Actress Pooja Bhatt made her own identity in the film world in a very short time. But, his life was not limited to film journey only. Pooja also faced many challenges in her personal life and one of them was alcohol addiction.
Through film screens, like the movie ‘Daddy’, where she advises to give up alcohol, but in real life she understood this very late and fought against addiction.
Pooja Bhatt’s personal life
Pooja Bhatt was born on 24 February 1972 in Mumbai. His father is famous director and producer Mahesh Bhatt and mother Kiran Bhatt. Pooja’s brother Rahul Bhatt is also associated with films. Mahesh Bhatt’s second wife is Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt from Soni Razdan. Initially, the relations between Pooja and her step mother and sister were not good, but with time these relations improved and now Pooja is very close to her family.
Pooja started her film career at the age of just 17 with the film ‘Daddy’. This film was released in 1989. The film was directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film is the story of the relationship between an alcoholic father (Anupam Kher) and his daughter (Pooja Bhatt). In the film, Pooja Bhatt played the character of a girl who stops her father from drinking alcohol. Despite doing such a film, she herself struggled with alcohol addiction for many years.
Pooja was addicted to alcohol
He told in many interviews that there was a time when he was addicted to alcohol. After the age of 45, when he felt that he was on the verge of death, he decided to give up alcohol. He controlled himself. In this battle to give up alcohol, Pooja strengthened herself and became a source of inspiration for the fans.
Pooja debuted as a heroine in the film ‘Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi’ in 1991. The film was well received and she became a star overnight. The pairing of her and Aamir Khan was greatly appreciated by the audience.
Pooja Bhatt worked in these films
He worked in many films like ‘Sadak’, ‘Chahat’, ‘Jakhm’, ‘Sanam Teri Kasam’ and ‘Pyaar Deewane’. There were many ups and downs in his film journey. When many of his films did not work, he did not lose hope and entered the world of direction and production along with acting. He directed and produced films like ‘Jism’, ‘Paap’, ‘Dhokha’ and ‘Kajrare’.
