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Mahesh Bhatt and Controversies- From Rhea Chakraborty, Kangana, Parveen Babi to Jiah Khan linked to film maker

From the recent pictures of Mahesh Bhatt with Rhea to his video with 16-yr-old Jiah Khan, let’s have a look at all the controversies that have surrounded filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt over the years.

New Delhi: Mahesh Bhatt an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Hindi cinema is again making headlines for the wrong reason. This comes his WhatsApp chats and Pictures had gone viral with Rhea Chakraborty after her alleged boyfriend and Bollywood actor’s death on June 14.

This is not the first time that Mahesh Bhatt is surrounded by controversies. From his extra-marital affair with Parveen Babi to his viral video with Jiah Khan to pictures with Rhea Chakraborty, here is all we need to know-

Mahesh Bhatt and Parveen Babi

Parveen Babi and Mahesh Bhatt was said to be in love, but  Mahesh Bhatt had an extra-marital affair and they even lived together. It was said that the beautiful actress was battling with mental health issues and suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, a rare medical condition.

It was on January 22, 2005 when Praveen Babi was found dead in her Mumbai apartment.The police ruled out any foul play in her death and it was said that she died due to organ failure.

Mahesh Bhatt and Jiah Khan

A video of Mahesh Bhatt witth 16-year-old Jiah Khan had gone viral.

Jiah was supposed to make her Bollywood debut opposite ‘serial kisser’ Emraan Hashmi in ‘Tumsa Nahin Dekha’. The 16-year-old could be seen holding hands with Mahesh Bhatt in the video, and then laughing, calling Mahesh Bhatt ‘Mahesh’. Jiah Khan had successfully released six pop tracks by the time she turned 16-year-old.

In 2013, Jiah Khan was found dead under suspicious circumstances following which a case was filed against actor Sooraj Pancholi.

Mahesh Bhatt and Kangana Ranaut

The main power behind Kangana Ranaut’s introduction to the big screen with films like Gangster and Woh Lamhe is said to be Mahesh Bhatt.

However, the actress and her sister Rangoli Chandel later claimed that Bhatt threw ‘chappals’ on her and insulted her. She claimed that this incident took place after after she refused his film Dhokha.

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Mahesh Bhatt and Rhea Chakraborty 

Talking about recent controversy that is going on, Mahesh Bhatt and Rhea’s relationship ofent becomes the centre of the topic. It was in 2018 that Rhea Chakraborty and Mahesh Bhatt’s pictures went viral on social media in which they were seen sharing a very close and special relation. Rhea has starred in Bhatt’s film Jalebi. The photos sparked controversy and were shared by Rhea herself on Bhatt’s 70th birthday. She wrote, “Happy birthday to my Buddha @maheshfilm. Sir , this is us – you held me with love , you showed me love , and you have unclipped my wings forever , you are the “heart hitting ” fire that ignites every soul it comes by ! Words fail me I love you.”