chance to some of the then “not-so-known-faces” who later went on to make a remarkable name in the film world. One such example is Anupam Kher, who experienced a sudden boost in his career after his performance in Saaransh.

Mahesh Bhatt’s banner Vishesh Films has also launched Rahul Roy with Aashiqui, Sunny Leone through Jism 2 and Emraan Hashmi with Murder.

Alia, on the other hand, has become a youth icon due to a string of successful roles in Student of the Year, Highway, 2 States and the recent Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.

Sharing his reaction on her career trajectory as a father and as a filmmaker, Bhatt said, “She is lucky to get what she wants.” But for him, success comes with a clause.

“She got what we call ‘the misfortune of success’ because I was fortunate enough to be unsuccessful when I started and then I was groomed in the pain. She had the privilege to take a fantastic take-off in the industry and that too with diverse films. But it’s still a beginning,” he said.

Bhatt feels “she has to do a lot to keep on fulfilling the unreasonable demands that audiences make” because no one spares anyone in their failure. 

Published in The Express Tribune, September 14th, 2014.

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