MUMBAI: Pooja Bhatt, who has acted in films like Sadak and Zakhm, resented her father, Mahesh Bhatt, for leaving her mother. 

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Pooja is filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter from his marriage with Kiran (Loraine Bright ). Mahesh Bhatt and Loraine got married in 1970 and later in 1990, the two parted ways. From his first marriage, Mahesh Bhatt has two kids- Pooja Bhatt and Rahul Bhatt. Pooja has already worked in several films and also starred in many of her father’s directorials. In a throwback interview with Stardust magazine, Pooja spoke out about her relationship with her father and how she initially hated him for leaving her mother Loraine for ‘another woman.’ She also revealed how she finally came to terms with the situation and accepted Mahesh Bhatt’s decision. Pooja told Stardust, “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.” However, later her mother Loraine Bright helped her think more practically and helped her come to terms with her father’s decision. Loraine tole Pooja Bhatt that her father was a terrific person and just because their relationship didn’t work out, that doesn’t make Mahesh Bhatt a bad person. She shared, “She (Loraine) would tell me not to resent or hate my father for anything for basically he is a good man at heart.” 

On the work front, Pooja will be next seen in Sadak 2 which is a sequel of the 1991 film Sadak. It also stars Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sanjay Dutt.