Pooja Bhatt Love Life: From An Abusive Relationship To Getting Apart After 11 Years Of Marriage

Pooja Bhatt is the daughter of famous filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt but she worked hard and carved her niche in the industry. The lady made her Bollywood debut with Daddy at the age of 17 under the direction of his father. Pooja worked in many films and received appreciation. Today, we are going to talk about her love life.

Pooja has been in the middle of controversies right from the beginning. From lip-lock with her father for a magazine cover to posing naked with paint on her body, she made many headlines. The actress had affairs and link rumours with Bobby Deol, Fardeen Khan to Ranvir Shorey. However, she took wedding vows with Munish Makhija and later parted ways.

A look at her personal life

Pooja was one of the most successful and popular actresses of the 90s era. Daddy, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, Zakhm and Sadak. She worked with top actors like Sanjay Dutt, Aamir Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan. She also has a production house, Pooja Bhatt Productions. Pooja donned director’s hat for films like Holiday, Kajraare, Dhokha, and Jism 2.

Controversy with father Mahesh Bhatt

Mahesh married his first wife Lorraine Bright and after a year, Pooja was born. When we talk about the father-daughter relationship, the first thing that comes to one’s mind is their controversial lip-lock.

In the ’90s Pooja and Mahesh’s alleged lip-lock made many headlines. It was said that they did it for a magazine cover. In fact, the headline of the lead story read,

“If Pooja wasn’t my daughter, I’d have loved to marry her.”

The controversial picture made people think if the father and daughter were in incest relationship. However, Pooja and Mahesh maintained dignified silence despite rumours on the same.

Also read: Controversial And Vibrant Love Life of Mahesh Bhatt

Live-in relationship with Ranvir Shorey

Pooja and Ranvir loved each other and were in a live-in relationship. It was also speculated that they were engaged. However, both the stars parted ways. It was said that Ranvir’s abusive behavior was the reason for their break up. In an interview, Pooja herself admitted that she was dating a man who was alcoholic and used to beat her up.

However, Ranvir had a different story to say. He stated,

“Just like any normal couple. We had our share of tiffs. But today (pauses and begins to look at the ceiling). I used to drink at her place. Often, she used to say I was drinking too much and not taking enough care of her. On such occasions, I used to volunteer leaving the scene. That used to irritate her, and she would get violent. A scuffle would ensue. Mind you, it takes me drinking to get violent. She gets violent without drinking, too. I must have told her a relationship cannot work if she behaved like this at least 30 times.”

Talking about their ugly fight, he said,

“Like every day, I was at Pooja’s place. The usual scuffle ensued. I decided to call off the relationship. Things got out of hand. I packed my bags and left. When I slid behind the steering wheel of my car, I realised I had forgotten one of my bags. I started calling Pooja on her cell phone (groans). She disconnected my calls. I kept trying to reach her. As I was dialing, I heard the glass shatter around me. I looked back to see that both windows of my car had been broken. I came out and saw Pooja’s brother Rahul standing with an iron rod. I was dazed. Before I knew what happened, he started whacking me with the rod.”

He also said that whatever Pooja said was not the truth. He said,

“Rubbish. Rahul was not present at the time Pooja and I quarrelled. I am still not able to figure out how he sprung up outside my car. Her statements that I hit on her stitches and her brother came to her rescue are all lies.”

Apart from Ranvir, speculations were rife that romance also brewed between Pooja and her Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin co-star, Aamir Khan. She also had link up rumours with Fardeen Khan and Bobby Deol.

Marriage with Manish Makhija

Pooja finally fell in love with Manish Makhija, who was also known as Udham Singh. He was an Indian VJ, and Mumbai-based restaurateur. After dating for two months, they took wedding vows in 2003. After 11 years of marriage, the couple parted ways in 2014.

Pooja announced about it on Twitter. She wrote,

“I choose to live life on MY terms & refuse to perform to the gallery. Certificates don’t make or break marriages & relationships! Life does! To all those who care & especially those that don’t my husband Munna & Me have decided to part ways after 11 glorious years of marriage. Our split as some might call it is amicable & we hold each other in the highest esteem for now and forever. The reason I explain Is because we are both part of the public domain. Our friends, well-wishers, and foes are free to now speculate. :)”

Later, while talking to SpotboyE, she said,

“Nobody asks you why you fell in love, so they shouldn’t ask you why you fell out of love. The truth is that Munna and I had a glorious marriage. People were mortified when we tied the knot. We had dated for just two months and decided to take the plunge (smiles). It lasted 11 glorious years (pauses).”

The actress went on to say,

“The responsibility of being so serious in life was bogging me down. Ditto for the responsibility of being responsible for everything. I had the privilege of being in union with the man I call my friend; I could sit down with him and talk to him. And so I did. Yes, it was not as simple as it sounds. And mind you, it was not easy for both of us. But we took that brave step of having a honest conversation. Today, we are in a space where there is genuine respect for each other.”

She ended the interview saying,

“By the end of 12th year, we decided to call it quits. The obvious thing to ask is: Was it because of somebody else? No, it wasn’t. It was simply because of us. If there is a void between you and your partner, you should be able to sit down with him/her to acknowledge that there has been a certain degree of growth in both of you but unfortunately in different directions. Not many people have the audacity and capacity to do that. Munna is somebody who knew when to lead and when to step back. Not all men have that quality. My father has that rare quality. He knows when to let his daughters, sisters and wives shine. I had that terrific equation with Munna and I am very grateful to him for that… but I guess that some things have to end one day. I reached a point in my marriage when I felt that I shouldn’t live a lie.”

Well, all we can say is, it’s not easy to find love that stays with you for the whole life.