08-30-2007, 03:10 AM
Was posted in a yahoogroup:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Pooja Bhatt is married to Munish Makhija (aka Channel V veejay Udham Singh), who was born and raised in Delhi.
To understand Pooja Bhatt, it might help to know that she hails from an extremely mixed family. Her father Mahesh Bhatt is himself a (self-described illegitimate) product of a Hindu Brahmin father (Nanabhai Bhatt)and a Shia Muslim mother since Nanabhai Bhatt already had a legal wife when Mahesh was conceived out of wedlock.
Pooja is the daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and his first wife Nadira Zaheer Babbar. Pooja apparently comes from Gujarati, Muslim, Armenian, Scottish and Burmese backgrounds. Here is the rest of the Bhatt bollywood clan:
Mukesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt
Bhawna Bhatt (Mahesh's daughter)
Pooja Bhatt (Mahesh's daughter)
Sidharath Bhatt (Mahesh's son)
Vikram Bhatt (Mukesh's son)
Emraan Hashmi (nephew of both Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt),
Soni Razdan (Mahesh Bhatt's ex-wife)
Onjolee Nair (niece of Mahesh Bhatt)
Mohit Suri (Mahesh's nephew)
Smiley Suri (Mahesh's niece, younger sister of Mohit suri)
Parveen Shahani (Emraan's wife)
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It's really interesting to note that:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->product of a Hindu Brahmin father (Nanabhai Bhatt)and a Shia Muslim mother since <b>Nanabhai Bhatt already had a legal wife when Mahesh was conceived out of wedlock.</b> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In an interview over an year ago (discussed on this forum if I'm not mistaken) Mahesh Bhatt had noted his secular roots into the fact that his parents were harassed by grandparents because of their intercaste/religion marriage. But it seems like the reasons for 'harassment' were entirely misplaced since Pappa Bhatt was playing producing out-of-wedlock kid(s?) and any sane family would express concerns. Anyway, old news.
To issue at hand on Pooja Bhatt's movie, seems like another futile attempt to revive her dying career which had her lately sitting as a judge in some kids talent show contest (Boogie-Woogie type show) on Sony TV. But I'm sure our EBs (energizer bunnies) will stone and protest against this movie and ensure that movie survives beyond first week in theatres.
Like it happens to all Deepa Mehta movies.
As for her requests for making it tax-free, instead of tax payers subsidizing the movie, she should be requested to NOT charge for the public for movie, since it's all for a '<i>good cause</i>'. Let's see how long the bogus ideals last when the movie fananciers (aka '<i>do number ka paisa' walas</i>) come knocking on the door.
These guys run the perfect scam:
- embrace an idealogy of the day
- shed crocodile tears for perceived victims
- play victim of harassment for their shoddy work
- wash black money by investing in venture
- make white money with ticket sales
- ask government to subsidize their business
- collect international awards
- tax-free paid tours to phoren nations
- recirculate movies as a fact to alter history
- screen movies for free at donor events to raise even more money
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Pooja Bhatt is married to Munish Makhija (aka Channel V veejay Udham Singh), who was born and raised in Delhi.
To understand Pooja Bhatt, it might help to know that she hails from an extremely mixed family. Her father Mahesh Bhatt is himself a (self-described illegitimate) product of a Hindu Brahmin father (Nanabhai Bhatt)and a Shia Muslim mother since Nanabhai Bhatt already had a legal wife when Mahesh was conceived out of wedlock.
Pooja is the daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and his first wife Nadira Zaheer Babbar. Pooja apparently comes from Gujarati, Muslim, Armenian, Scottish and Burmese backgrounds. Here is the rest of the Bhatt bollywood clan:
Mukesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt
Bhawna Bhatt (Mahesh's daughter)
Pooja Bhatt (Mahesh's daughter)
Sidharath Bhatt (Mahesh's son)
Vikram Bhatt (Mukesh's son)
Emraan Hashmi (nephew of both Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt),
Soni Razdan (Mahesh Bhatt's ex-wife)
Onjolee Nair (niece of Mahesh Bhatt)
Mohit Suri (Mahesh's nephew)
Smiley Suri (Mahesh's niece, younger sister of Mohit suri)
Parveen Shahani (Emraan's wife)
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's really interesting to note that:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->product of a Hindu Brahmin father (Nanabhai Bhatt)and a Shia Muslim mother since <b>Nanabhai Bhatt already had a legal wife when Mahesh was conceived out of wedlock.</b> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In an interview over an year ago (discussed on this forum if I'm not mistaken) Mahesh Bhatt had noted his secular roots into the fact that his parents were harassed by grandparents because of their intercaste/religion marriage. But it seems like the reasons for 'harassment' were entirely misplaced since Pappa Bhatt was playing producing out-of-wedlock kid(s?) and any sane family would express concerns. Anyway, old news.
To issue at hand on Pooja Bhatt's movie, seems like another futile attempt to revive her dying career which had her lately sitting as a judge in some kids talent show contest (Boogie-Woogie type show) on Sony TV. But I'm sure our EBs (energizer bunnies) will stone and protest against this movie and ensure that movie survives beyond first week in theatres.
Like it happens to all Deepa Mehta movies.
As for her requests for making it tax-free, instead of tax payers subsidizing the movie, she should be requested to NOT charge for the public for movie, since it's all for a '<i>good cause</i>'. Let's see how long the bogus ideals last when the movie fananciers (aka '<i>do number ka paisa' walas</i>) come knocking on the door.
These guys run the perfect scam:
- embrace an idealogy of the day
- shed crocodile tears for perceived victims
- play victim of harassment for their shoddy work
- wash black money by investing in venture
- make white money with ticket sales
- ask government to subsidize their business
- collect international awards
- tax-free paid tours to phoren nations
- recirculate movies as a fact to alter history
- screen movies for free at donor events to raise even more money