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Mahesh Bhatt talks about his terrifying experience

  Online Report 8 Oct 2025 , 3:58 PM Print Edition

Veteran Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt, who is always known for his
outspokenness, often makes comments that move ordinary people.

Now, on his daughter Pooja Bhatt’s podcast, he shared a dark chapter in his life.

He has described the traumatic experience of being abused by an older boy as a child and the subsequent transformation of his relationship with his mother.

The director said that as a child, some older boys bullied him and publicly abused his mother.